Cataloging Resources
Blogs
Librarianship Studies & Information Technology Blog
https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/
Planet Cataloging
Library of Congress, Cataloging and Acquisitions
Guides
ALA: Cataloging and Resources LibGuide
https://libguides.ala.org/catalogingtools
Authority WIki-backstage
http://ac.bslw.com/community/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
LOC: RDA Record Examples
https://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/SCT%20RDA%20Records%20TG/index.html
Map Catalogers’ Tool Box
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/maps/cat/map-cat-toolbox.html
RDA Training – British Library
http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/cataloguing-training.html
Resources for Cataloging – ALCTS
http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/org/cat
Resources for Cataloging – Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/tools/
Resources for Cataloging – OCLC
https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html
Understanding MARC authorities
Listservs
Organizational Websites
ALCTS
ALCTS Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)
https://libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/
MOUG
Music Library Association
https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/
NASIG
OLAC
RDA Steering Committee
CC:DA (ALA committee related to RDA)
https://alcts.ala.org/ccdablog/?cat=33
Professional Development
ALCTS Mentoring Program
http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/howto/mentor
ALCTS: Career Profiles in Cataloging, Metadata, and Related Fields
http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/camms/careerprofiles
Catalogers Learning Workshop (LC)
http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/
Idaho Commission for Libraries: ABLE (Alternative Basic Library Education)
https://libraries.idaho.gov/continuing-education/able/
Library Juice Academy
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/
Upcoming WorldCat Training
https://www.oclc.org/support/training/portfolios.en.html
WebJunction
https://www.webjunction.org/home.html
Wyoming State Library Training Calendar (list of free continuing education opportunities)
https://library.wyo.gov/services/training/calendar/
Standards
BIBFRAME
Cataloging Standards
http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/resources/org/cat/differences07.pdf
Cataloging Standards
https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html
IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM)
https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11412
LC standards
MARC Development
https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/index.html
More on MARC
Understanding MARC records
http://www.loc.gov/marc/uma/pt1-7.html
Tools – Free
CONSER – Cooperative Online Serials Program
https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/conser/
Cutter Table
http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/053/table.html
LOC Authorites
LOC Subject Headings
http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/freelcsh.html#GFT
MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/
searchFAST
https://fast.oclc.org/searchfast/
VIAF Authority File
WorldCat Indexes by Data Type
MarcEdit
Tools – Paid
Cataloger’s Desktop
https://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/
ClassificationWeb
https://classificationweb.net/
RDAToolkit
WebDewey
Webinars
ALCTS 101 Webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i994SBq6Uw0&feature=youtu.be
ALCTS Continuing Education
https://www.youtube.com/user/alctsce
Handouts are often available on the ALCTS website: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/past/webinar
ALCTS Online Learning
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents
Idaho Commission for Libraries: Library Learning Online SABLE (Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education)
https://libraries.idaho.gov/continuing-education/library-learning-online/
American Libraries Live
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al-live/
“Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics and give the ALA community a chance to learn about and discuss issues it deals with daily. Each program lasts 60 minutes.”
Infopeople (California Libraries group)
https://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived
Management, leadership, technology, communication, working with patrona.
Florida Library Webinars / Cataloging
https://floridalibrarywebinars.org/ondemand/cataloging/
Topics: Catalog, XML, weeding, collection management, etc
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/staffdevelopment/kdlaarchivedwebinars/Pages/default.aspx
See: Cataloging. Other interesting topics, too.
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