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
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.
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:
·
Subject
Cataloging Manual: Subject headings
OCLC
Documentation:
·
OCLC Cataloging Documentation
·
OCLC
Connexion (Via
Web Browser) or (Via Client)
·
OCLC
Cataloging Service User Guide, 3rd edition
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
|
Name |
Title |
Job Description |
Contact |
|
Cataloging Team
Leader |
Supervision,
Book Cataloging, Dewey Call Number errors, Computer Support, Problems, Lost
Books, Library Service Cataloging, Gift Book Cataloging |
898-2529 |
|
|
Librarian |
Authority
Control, Database Maintenance |
904-8520 |
|
|
Librarian |
Serials
Cataloging, Government Documents |
904-8519 |
|
|
Librarian |
Book cataloging,
Microforms |
898-5144 |
|
|
Librarian |
Book cataloging,
electronic resources |
904-8521 |
|
|
Library Specialist |
Special
collections cataloging, Special collections reference |
904-8503 |
|
|
Library
Assistant |
Technical
processing, physical processing, main collections binding, rush book |
904-8516 |
|
|
Library
Assistant |
Student
supervision, continuations, technical processing (CD/DVD), physical
processing, book withdrawals,
statistics, |
904-8514 |
|
|
Library
Assistant |
Technical
processing, physical processing, rush book, problems, special cataloging
projects, second copies, multi-volumes |
904-2809 |
|
|
Library
Assistant |
Serials binding,
Monographic copy cataloging |
904-8513 |
|
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
.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
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
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 “
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.
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
C3 –
Complete works by editor
C3Z, C31 –
General criticism and books about
C32 –
Collections and anthologies, etc.
C33 – Open
C34 –
C34Z – Books
about the
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
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-
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
M66 – Prose
works; complete, selections and individual
M67, M68 –
Special studies and topics; use Z when full
M69 –
Miscellaneous items (e.g. letters)
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
P75 – Complete works
P75Z - Criticism
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
The Walker Library is a selective Federal Depository Library
which currently receives 24.05% of the materials available. The
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 (
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
The same call number is used with date of publication added.
The same call number is used with date of publication added followed by
letters (a,b,c, etc.) after date.
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
P5-6 The
merry wives of
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
R3-4 The
winter’s tale
S Tragedies
S1-2
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
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
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)
Allen, Ronald, ed.
Carter, John. ABC for book
collectors.
Gaskell, Philip. A new
introduction to bibliography.
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:
Collections:
Special
Collections divides its holdings into named collections as follows:
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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:

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.
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.
There are four
ways to do original 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:
049 $a TXMP $aTXMZ $aTXME $a TXMG
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:
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:
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.
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:
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]
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:
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.
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