Extra guidance & advice

Extra guidance & advice

Summary: This page is for collecting various presentations, instructions, documents, manuals, etc., put forth by recognized cataloging authorities, which may be useful to catalogers seeking extra guidance for certain situations.


 

Topic

Source

File or link

Topic

Source

File or link

Revised editions of monographs

Library of Congress

Inputting new records for similar editions in a way that will prevent de-duplication by OCLC. Includes presentations on:

  • supplied edition statements

  • special formats like maps and music

OCLC Database Quality (Jay Weitz)

https://www.oclc.org/en/events/cataloging-defensively.html

When to input a new record

  • a presentation covering Ch. 4 of Bib Formats ("When to Input a New Record") with a little extra advice and wisdom

OCLC Database Quality (Jay Weitz)

Webinar recording

Presentation slides

 

 

Contact

Autumn Faulkner

Team

CMS

Updated

January 2019

Created

January 2019