Procedures and Policies Manual

 

Cataloging Unit

 

Collection Management Department

James E Walker Library

 

edited and maintained by Jane M. Davis

 

Updated August 27, 2009

Work in Progress

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

I. Cataloging Policies

 

II. Cataloging Procedures

 

III. Technical procedures

 

IV. Physical processing

 

 

V. Glossary

 

 

CATALOGING UNIT OVERVIEW

The Cataloging unit of the Collection Management Department is responsible for cataloging, authority control and database maintenance of Voyager, the University Library's online catalog, and for ensuring optimal access to the Library's collections and electronic resources. This mission is accomplished by:

 

Providing full descriptive and subject cataloging of titles in books, government documents, music scores, microform, and electronic formats.

Maintaining the bibliographic and structural integrity of the online catalog.

 

We follow AACR2, 1988 revision for our cataloging rule.  Library of Congress authorities are used to control the names and subject headings in our catalog.  The collections are classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification except for Periodicals, Microform, Government documents in CDROM format, some pamphlet collection, and some electronic resources. 

 

This document is a collection of current working guidelines and procedures . However, they are constantly updated and changed to accommodate our Online System Voyager's upgrade and for a more efficient way of doing cataloging.

 

 

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SOURCES FOR CATALOGING

Most cataloging tools and reference materials can be found online or at the cataloging resource station.

 

The most frequently used tools for cataloging are:

·         DDC 22: Dewey Decimal Classification 22nd edition

·         AACR2: Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2nd revision, 1988

·         Library of Congress Subject Headings, 26th edition

·         NISO Holding Statements for Bibliographic Items, 1999

·         Voyager Unicode Cataloging Manual

·         OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards, 3rd edition

 

Library of Congress documentation:

·         MARC 21 standards

·         MARC 21 documentation

·         Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject headings

 

OCLC Documentation:

·         OCLC documentation

·         OCLC Cataloging Documentation

·         OCLC Connexion (Via Web Browser) or (Via Client)

·         OCLC Cataloging Service User Guide, 3rd edition

·         OCLC MARC Code List

 

Cataloging Electronic Resources

·         Cataloging electronic resources: OCLC-MARC coding guidelines

·         Cataloging Internet resources: A manual and practical guide, 2nd edition – Nancy Olson, ed.

·         CONSER cataloging manual, Module 31, Remote Access Electronic Serials

 

Dewey Decimal Classification:

·         Dewey Decimal Classification OCLC Forest Press

 

Cutter Table:

·         C. A. Cutter’s Three-figure Author Table

·         OCLC Four figure table

 

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WHOM TO SEE ABOUT WHAT

Name

Title

Job Description

Contact

Jane Davis

Cataloging Team Leader

Supervision, Book Cataloging, Dewey Call Number errors, Computer Support, Problems, Lost Books, Library Service Cataloging, Gift Book Cataloging

898-2529

Kathy Field

Librarian

Authority Control, Database Maintenance

904-8520

Beverly Geckle

Librarian

Serials Cataloging, Government Documents

904-8519

Momolu Massaquoi

Librarian

Book cataloging, Microforms

898-5144

 

Jo Williams

Librarian

Book cataloging, electronic resources

904-8521

Susan Hanson

Library Specialist

Special collections cataloging, Special collections reference

904-8503

Wilma Marable

Library Assistant

Technical processing, physical processing, main collections binding, rush book

904-8516

Zinia Randles

Library Assistant

Student supervision, continuations, technical processing (CD/DVD), physical processing, book withdrawals,  statistics,

904-8514

JoAnne Taeusch

Library Assistant

Technical processing, physical processing, rush book, problems, special cataloging projects, second copies, multi-volumes

904-2809

Toni Butler

Library Assistant

Serials binding, Monographic copy cataloging

904-8513

 

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I. CATALOGING POLICIES

 

ACCESSIONING

Each book received is given a consecutive accession number.  A prefix of the year ending June 30 is used.  Beginning July 1, the number series starts over with the new year prefix.

 

                               Example: 90-10683

                               This book was number 10683 accessioned between July 1, 1989 and June 30, 1990.

 

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ASSIGNING DEWEY CALL NUMBERS

 

MTSU Walker Library uses the most recent edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification system to classify books.  The current edition is DDC 22.

                              

When copy-cataloging, verify the call number assigned in the 082 field by searching the Voyager catalog by call number and subject and comparing what records are in that number to the item the number was assigned to.  Also search by title to see if there are any records in the catalog for previous editions, alternate copies, or duplicates.  Many times the Library of Congress assigned Dewey number is incorrect, always double check by verifying that it is a valid number and it is valid for the subject of the work.

 

If the call number is suitable for the subject matter and fits into the collection, use the preassigned call number.  If the call number is not suitable for the subject matter or the other instances of that call number do not match, the cataloger will research and assign the correct number.

 

If in the process of cataloging, older Dewey numbers are found; the records should be noted and flagged for reclassification.  As time permits, older and discontinued DDC numbers should be reclassed to the current edition.

 

If a work is a later edition of a work already in the catalog and the call number has been changed, please assign the new number to the new work, and then pull the older items and reclass them according to the new number.

 

For example, previously books about Pakistan were classed in 954.7.  In the process of cataloging a new book on Pakistan, the cataloger discovers in her subject search that some books on Pakistan are classed in 954.7 and some are in 954.9.  After verifying that the current DDC calls for Pakistan to be classed in 954.9, the cataloger has the incorrectly cataloged items pulled and reclasses them to the correct location.

                              

In most cases, co-location of numbers is preferred.  Works about the same subject matter should be classed near each other if at all possible.

 

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ADDED VOLUMES AND COPIES

 

In the process of ordering new titles, it may be determined that the book requested is an ADDED VOLUME or a COPY of a title which has been cataloged.

 

ADDED VOLUMES

 

Added volumes of a title already cataloged are accessioned and added to the 866 field in the holdings record.

 

COPIES

 

Each “copy” must be compared carefully with the title previously cataloged. The books must agree in every detail to be considered copies. Reprints by different publishers and different editions are not considered copies and must be cataloged separately.                 

 

For example: Fate of the Corp : what became of the Lewis and Clark explorers after the expedition / by Larry E. Morris.

 

The hardback version of this title is published in 2004 and the paperback is published the same year.  The pagination and illustrations are the same, as is the publisher and location.  In this case we would treat the paperback as a copy 2.

 

However, if the pagination was different or the publisher of the paperback was different from the publisher for the hardback, then each version should have its own bib record and should be cataloged as separate works.

 

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BIOGRAPHY

 

Biographies are classed within the call number range of the subject matter.  For example a biography of an author is classed within the author’s call number or a biography of a chemist would be classed within chemistry.  For general biographies of an individual with no clearly defined subject matter, class in 920.

 

Books of biography are marked:

 

Dewey number………………………813.21

Cutter number of subject…………H37

                                                              Cutter number of author………….Sh2

 

Some very well-known authors have a special classification scheme. See Special Cutter Numbers for these authors.

 

Some subjects have been classified by an older method:

 

                                                              Dewey number .............................847

                                                              Subject Cutter followed……………R11p

                                                                                            by author initial

 

If only this method has been used, keep new additions consistent. If there is a mixture of new and old methods, or if there are no other biographical entries, follow the current policy.

 

WARNING: Those entries classified in the Dewey standard subdivision for biography (92, 922, or 924) follow the Dewey number/subject Cutter followed by the author’s initial scheme.

 

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CLASSICAL LITERATURE – CATALOGING AND CLASSIFYING

 

In each number the standard subdivisions .8, .85, and .9) are used as follows:

 

                               .(0)8   --  Collections in Latin or Greek.

                               .(0)85 --  Collections in translation

                               .(0)9   --  History, criticism of Latin or Greek literature.

                               Collections of biography.

 

Collections or translations containing both Latin and Greek selections, criticisms of both literatures, and biographical collections on both Latin and Greek authors are classified in 880.8, .85, or .9, as well as collections, translations, criticisms, and biographies of or on Greek only.

 

The classification of Classical literatures is based on that of the 14th edition of Dewey in which each author was assigned a separate Dewey number. In accordance with MTSU library usage each author has also been assigned a Cutter number, and Z is used to indicate biography and general criticism. The language into which a translation has been made is indicated by the capitalized initial letter of that language following the Cutter number. Tables are attached, showing Dewey numbers to be used for various authors and types of literature, and examples of completed call numbers.

 

Once a Dewey number has been established the completion of the call number depends on the contents of the book. All material classified in the .(0)8, .(0)85, and .(0)9 subdivisions are Cuttered in the usual manner. The components of the call number of other types of books are:

 

1.            Latin or Greek text (no translation)

 

A.   Dewey number

B.    Cutter number

C.   Publication date of edition

 

Example: A Latin test of Virgil’s Aeneid, published in 1942:

 

            873.1

            V58a

            1942

 

2.            Translation (including interlinear or side-by-side translation)

 

A.   Dewey number

B.    Cutter number followed by capitalized initial letter of the language of translation

C.   Cutter number for the translator

 

Example: Pope’s English translation of the Aeneid

            873.1

            V58aE

            P81

 

3.            Criticism of a translation

 

A.   Dewey number

B.    Cutter number with translation letter

C.   Cutter number for translator followed by the last initial of the author of the criticism

 

Example: A criticism by Kelly of Pope’s English translation of the

  Aeneid:

  873.1

  V58aE

  P81k

 

4.            A criticism of a particular Latin or Greek work:

 

A.   Dewey number

B.    Cutter number for the work followed by Z

C.   Cutter number for the author of the criticism

 

                               Example: A criticism of Virgil’s Aeneid by Greene:

                               873.1

                               V58aZ

                               G41

 

5.            A book of general criticism or biography about a Roman or Greek author:           

 

A.   Dewey number

B.    Cutter number for the Roman or Greek author, followed by Z

C.   Author’s Cutter number

 

Example: a book of general criticism on Virgil, by Dillard:

            873.1

            V58Z

            D42

 

Later Latin and Greek (500 A.D.--  ) are entered in 879 or 889. Modern Greek writings are also included in 889.

                              

                               The division of Dewey numbers is as follows:

 

871 -- Latin poetry in general

.1 -- Lucretius Carus, Titus

.2 -- Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

.3 -- Hyginus, Caius Julius

.4 -- Faliscus, Gratius

.5 -- Manlius, Marcus

.6 -- Phaedrus

.7 -- Lucilius Junior

 

872 -- Latin drama

                               .1 -- Andonicus, Livius

                               .2 -- Naevius, Cnaeus

                               .4 -- Ennius

                               .5 -- Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)

                               .6 -- Seneca. His philosophical works are also entered here.

 

873 -- Latin epic poetry

                               .1 -- Virgil (Publius Virgilius Maro)

                               .2 -- Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus

                               .3 -- Flaccus, Caius Valerius

                               .4 -- Silius Italicus, Tiberius Gaius

                               .5 -- Statius, Publius Papinius

 

874 -- Latin lyric poetry

                               .1 -- Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius

                               .2 -- Catullus, Valerius

                               .3 --Tibullus, albius

                               .4 -- Propertius, Sextus Aurelius

                               .5 -- Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)

                               .6 -- Calpurnius Siculus

 

875 -- Latin oratory

                               .1 -- Cicero, Marcus Tullius

                               .5 -- Messala Corvinus, Maracus Valerius

                               .6 -- Quintilian (Maarcus Fabius Quintilianus)

 

876 -- Latin Letters

                               .2 -- Pliny (Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus)

                               .3 -- Fronto, Marcus Cornelius

 

877 -- Latin satire and humor

                               .1 -- Lucilius, Caius

                               .2 -- Cato, Valerius

                               .4 -- Persius Flaccus, Aulus

                               .5 -- Petronius Arbiter, Caius

                               .6 -- Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis)

                               .7 -- Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)

                               .8 -- apuleius Madaurensis

 

878 -- Latin miscellany

                               .1 -- Caesar, Caius Julius

                               .2 -- Sallust (Caius Sallustius Crispus)

                               .3 -- Nepos, Cornelius

                               .4 -- Livy (Titus Livius Patavinus)

                               .6 -- Tacitus, Caius Cornelius

                               .7 -- Suetonius Tranquillus, Caius

                               .8 -- Curtius Rufus, Quintus

                               .9 -- Other writers

 

879 -- Medieval and modern Latin

                               .1 -- Poetry

                               .2 -- Drama

                               .3 -- Fiction

                               .4 -- Essays

                               .5 -- Oratory

                               .6 -- Letters

                               .7 -- Satire and humor

                               .8 -- Miscellany

 

880 -- Greek literature -- see 1st paragraph

 

881 -- Greek poetry in general

                               .1 -- Theognis

                               .2 -- Aratus

                               .3 -- Lycophron

                               .4 -- Babrius

 

882 -- Greek dramatic poetry

                               .1 -- Aeschylus

                               .2 -- Sophocles

                               .3 -- Euripides

                               .4 -- Aristophanes

                               .5 -- Epicharmus

                               .6 – Menander

 

883 -- Greek epic poetry

                               .1 -- Homer

                               .2 -- Hesiod

                               .3 -- Apollonius Rhodius

                               .4 -- Oppian

                               .5 -- Orphic poems

                               .6 -- Other Greek epic poets

 

884 -- Greek lyric poetry

                               .1 -- Tyrtaeus

                               .2 --Sappho

                               .3 -- Anacreon

                               .4 -- Simonides of Ceos

                               .5 -- Pindar

                               .6 -- Theocritus

                               .7 -- Bion

                               .8 -- Callimachus

                               .9 -- Other Greek lyric poets

 

885 -- Greek oratory

                               .1 -- Andocides

                               .2 -- Lysias

                               .3 -- Isocrates

                               .5 -- Aeschines

                               .6 -- Demosthenes

                               .7 -- Hyperides

                               .8 -- Lycurgus

                               .9 -- Other Greek orators

 

886 -- Greek letters

                               .1 -- Themistocles

                               .2 -- Alciphron

                               .3 -- Phalaris

 

887 -- Greek satire and humor

                               .1 -- Archilochus

                               .2 -- Simonides of Samos

                               .3 – Hipponax

 

888 -- Greek miscellany

                               .1 -- Herodotus

                               .2 --Thucydides

                               .3 -- Xenophon

                               .4 -- Plato

                               .5 -- Aristotle

                               .6 -- Aesop

                               .7 -- Lucian

                               .8 -- Plutarch

                               .9 -- Other writers

 

889 -- Medieval and modern Greek

                               .1 -- Poetry

                               .2 -- Drama

                               .3 -- Fiction

                               .4 -- Essays

                               .5 -- Oratory

                               .6 -- Letters

                               .7 -- Satire and humor

                               .8 -- Miscellany

 

 

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CRITICISM

 

Published criticism of an individual author’s work or works, are marked with a Z following the subject Cutter number.

 

Dewey number -------------------------------- 813.52

                               Subject’s Cutter number -------------------- H37Z

                               Cutter no. of author or criticism ----------- Sh2

 

Example: A criticism of Christina Rossetti by Katherine J. Mayberry.

                               821.8

                               R73Z

                               M45

 

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CUTTER NUMBERS

 

Depending upon the material being classified, books may be arranged by date and / or editor after the author notation. Double Cutter numbers are often used.  In general, Cutter numbers should be generated based on direct transcription.  Therefore “McLean” would be cuttered as is, rather than cuttered as “MacLean”.  Additionally abbreviations, acronyms and numbers should be cuttered in the same manner. Try to group works by or about the same author in the same Cutter number where possible. 

 

Dates are used in distinguishing different editions and in noting conference dates.

 

C.A. Cutter’s Three-Figure Author Table or OCLC four figure table (Online) is consulted for the names and their corresponding numbers. The procedure follows:

 

                              

1.            For author’s last name beginning with a consonant, except S, the first letter of the name is used with the first two Cutter numbers.

 

2.            For author’s last name beginning with a vowel, and S, the first two letters of the last name are used with the first Cutter number.

 

3.            The first letter of the title not an article is used after the Cutter number. Check call number to see if the number is already in use. No two books should have exactly the same call number.

 

a.    If the number is the same but the author is different, use the third Cutter number.

b.    If the number is the same and the author is the same but the title is different, use the first letter of the title that is not an article.

 

4.            The last name of the biographee is used rather than the name of the biographer.

 

5.            The last name of the artist is used rather than the name of the critic.

 

6.            In the case of a title main entry, use the first letter of the title that is not an article followed by the first two Cutter numbers.

 

7.            If older editions of the work exist in the catalog and have been Cuttered based on an author no longer associated with the work, continue to Cutter on the previous author to promote co-location.

 

 

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SPECIAL CUTTER NUMBER ASSIGNMENTS

 

 

823.81 -- Bronte Sisters

B7Z, B71 -- General criticism and biography of all

B72 -- Charlotte Bronte’s works

B73 -- Books about Charlotte Bronte

B74 -- Emily Bronte’s works

B75 -- Books about Emily Bronte

B76 -- Anne Bronte’s works

B77 -- Books about Anne Bronte

B78 -- Miscellaneous items

 

821.17 – Chaucer

 

C3 – Complete works by editor

C3Z, C31 – General criticism and books about

C32 – Collections and anthologies, etc.

C33 – Open

C34 – Canterbury tales, complete and selections (by editor)

C34Z – Books about the Canterbury tales

C35 – Individual Cant. Tales (by title)

C35Z – Books about individual Cant. Tales

C36 – Other poetical works (by title)

C36Z – Books about other poetical works

C37, C38 – Special studies and topic; use Z when full

 

 

863.3 – Cervantes

 

C33 – Complete works (by date)

C33 a-z – Books by Cervantes (incl. selections, etc.)

C33d ---- Editions of Don Quixote (in Spanish)

C33dE – English translations (by translator)

A-Z

C33n – Novelas ejemplares

C33Z – General criticism and biography

A-Z

Criticism of Don Quixote classified as C33d

                                                                                                                                                         A-

 

851.1 – Dante

 

D23a-z – Books by Dante (incl. selections, etc.)

D23d – Editions of the Divine Comedy (by date)

D23i – Editions of the Inferno

D23p – Editions of the Purgatorio

D23pa – Editions of the Paradiso

D23v – Vita nouva (New life)

D23Z – General criticism and biography A-Z

Criticism of Divine Comedy classified as D23d A-Z

 

823.83 – Dickens

 

D5 – Complete works and complete editions of novels

D5Z, D51, D52 – General criticism and biography

D53 – Selections, anthologies, etc.

D54 – Short stories and short novels

D55, D56, D57 – Novels

D58 – Special studies and topics; use Z when full

D59 – Miscellaneous items

 

 

821.48 – Dryden

 

D8 – Complete works

D8Z, D81 – General criticism and biography

D82 – Anthologies, selections, etc. (by editor)

D83 – Open

D84 – Poetical works, complete and selections

D84Z – Criticism of his poetry

D85 – Individual poetical works

D86 – Dramatic works, complete and selections

D86Z – Criticism limited to his plays

D87 – Individual dramatic works

D88 – Miscellaneous items and special studies; use Z when full

D89 – Prose works (essays and critical writings)

 

 

813.33 – Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

H3 – Complete works

H3Z, H31, H32, H33 – General criticism

H34 – Selections, etc. by editor

H35 – Short stories and tales by editor

H35Z – Criticism of tales and short stories only

H36 – NOVELS

H36Z – Criticism of novels only

H37 – Notebooks; miscellaneous items

H38 – Special studies and topics; use H38Z when H38 begins to fill up

H39 – Biography; use H3Z when this begins to fill up

 

 

813.46 – Henry James

 

J2Z, J21, J22 – General criticism by author

J23 – Collections, anthologies, etc. by editor

J24 – Short stories, complete and selections

J25 – OPEN

J26 – Short novels, individual and selections by title

J27 – NOVELS

J28 –   

J29 – Miscellaneous items (letters, critical writings, etc. by James)

                                                             

                                                                                           

822.34 – Ben Jonson

 

J7 – Complete works

J7Z, J71 – General criticism and biography

J72 – Selections. Anthologies, etc.

J73 -- Open
J74 – Dramatic works (complete and selections)

J74Z – Criticism limited to drama

J75 – Individual dramatic works

J76 – Masques

J77 – Poetical works

J77Z – Criticism limited to poetry

J78 – Special studies and topics; use Z when full

J79 – Miscellaneous items

                                                             

 

821.47 – Milton

                                                             

M6 – Complete works (by editor)

M6Z, M61 – General criticism and biography
M62 – Selections, anthologies, etc.

M63 – Poetical works, complete and selections (editor)

M64 – Individual poetical works (by title)

M65 – Paradise Lost by editor

M65Z – Criticism of Paradise Lost

M66 – Prose works; complete, selections and individual

M67, M68 – Special studies and topics; use Z when full                                             

M69 – Miscellaneous items (e.g. letters)

 

 

842.4 – Moliére

 

M7 – Collected works (by editor)

M7Z – General Criticism and biography

M71 – Tartuffe by editor

M71Z – Criticism of Tartuffe

M73 – Individual works by title

M73Z – Criticism of individual works by editor

 

818.3 – Poe

 

P75 – Complete works

P75Z - Criticism

 

821.53 – Pope

                                                             

P8 – Complete works (by editor)                                                                                                                                          

P8Z, P81 –General criticism and biography

P82 – Anthologies, selections, etc.                                                                                                                                       

P83 – Open

P84 – Poetical works, complete and selections                                                                                                                       

P84Z – Criticism limited to his poetry                                                                                                                                   

P85 – Individual poetical works excluding satires                                                                                                                   

P86 – Satirical works                                                                                                                                                          

P87 – Prose works and drama; probably never needed                                                                                                           

P88, P89  Miscellaneous items and special studies

 

Pope’s translations of Homer classed with Homer (c.f. Merrill)

 

 

 

821.31 – Spenser

 

Sp3 – Complete works                                                                                                                                                        

Sp3Z, Sp31 – General criticism and biography                                                                                                                       

Sp32 – Anthologies, selections, etc.                                                                                                                                     

Sp33 – Complete poetical works                                                                                                                                          

Sp34 – Individual poetical works                                                                                                                                          

Sp35 – Fairie Queene                                                                                                                                                          

Sp36, Sp36Z Criticism of the Fairie Queene                                                                                                                           

Sp37 – Prose works                                                                                                                                                            

Sp38, Sp39 – Special studies and topics

 

 

823.82 – Thackeray

                              

T3 – Complete works                                                                                                                                                          

T3Z and T31 – General criticism and biography                                                                                                                      

T32 – Anthologies, selections, etc.                                                                                                                                       

T33 – Short works, essays, etc.                                                                                                                                            

T34 – Open                                                                                                                                                                        

T35 – Historical novels

T36 – Other novels

T37 – Open

T38 – Special studies and topics

T39 – Miscellaneous items

 

 

  823.87 – Anthony Trollope

 

T7 – Complete works                                                                                                                                                          

T7Z and T71 – General criticism and biography

T72 – Selections, anthologies, etc.                                                                                                        

T73 – Open                                                                                                                                                                              

T74 – Barsetshire novels (The Warden, Barchester Towers, Dr. Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, and The Last Chronicle of Barset)

T75 and T76 – Other novels

T77 – Open

T78 – Special studies and miscellaneous

T79 – Open

 

 

817.44 – Mark Twain

 

C5 – Complete works

C5Z and C51 – General criticism and biography

C52 – Selections, anthologies, etc. (by editor)

C53 – Miscellaneous individual works

C54 – OPEN

C55 – Essays

C56 – Letters

C57 – Travel books

C58 – Special studies and topics; use Z when full

C59 – Miscellaneous items

Class fiction in 813.4

 

 

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LOST POLICY

 

Circulation generates reports of items that are lost.  All items lost over 1 year and all lost items that have been paid for are suppressed.  Items that have been lost for over one year or paid for will be evaluated by Acquisitions for re-order.  Upon check-in, circulation sets aside all books that were lost and returned.  These books are evaluated, if they were suppressed they are forwarded to Jane Davis who will remove the lost status and delete any extraneous MFHDs.  If they were not suppressed, the lost status is removed and they are re-shelved.  Follow the criteria below for dealing with lost books and suppression.

 

n  If only one MFHD and one item record are attached to the bib record:

o   Suppress the bib record

o   Add 595 __ ‡a SUPPRESSED – LOST

 

n  If there are multiple items attached to one MFHD:

o   Create a new MFHD and suppress.

o   852  8_  ‡b Main ‡h Lost

o   595  __  ‡a SUPPRESSED – LOST

o   Attach lost item to lost MFHD.

o   Add 595 __ ‡z SUPPRESSED – LOST field to bib record.

 

n  If there are multiple MFHDs with one item record per MFHD:

o   Suppress MFHD with lost item attached.

o   Add 595 __ ‡a SUPPRESSED – LOST to MFHD.

o   Add 595 __ ‡z SUPPRESSED – LOST field to bib record.

 

 

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GIFT BOOKS

 

Upon receipt, Acquisitions will determine if the book will be added to the catalog.  At that time, the Acquisitions staff member will create a brief record for the book with the title, author, publisher, date, and ISBN.  The staff member will also create a holdings record with the following information:

                  

541 _ _ ‡3 copy number ‡a Source of gift  ‡c GIFT

852 1 _ ‡b Temp ‡z Temporary Record

 

The staff member is also responsible for adding the item record for the work and barcoding the item record.

 

After gift books are approved by Acquisitions, they should be cataloged as normal with the catalogers removing the “Temp” location from the holdings record and the “Temporary Record” note.

 

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GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

 

The Walker Library is a selective Federal Depository Library which currently receives 24.05% of the materials available. The University of Memphis Libraries is our Regional Depository which receives 100% of FLDP materials. Depository libraries do not own the material, but are required to preserve it, provide access and make it available to the public.

 

The Government Printing Office (GPO) distributes materials to depository libraries based on selection criteria. Depository libraries select materials using item numbers. These numbers may correspond to one title or multiple titles and may be distinguished by format. All depository titles are assigned a Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification number by GPO. SuDoc classification is based on government organization rather than subject. Both the item number and SuDoc number are useful identifying numbers for Government Document materials.

 

The FDLP requires item level receiving of all depository material. The FDLP has specific procedures for withdrawing and discarding materials. As a selective depository the library is required to retain most items for at least five years at which time we may be able to withdraw them. The library must request permission from the Regional Depository Library to offer such items to other libraries before withdrawing them from our collection. However, some items, usually annuals, are superceded and can be withdrawn before five years.

 

Many Government Documents are available in electronic format. They are still managed as part of the FLDP. Some electronic versions may “substitute” for tangible items, but specific discard procedures must still be followed for the tangible items.

Electronic materials may be part of our selection list. These electronic titles should be cataloged in Voyager.

 

For more information regarding selection, see the Government Documents Librarian.

 

GIFT DOCUMENTS

 

Some federal documents are received separate from the depository program. They are treated as gifts. Eg. Southern Research Station (Forest Service)

 

STATE DOCUMENTS

 

Tennessee State Documents are received from issuing state agencies on an irregularly basis by University Library. The cataloger who processes Federal Documents catalog Tennessee Documents.

 

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ITEM NOTES & ENUMERATION

 

ITEM NOTES

All item notes should go in the item note field in the item record.

 

ITEM ENUMERATION

Items with multiple parts (i.e. volumes, issues, supplements, etc) should have that information noted in the enumeration field of the item record and should follow the standard format of year v. no. pt. 

 

ITEM PIECES

Items with multiple pieces (i.e. CDS, DVDS, or other elements that are essential to the work) should have that information noted in the piece field.  The separate pieces will not be barcoded and will only circulate with the work as a whole.

 

 

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MULTIPART MONOGRAPHS

Where a monograph has a CD/DVD or other computer related file attached to the book, the cataloging record should reflect that information in the 300 field and the item record.  The CD/DVD will not be barcoded and the item record should have the proper number of pieces recorded.

 

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MULTIVOLUME MONOGRAPHS

 

Class as a set under one bib record if one or all of the following is true:

·         It is the collected work of a literary author or an author writing in mainly one discipline

·         The work has introductory or summary volumes, a separate index, or continuous paging.

·         The work has one title and the individual volumes do not.

·         The work covers a discrete topic chronologically or geographically.

·         If cataloging the items separately would place them in the same call number.

·         It is a two volume set.

 

Class as separate works with individual bib records for each item if one or all of the following is true:

·         It is part of a serial publication but we only have one issue.

·         Each item has an independent title that is more descriptive of the work than the overall series title.

·         Cataloging the items separately would place them in different call numbers.

·         It is a literary trilogy.

 

These are not hard and fast rule and the cataloger may use his/her discretion in applying them.  As exceptions arise they will be noted in the manual.

 

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OVERSIZE BOOKS

 

 

Books over 30 cm. are placed in the OS (oversized) collection. The “OS” notation is given before the Dewey number.

 

                               OS

                               Dewey number

                               Cutter number

 

In the MFHD record, use the correct Oversize location for the call number.  For example, if the call number is 795.4 you would use the location code “700-ov”.

                              

 

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QUIRKS IN THE MTSU VERSION OF DEWEY

 

  1. ONLY collections of biography are put in the 920s.

 

  1. Bibliographies classified for Reference are placed under their subject number, NOT 016 for bibliographies. Bibliographies of a particular author go in the regular collection with other critical books on him.

 

  1. Books of Latin and Greek literature – see Classical Literature in the Cataloging and Classifying Procedures section.

 

  1. If a specific area of literature (Old French Poetry, for example), becomes too crowded to consistently generate unique Cutter Numbers, a second Cutter Number will be added based on the translator or editor of the work.

 

 

 

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REPRINTS

 

  1. Books reprinted the same year they are published:

 

The reprint is classified in the same number as the first edition. If it is necessary to distinguish between printings in the same year, use letters (a,b,c, etc.) after the date.

 

  1. If reprinted in a different year:

 

The same call number is used with date of publication added.

 

  1. If reprinted in the same year as the first edition by a different publisher:

 

The same call number is used with date of publication added followed by letters (a,b,c, etc.) after date.

 

 

 

 

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SHAKESPEARE

 

Follow the special classification schedule followed for cataloging materials by and about William Shakespeare. The schedule is derived from the 16th edition of the Dewey Classification schedule and is to be followed regardless of what edition of Dewey is current.

 

SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR SHAKESPEARE (REVISED) FROM 16th ED., p. 2425-26

 

822.33                                William Shakespeare

 

A                   Bibliography and authorship controversies; textual criticism; editors

 

B                   Biography

 

C                   Biographic collateral and source material, i.e. Shakespeare’s personal views; knowledge and learning; friends and associates; homes and haunts; illustrations; religion and ethics; philosophy; etc.

 

D                   Higher criticism (mainly subdivision Criticism and interpretation)

 

E                   Minor criticism, i.e. Stage history; appreciation; characters; language; style; technique; dramaturgy; handbooks; etc. Does not include textual criticism.

 

G                   Miscellany: concordances (of individual play with editions); societies; curiosa; dictionaries

 

H                   Quotations; tales and plays based on Shakespeare’s; condensations; adaptations; parodies; travesties, etc.

 

I                    Complete works without notes


J                    Complete works with notes

 

K                   Complete works in translation

 

L                    Partial collections without notes

 

M                   Partial collections with notes

 

N                   Partial collections in translation

 

                                                    O-Z Individual works

                                         Under each, use first number for texts,

                      Second number for descriptive and

                                         Critical works, e.g., text oh Hamlet S7,

                      Criticism of Hamlet S8

 

O                   Comedies

 

O1-2                                             All’s well that ends well

 

O3-4                                             As you like it

O5-6                                             The comedy of errors

 

O7-8                                             Love’s labour’s lost

 

P1-2                                             Measure for measure

 

P3-4                                             The merchant of Venice

 

P5-6                                             The merry wives of Windsor

 

P7-8                                             A midsummer night’s dream

 

Q1-2                                             Much ado about nothing

 

Q3-4                                             The taming of the shrew

 

Q5-6                                             The tempest

 

Q7-8                                             Twelfth night

 

R1-2                                             The two gentlemen of Verona

 

R3-4                                             The winter’s tale

 

S                                                  Tragedies

 

S1-2                                             Antony and Cleopatra

 

S3-4                                             Coriolanus

 

S5-6                                             Cymbeline

 

S7-8                                             Hamlet

 

T1-2                                             Julius Caesar

 

T3-4                                             King Lear

 

T5-6                                             Macbeth

 

T7-8                                             Othello

 

U1-2                                             Pericles

 

U3-4                                             Romeo and Juliet

 

U5-6                                             Timon of Athens

 

U7-8                                             Titus Andronicus

                              

V1-2                                             Troilus and Cressida

 

W-X                                              Histories

 

W1-2            Henry IV, parts 1-2 Use W1-pt.1, W1-pt.2, W2-pt.1, and W2-pt.2.   Use only W1 for editions of both parts together, and only W2 For criticism of both parts.                                

                                                                                                                                                                                               

W3-4                                            Henry V                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                        

W5-6                                            Henry VI, parts 1-3   As above                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

W7-8                                            Henry VIII                                                                                                                                                                                                        

X1-2                                             King John                                                                                                                                                                          

X3-4                                             Richard II

                              

X5-6                                             Richard III

 

Y1-2                                             Poems

 

Y3-4                                             Venus and Adonis

                                                             

Y5-6                                             The rape of Lucrece

                              

Y7-8                                             Sonnets

 

Z                                                  Spurious and doubtful works; also forgeries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

 

Special Collections cataloging follows policies and procedures as outlined in the department’s Manual unless superseded by DCRB rules or the following guidelines.

 

Physical processing:

All rare books added to Special Collections are collected for their physical form as well as their content.  Therefore, they are not marked, labeled or stamped.  No rare books have barcodes.  New titles ordered through acquisitions services should be handled according to this policy.  However, Masters’ theses are barcoded, stamped and have security strips.  Reference books are treated as rare books with regard to processing except when they are part of a pre-existing series in which case they are processed with barcodes, etc.

 

 

Accession Records:

Accession records are produced by Special Collections staff for most items added to the collection.  Accession records contain bibliographic and physical description,   publishing and printing history, author notes, condition notes and purchase or donor information.  Accession records are created for all Tennessee Imprints, hand-press era volumes and artists’ books.  Records are not usually produced for newer (post ‘70s) pop-up/movable books.  Special Collections staff may use discretion as to whether or not an accession record needs to be produced for all other materials in the collection.

 

Cataloging sources:

In addition to the sources referenced in the Collection Management manual, Special Collections cataloging utilizes the following sources:

                               Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, 2nd edition (DCRB)

Thesauri for rare books (Type, Provenance, Paper, Genre, Printing & Publishing, and Binding)

Standard citation forms

Allen, Ronald, ed. Tennessee imprints, 1791-1875. Knoxville, Tn. : R.R. Allen, 1987.

Carter, John. ABC for book collectors. New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 2002.

Gaskell, Philip. A new introduction to bibliography. New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 1995.

Subject specific indexes as applicable

 

Classification:

Special Collections uses DDC 22 for all materials.  Whenever possible, call numbers in Special Collections should reflect the classification practice outlined elsewhere in the Collection Management manual.  This should be modified as necessary by these guidelines:

  • All books in the Dimensional and Artists’ Books collection are classified by subject wherever possible.  (i.e., books about 20th century artist books are classed in 709.04, books about paper engineering are in 745.54.)
  • Rare serials are classified by subject if possible, otherwise class with periodicals. 
  • Theses are classified by type (honors 370 M58w; Masters 370 M58t; Doctoral 370 M58s) and numbered consecutively.  Theses are treated as rare only in access, not cataloging and should conform to current standards.

 

 

Collections:

Special Collections divides its holdings into named collections as follows:

  • Dimensional and Artists’ Books (DAB) - includes all artists’ books, pop-ups and movables, and miniature books.
  • Early Tennessee Imprints (TN Imprints) - includes books printed in Tennessee before 1865.  Use catalogers discretion to include books published after that date based on their rarity and significance of the title.
  • Ragland Collection - includes books owned by Robert A. Ragland.  No other books are added to this collection.
  • Theses - includes all theses.
  • Reference - includes books on bibliography, publishing and print history, history of the book, book illustration, and books on specific aspects of our collections.  Books which include pop-ups or movables but are primarily reference works are located in the Reference collection.
  • General Collection (Gen Coll) - includes all other items.  MTSU materials (catalogs, etc) are part of this collection.

 

Description:

Special Collections cataloging for DAB, TN Imprints, Ragland and hand-press era titles in Gen Coll follows the  rules as laid out in  AACR2 and DCRB.  Where the two diverge, follow DCRB.  Cataloger uses discretion when applying DCRB to later 19th and 20th century titles in the Gen Coll. 

Description should include all variant titles, complete pagination for single and multi-volume titles, notation of advertisements, and (as complete as possible) listing of pop-ups, movables, etc. in DAB titles.  Descriptive terminology for pop-ups and movables should be taken from Montanaro’s bibliographies where possible.  Physical form of Artists’ books should be fully described in note using terminology most appropriate to that item. 

Description should include dust-jackets, binding, paper, inscriptions and other significant physical characteristics.

Documenting format or signatures is not required but this information is retained in imported records.

Include description of significant defects, edition or copy specific anomalies, and any other irregularities.

Records for items in named collections should include individual collection name.

 

References:

Standard index citations from such sources as Shaw and Shoemaker or Evans should be included.  Include Allen citation for TN Imprints and Montanaro reference for DAB.  Other subject specific indexes should be referenced as necessary (Nevins and Eicher, for example on the U.S. Civil War.)

 

Access Points:

Include access points for related titles, authors/creators other than main entry, illustrators, publishers, printers, paper engineers, and other names considered significant to the production of the item.  Create access point for donor for single owner donations if so indicated in the donor agreement.   Also create geographic access for publisher and/or printer for all TN Imprints and DAB items; use discretion for inclusion of this access for other items.

 

Subject and Genre Headings:

Include as many subject headings as are appropriate for the content of the item.  Follow pre-existing usage in catalog wherever possible.  Include genre headings as appropriate (i.e. Mechanical works; Artists’ books) and headings for physical descriptors. 

 

Digital Enhancement:

Records for all TN Imprints and hand-press era titles should be digitally enhanced with images of cover, title page, illustrations and/or other significant physical aspects of the item.  For works with multiple illustrations, select representative samples.  Digital enhancement for machine press books should be included if the images will convey visual, typographical or illustrative information not otherwise accommodated by the catalog record.

Records for DAB titles should include 1 animated illustration. 

 

Miscellaneous

 

  • Monograph vs. Serial Cataloging

Current serial titles housed in Special Collections should have standard serial records.  When Special Collections’ holdings of serials not currently published or received are substantial, use rare book level serials records with notes as to holdings.  Serial titles where Special Collections holds only 1 or 2 volumes should have rare book level monograph records created locally  (unless great rarity or pre-existing OCLC practice suggests the creation of an OCLC monograph record would be appropriate).  Use catalogers’ discretion.

 

  • Multi-Volume Titles

In general, follow policy as set out for serials.  If Special Collections holds more than half the volumes of a title, use or create a record for the complete item with note detailing library’s holdings in bib record.  Otherwise create monograph record.  Again, catalogers’ discretion is important.

 

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SUPPRESSION POLICY

 

When suppressing a record, please put one of the following notes in the 595 field in the bib record.  Follow the exact wording.

 

If the record is being suppressed because it is a bad record and cannot be deleted due to a purchase order:

SUPPRESSED – BAD RECORD

 

If the record is suppressed because it is lost, see the lost policy.

 

If the record is suppressed because it has been cancelled on a purchase order:

SUPPRESSED – CANCELLED

 

If the record is being suppressed by reserves:

 

SUPPRESSED – RESERVES

 

If the record is being suppressed by curriculum:

 

SUPPRESSED – CURRICULUM

 

If the item is being suppressed because it is damaged:

 

SUPPRESSED – DAMAGED

 

If the item is being withdrawn:

 

SUPPRESSED – WITHDRAWN

 

If the record is suppressed and we are waiting for a replacement:

SUPPRESSED – WAITING REPLACEMENT

 

If the record is in cataloging and is for librarian use only:

 

SUPPRESSED – CATALOGING

 

If the record is only used for ordering:

 

SUPPRESSED – ORDERING ONLY

 

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II. CATALOGING PROCEDURES

 

PRE-CATALOGING SEARCH AND IMPORT

 

1. Basic importing procedures

When acquisitions orders a book or cataloging staff starts cataloging, the first step is to search Voyager to make sure the book does not already have a record in the system.  Searching the Voyager catalog by title and ISBN, the title does not exist in the catalog, a record needs to be imported from OCLC.

 

Remember to update the record in OCLC to reflect our holdings when exporting the record to Voyager.

2. Overlaying records

If a record is in Voyager, but is not a matching record or a desirable record, the correct record should be imported from OCLC.  Import the record as normal into Voyager, but before saving the record follow these procedures:

 

  • Copy the 035 field from the imported record and paste into the existing bib record.  Save the record to the database.
  • Verify the Bibliographic Import/Replace Profile in Voyager is set to “OCLCReplace”.

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  • Save the new, correct record to the database, the system should respond “The record was added to the database.  It replaced existing duplicate # [record number]”.

 

3.  Problem records

If a record is in Voyager and is incorrect, and attached to a purchase order; it cannot be deleted.  If the correct record is also in the database and attached to a purchase order, the incorrect record cannot be overlaid.  At this point, the incorrect record needs to be suppressed and noted according to the Suppression Policy.

 

If the record has an indication of volumes or the title indicates it may be part of a multivolume set, please insure that the correct record according to the Multivolume Monograph policy is added to the catalog.

 

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COPY CATALOGING (Monographs)

Most cataloging done in MTSU library is copy cataloging using full MARC records through OCLC.  The acquisitions unit imports OCLC records that are linked to purchase orders.  As books are received, the books are barcoded, security strips are added, the bib record number associated with the item is written on the first page of the book, and items records are added to the system.  The acquisitions staff then brings the books to the cataloging shelf and notes the date on which they were received.  Catalogers then take books from the shelf and begin cataloging.

 

  • Search Voyager to confirm that the record is in the system and that there is no duplicate record.  Search by title, this should pull up the correct record in the Voyager catalog.  Also search by author to determine if there are any other books by that author in the catalog.  This is particularly helpful with works of fiction.  When dealing with fiction, poetry, or other literary works, make sure to assign a call number and cutter number that matches the other works by the same author.
  • Determine that the record matches the item in hand.  Verify this by checking the title, author, edition statement, physical description, publication date, publication location, and ISBN.  If the record does not match, search OCLC Connexion for the correct record, and import and overlay the record.
  • Examine the fixed fields.  Click on LEADER.  Choose the right one for each item.  006, 007, and 008 fields are edited if needed.
  • Examine variable fields. 
    • 020 (ISBN) – Each book has its own unique ISBN.  Check if one in the record matches one in the book.  Currently, Walker Library is still on the 10-digit ISBN system.  However, many newer books have a 13-digit ISBN in addition to the 10-digit standard.  Following the current OCLC standard, the 13-digit ISBN is added in the 024 with first indicator “3”.  See OCLC documentation.
    • 022 (ISSN) – Each serial has a unique ISSN.
    • 035 (System control number) – Confirm that it is an OCLC number.
    • 040 (Cataloging Source) – DLC record is preferred.
    • 049 (Local holdings) – TXMM is the default for books in the library.
    • 082 (Dewey Decimal Call Number) – The Dewey Decimal call number assigned by the Library of Congress, National Library of Canada or other National library agencies.  This number is typically the basis for the locally assigned call number.
    • 092 (Locally Assigned Dewey Call Number) – Our local call number goes in this field.  Use subfield a for the Dewey number and subfield b for the Cutter number.  Catalogers should determine and write the correct Dewey number and cutter number and year if necessary on the upper left corner of the page after the title page verso.  Pay close attention to shelving newer editions with previous editions (assuming the previous call number has not been discontinued).  Also make sure that works by the same author in fiction are grouped together if at all possible.  Catalogers should also note special location information such as “R” for reference, and “OS” for oversize books.  Catalogers should also enter this full number into the 092 field.  Noting the special location information in the location field of the holdings (MFHD) record.
  • Examine bibliographic fields. 
    • 1xx fields (Main Entry) – Check if they match the author of the book in hand
      • 100 – Personal Name
      • 110 – Corporate Name
      • 111 – Conference Name
    • 245 (Title statement) – Verify the title matches the book in hand, also confirm that the non-filing indicators are correct.
    • 246 (Varying form of the title) – Confirm that the non-filing indicators are correct.  Add varying forms if necessary, for example, if the title includes “&”, make sure to add a 246 for the title with “and”.
    • 250 (Edition statement) – Check to see if there is another edition of the same title and use the pre-existing call number with the year of the edition noted.
    • 260 (Imprint) – Examine all subfields for accuracy.  Place of publication, publisher and publication date should match the piece in hand.
    • 300 (Physical description) – Confirm that pagination is correct, if necessary add other information using correct punctuation.  Books over 30 centimeters are designated as Oversize (OS).
    • 4xx (Series statement) –  Check to see if the series has been cataloged together or separately.  440 _ 0 is traced, while 490 0 _ is not.  Do not use the 490 0_ field, use 490 1_ instead.
    • 500 (General note) – Add other notes if appropriate.
    • 505 (Formatted contents note) – Use for table of contents information.  Add if it would assist users in accessing or evaluating the work.
    • 520 (Summary note) – Add if it would assist users in accessing or evaluating the work.
    • 595 (Local note) – Use only if the bib record is to be suppressed.  See the suppression policy for further information
    • 6xx (Subject added entries) LC Subject headings are assigned.  The first indicators are blank but the second indicator should be 0. Delete all non-English subject headings. See Subject authority records for further clarification.
      • 610 – Personal name heading
      • 650 – Topical term
      • 651 – Geographic name heading
    • 7xx (Added entries)
    • 830 (Series Added entry Uniform Title) – Use to trace.
    • 856 (Electronic location and access) – make sure all the indicators and subfields are correctly chosen.  If the record contains electronic links to table of contents, publisher information, or other information provided by Library of Congress, change the subfield “u” to an “a”.  For all electronic books, the 856 should only be in the bib record.  For serials, the 856 should be in both the bib record and the MFHD.  See serials cataloging procedures for further details.

 

 

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ORIGINAL CATALOGING (Monographs)

There are four ways to do original cataloging:

 

 

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SERIALS CATALOGING

 

For questions regarding serials cataloging procedures or assistance with complex problems, see the Serials Cataloging librarian.

 

When serial bib records are added check the following fields for accuracy:

  • 008 (fixed fields)
    • Blvl - s for serial
    • S/L - should be 0 for successive entry
    • DtSt - c for current; d for dead.  Should be d if title changed or ceased.
    • Dates - dates should reflect the dates on the piece, not necessarily the same as the publication date.  This field should match the 362 dates.  Current serials will have 9999 in the second date field.
    • Freq - frequency code (see standardized frequency code list.)
    • SrTp - p for periodical
  • 040 (source) - DLC or NSD are preferred.
  • 042 (authentication) - look for lcd (CONSER), nsdp (National Serials Data Program), or lc (Library of Congress).
  • 049 (location) - Use for locations only (except Gov’t Docs.)
    • TXME - For electronic titles that we do not have in tangible form, use only TXME
    • TXMP - Use only for tangible items actually located in the Periodicals Section
    • TXMG - Add TXMG to titles we get through the FDLP in addition to the actual location.
    • Multiple locations are likely to occur. Example: Gov’t Doc with holdings in Periodical (print), Microfiche & Online would look like:

              049    $a TXMP $aTXMZ $aTXME $a TXMG

  • 130 (uniform title) - Distinguishes serials with the same title. (Online) for online version.
  • 245 (title proper) - ‡h will indicate format such as “electronic resource” or “microform”.  Please use the correct format.
  • 246 (variant title) - Some minor title changes can be taken care of with this field. 2nd indicator can explain where variant title comes from, e.g. “8” is spine title.
  • 310 (current frequency)
  • 321 (previous frequency)
  • 362 (dates of publication) - Should be used from the first piece to the last piece.  1st indicator 0 is used when the dates are formatted and from pieces in hand.  1st indicator 1 is used with the dates are not gathered from pieces in hand, “Began in 2000.”
  • 580 (linking entry note) - note that explains relationships among titles, especially complicated merges.
  • 780 (preceding title) - 2nd indicator indicates what kind of relationship. 0 is “continues”. ‡t should be used for title. If there is more than one 780, change indicators to 0 0 so they show up in the OPAC.
  • 785 (succeeding title) - 2nd indicator indicates what kind of relationship. 0 is “continued by”. ‡t should be used for title. If there is more than one, change the last 785 indicators to 0 0 so they show up in the OPAC.
  • 856 (Electronic location and access) - See ELECTRONIC ACCESS for more information on the use of this field. Use the indicators as follows:
    • 4 1 - print record that has an electronic version
    • 4 0 - electronic record for the electronic resource
    • 4 2 - related resource and usually a ‡3 that describes the type of resource.

 

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TITLE CHANGES

A new record is not always needed for a title change.  Sometimes just a 246 needs to be added.

 

Add a new record if the change is within the first five words of the title, with some exceptions.

Ask serials cataloger if:

  • the change involves an abbreviation or acronym
  • the words “newsletter” or “magazine” or “journal” are added or dropped
  • the corporate body changes
  • you just aren’t sure.

If a record for the new title is found in OCLC and it is a good record import it, making sure that the 780 field indicates the preceding title.

 

After a new record is added the old record needs to be changed to reflect the title change.  The record can be closed out manually or overlaid with an updated version from OCLC.  Before overlaying be sure to check for any local fields that may be lost with the overlay, especially the 246 or 5xx fields.  These fields may need to be added.

 

The following fields should be updated in the old record to reflect a title change:

  • 008 - DtSt should be “d”.  2nd date should match last issue.
  • 260 - publication date closed
  • 362 0 - closed out with volume & date of last issue.  If you don’t have the issue in hand, use 1st indicator “1”.
  • 785 - succeeding entry, make sure title is after ‡t.  If there is more than one 785 change the last 785 to have indicators of 0 0 so that “continued by” displays in the OPAC.

 

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ELECTRONIC ACCESS

General Guidelines for adding electronic access to periodicals in the catalog:

 

1.    Search for a record in the catalog. A record might not have a check-in record so start in Cataloging Module. Search the OPAC also. Look out for title changes.

2.    If we have title in tangible form (print, microform), add MFHD to that record.  See below: Adding Electronic Access to an existing BIB

3.     Overlaying: if you want to overlay a bib with an updated record from OCLC, be sure to check for any locally added fields that may be lost with the overly, especially 246, 5xx fields. These fields should be added to updated record.

4.    If we don’t have in tangible form and access in the catalog has been requested, import an Electronic bib record for the title from OCLC. Update holdings in OCLC.  See below: No existing BIB in catalog

5.    If print ceased and replaced by online, add MFHD to print record but there should be a 500 note: “no longer available in print as of [date].” Confirm in OCLC.

6.    If print ceased and replaced by online with a different title, we may need a new record. This will be determined on a case by case basis.

7.    856=URL indicators 4 0 versus 4 1.

a.    Use 4 1 on print records. The link is to an electronic version of print.

b.    Use 4 0 on electronic records. The link is to the e-resource described in the bib

8.    866=summary holdings

Free sources (not GovDocs):

1.    If we get access through our print sub and IP access is available set up access, add link and MFHD to catalog.  Check the URL. Try to use a url that gives access directly to the journal rather than the publisher’s website. See: Sports Medicine or Journal of instruction delivery systems or Magazine of concrete research as examples. If you are not sure about the best url, ask the Serials Cataloger.

2.    If the link takes you to the website, but you can’t find a useful e-version of the journal (you don’t see volume, issues etc) suppress link/no MFHD unless specifically requested. Option: if we get access through a database add 590 to bib “Also available online via [database name]”

3.    If you can only get the issues from website by username/password suppress link/no MFHD unless specifically requested. Optional: if we get access through a database, add 590 to bib “Also available online via [database name]”

 

If you have any questions, ask the Serials Cataloger.

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a.) PAID SOURCES (e.g. JSTOR, PROJECT MUSE & INGENTA)

Adding Electronic Access to an existing BIB

 

Edit Bib:

049 - Add $a TXME

530 - There should be a note: “Also available online.”

500 - If print ceased and replaced by online there should be a note “no longer available in print as of [date].”

856 4 1 - Keep “active” url’s we use. They will also have a MFHD.

URL - $u http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=[paste journal url here]

 

PUBLIC NOTE - indicate source:                                            

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Jstor)

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Project Muse)

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Ingenta)

Other 856’s we don’t use: change $u to $a to suppress

 

Add New MFHD

 

Leader:

                               Record status = new

                               Type = y (serial)

                               Encoding Lvl = 2

                               Project Muse = 4

007:

                               computer file

                               new

                               remote

                               color - multi

008:                                                     

                               4 (currently received)

                               method of acquisition = u (unknown)

                               retention = 8

                               completeness = 1

                               language = English

 

852 8 0 - $b ej-jstor OR $b ej-muse OR $b ej-catchwd (for Ingenta)

 

856 4 1 - $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION: access restrictions apply.

  $u http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=[paste journal url here]

866 - for JSTOR = 866 # 1 $a Back Issues

for Project Muse = 866 4 1 $a [enter summary holding statement]

 

No existing BIB in catalog (we don’t have tangible form)

 

Find an Electronic Record in OCLC for online title.

                               In addition to the other guidelines for a “good” record, the record should have the following:

  • 006
  • 007
  • 245 - $h [electronic resource]
  • May have: 130                               (Online)

 

Edit Bib:

 

049 - $a TXME

 

856 4 0 - Keep “active” url’s we use. They will also have a MFHD.

URL - $u http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=[paste journal url here]

 

PUBLIC NOTE - indicate source:                                            

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Jstor)

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Project Muse)

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION (Ingenta)

Other 856’s we don’t use: change $u to $a to suppress

 

Add MFHD:

 

Leader:

                               Record status = new

                               Type = y (serial)

                               Encoding Lvl = 2

                               Project Muse = 4

007:

                               computer file

                               new

                               remote

                               color - multi

008:                                                     

                               4 (currently received)

                               method of acquisition = u (unknown)

                               retention = 8

                               completeness = 1

                               language = English

 

852 8 0 - $b ej-jstor OR $b ej-muse OR $b ej-ingenta

 

856 4 1 - $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION: access restrictions apply.

  $u http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=[paste journal url here]

866 - for JSTOR = 866 # 1 $a Back Issues

for Project Muse = 866 4 1 $a [enter summary holding statement]

 

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b.) FREE SOURCES (e.g. free w/ print)

 

Adding Electronic Access to an existing BIB

 

Edit Bib:

 

049 - Add $a TXME

 

530 - There should be a note: “Also available online.”

500 - If print ceased and replaced by online there should be a note “no longer available in print as of [date].”

 

856 4 1 - $u Keep “active” url’s we use. They will also have a MFHD.

                               $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION

Other 856’s we don’t use: change $u to $a to suppress

 

Add New MFHD:

 

Leader:

                               Record status = new

                               Type = y (serial)

                               Encoding Lvl = 2

007:

                               computer file

                               new

                               remote

008:                                                     

                               4 (currently received)

                               method of acquisition = u (unknown)

                               retention = 8

                               completeness = 1

                               language = English

 

541 - Optional Acq note.

Examples:       541 $a EBSCO $c Free with print

                                                                                            541 $c Free

                                                                                            541 $c Site License

852 8 0 - $b Internet (no $h)

 

856 4 1  - $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION

When appropriate: 856 4 1 $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION. See Reference Desk for Login.

 

No existing BIB in Catalog (we don’t have tangible form)

 

Find an Electronic Record in OCLC for online title.

                               In addition to the other guidelines for a “good” record, the record should have the following:

  • 006
  • 007
  • 245 - $h [electronic resource]
  • May have: 130                               (Online)

 

Edit Bib:

 

049 - $a TXME

856 4 0 - $u Keep “active” url’s we use. They will also have a MFHD.

$z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCE

Other 856’s we don’t use: change $u to $a to suppress

 

Add MFHD:

 

Leader:

                               Record status = new

                               Type = y (serial)

                               Encoding Lvl = 2

                               Project Muse = 4

007:

                               computer file

                               new

                               remote

                               color - multi

008:                                                     

                               4 (currently received)

                               method of acquisition = u (unknown)

                               retention = 8

                               completeness = 1

                               language = English

 

 

541 - Optional Acq note. Examples: 541 $c Free

                                                                                                                                                          541 $c Ordered

                                                                                                                                                          541 $c FAC Request

 

852 8 0 - $b Internet $h Internet Resource

                               Hint: add $h in MFHD if $h in 245 of Bib = “electronic resource”)

 

856 4 0  - $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCE

When appropriate: 856 4 0 $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCE. See Reference Desk for Login.

 

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c.) GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

 

Adding Electronic Access to an existing BIB

 

 

Edit Bib

049 - Add $a TXME

856 - Keep active the PURL link and add $z

                               856 4 1                    $z CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC VERSION

                                

                               If there isn’t a purl in the record, try to find it using the PURL search form.

                               http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/purlsear.html

 

                               Other 856: change $u to $a to suppress

 

530 - There should be a note like: “Available online.”

500 - If print ceased and replaced by online there should be a note indicating no longer available in tangible format.

 

Add New MFHD:

Leader:

                               Record status = new

                               Type = y (serial)

                               Encoding Lvl = 2

                               Project Muse = 4

007:

                               computer file

                               new

                               remote

                               color - multi

008:                                                     

                               4 (currently received)

                               method of acquisition = u (unknown)

                               retention = 8

                               completeness = 1

                               language = English

541 - $a GPO $c FDLP