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Federal International State and Local |
| Official source for establishing geographic names when doing authority work. Provides PPL (populated place) and geographical coordinates. | |
| List of resources related to map cataloging compiled by Kathy Rankin (Nevada). Included is the Western Association of Map Libraries' Map Librarian's Toolbox, authored by Linda Zelmer. | |
| "The JewishGen ShtetlSeeker is a database containing the names of all localities in the 31 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, plus all of the former Soviet Republics, and Turkey. The data is based on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names databases." | |
| This compendium of country information is also useful for determining the political status of territories and possessions, which are often treated at length. Earlier editions have been archived by the U.S. Government Printing Office to assure permanent public access. |
| Provides quick access to the most frequently consulted cataloging reference sources. | |
Cooperative Online Serials |
The CONSER site includes a wealth of useful links, such as the CONSER Cataloging Manual Module 31 : Remote Access Computer File Serials, available from the Serials Cataloging Issues page. Serialists may also wish to read CONSER WG: Single v. Separate Records -- Draft Report. |
| This language assistant contains the "electronic version of the Ethnologue, the Ethnologue Language Name Index, and the Ethnologue Language Family Index." | |
| The UBCIM coordinates activities aimed at the development of systems and standards for bibliographic control at the national level and the international exchange of bibliographic data. It promotes the UNIMARC format and coordinates its development and Maintenance. The Programme also ensures the publication of information related to international bibliographic and format standards. | |
for Librarians |
While not comprehensive, the Internet Library for Librarians has many pages of interest, among them, Cataloging: Organizing Internet Resources: Traditional Cataloging Approach. |
International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources |
The International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources - also known as the ISBD(ER) - establishes the requirements for the description and identification of items, assigns an order to the elements of the description, and specifies a system of punctuation for the description. |
| Published by the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Includes Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging, Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06, Guidelines for the Use of Field 856, USMARC Concise Format for Bibliographic Data, and other resources. | |
| Browse OCLC Cataloging Documentation for handy Reference Cards (e.g., Searching WorldCat), or longer guides such as Searching WorldCat User Guide for authoritative information. Other Documentation titles include Bibliographic Formats and Standards , Cataloging Internet Resources A Manual and Practical Guide, Second Edition , and Cataloging Electronic ResourcesOCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines .. | |
| Translates text, web pages, and email from English-French, French-English; English-German, German-English; English-Russian, Russian-English; English-Spanish, Spanish-English; French-German, German-French. | |
What do I need to know? |
This handy listing by Nan Myers, Wichita State University, and Arlene Weible includes a list of "Local Cataloging Procedures Available on the Web" among its many useful links. |
| Useful for authority work on an agency or bodies in an agency. See the Union of International Associations and their International Organizations database. |
| From the American Library Association ALCTS Web site. | |
| From the Special Library Association's Librarians' Resource Centre, maintained by Margaret Gross and Dave Hook. | |
Clearinghouse Federal Depository Library Management |
Includes links to processing, cataloging, and collection management guides. |
Processing Procedures |
A large listing of procedural guides from a number of libraries. |
Catalogs and Databases |
Contains links to selected IGO catalogs and indexes. |
| The clear and thorough procedural documentation found at this site (e.g., Authority Control Workflow for Yale Catalog Librarians) serves as a model for other cataloging departments. | |
on the Web |
Created and maintained by Shirley Lincicum, and maintained by Carol Hixon to support the efforts of staff at the University of Oregon's Knight Library. |
| The strength of this site, which was created by the Queen Elizabeth II Library in Newfoundland, is its section on Cataloging Tools by Activity. | |
Cataloging Oasis |
Created and maintained by staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, the MIT Cataloging Oasis page has been designed to provide many of the "little bits" of information catalogers need on a daily basis. |
at Yale |
Many links to special format cataloging resources, compiled by the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library. Comments and questions should be directed to Mickey Koth, Catalog Librarian. |
| A collection of cataloging tools, newsgroups and mailing lists, cataloging and technical services web pages, and other resources provided by Georgetown University Library. | |
| The organization and thoroughness of this page make it easy to use. | |
Government documents |
A detailed collection of processing and cataloging procedures from the University of California, San Diego. |
| Includes general description and individual series. | |
| This database provides access to the official documentation of the World Trade Organization. The link to "FAQ and Help" will retrieve the title "Frequently Asked Questions About WTO Official Documentation," which includes information on document "nomenclature", that will be useful for catalogers. | |
| Included here is the database, FAOTERM, which provides links to terminology databases of selected international organizations, and Sites of Interest, which contains links to some translation tools. A user can also link to FAO's organigram, the abbreviations used internally by FAO. | |
| Of particular interest are the chapter on cataloguing data (see the index) and the appendix of abbreviations used in document symbols. There is also an appendix of emblems of the various institutions that make up the European Union. | |
| Contains information on symbol structure for documents, sales publications and Official Records along with a bibliography of additional sources. |
Verifying PURLs and Internet
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| Use to access OCLC's PURLs (URLs can be searched for corresponding PURLs to be added to catalog records and Web pages). More information about PURLs is available from the PURL page. | |
| From the Federal Documents Cataloging Toolbox. Includes the most popular internet search engines. |
Library Catalogs
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| The European Library is a portal that provides access to the resources of 43 European national libraries. | |
| A resource of over 4,000 libraries worldwide maintained by Marshall Breeding, Technology Analyst for the Heard Library at Vanderbilt University. Included here are library web pages, online catalogs, and system profiles, allowing a particular library automation system to see how records appear. | |
| The National Library of Canada is a federal institution. | |
| To get to this catalog it is necessary to first go to the OAS homepage. From this point, choose library at the bottom of the screen and then catalog. | |
| Contains the "catalogue of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskj"ld Library and the Library of the UN Office in Geneva." | |
| A product of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, this site contains an alphabetical listing, by country, of various national libraries. |
E-Mail Discussion Lists | Return to top of page
| AUTOCAT is a semi-moderated international electronic discussion that serves as an electronic forum for the discussion of all questions relating to cataloging and authority control in libraries. The range of topics discussed extends from the very broad to the very specific, from the very theoretical to the most pragmatic. A searchable archive is available. | |
| DOCWORLD-L (Documents Worldwide) is a list for sharing government information worldwide. Many subscribers are from other countries. | |
| GOVDOC-L is a LISTSERV® based discussion forum about government information and the Federal Depository Library program. | |
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| INTL-DOC is a discussion list for information relating to International Governmental Organizations (IGO). | |
| The Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum is an international discussion forum primarily for Map Librarians. The list includes subscribers from the USGS and includes discussion of map processing and cataloging issues. To subscribe to MAPS-L, e-mail listserv@listserv.uga.edu with the command "SUBSCRIBE MAPS-L firstname lastname". Leave the subject line blank; don't use quotation marks; please substitute your own names when subscribing. | |
| SERIALST (Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum) is an informal electronic forum for the discussion of most aspects of serials processing. |
This page was created and is maintained by the International Documents Task Force of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table in association with the ALA/GODORT Cataloging Committee.
Comments and suggestions may be directed to the Editor.
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