Cataloging Library Resources - (Library Support Staff Handbooks) by Marie Keen Shaw (Paperback)

About the Book

While there are many cataloging texts, very few are written specifically for library support staff. This is the one and only book purposefully aligned with the new American Library Association - Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency standards for Cataloging and Classification.

Book Synopsis

While there are many cataloging texts, very few are written specifically for library support staff. This is the one and only book purposefully aligned with the new American Library Association - Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency standards for Cataloging and Classification.

Review Quotes

The book does a good job of providing a basic introduction to the various aspects of cataloging and classification. Attention and emphasis is given to the fine line between adhering to written standards and making locally-sensible decisions. The author provides many helpful references and links to additional training and reference materials.

Cataloging Library Resources is a particularly well-written textbook, addressing all the major catalogingsubtopics insome detail using clear language, and with many useful examples andillustrations.... [A] great deal of excellent information is provided by this textbook, as well as helpful exercises, discussion questions, and activities that a teacher can use to expand on important points being covered. The author's approach is practical and straightforward, and represents a good deal of experience and knowledge.

Explaining cataloging and classification rules and reasoning is a challenge well-met in this book aimed at the novice support staff-level cataloger. The specific cataloging explanations are appropriate for an introductory text, and the history, methodology, and future trends sections are an interesting read for anyone! It is also a good basic review text for any library staff who does not catalog on a regular basis.

The Cataloging Library Resources: An Introduction text is exceptionally useful, accessible, and informative. Each chapters' contents along with discussion questions and activities can help anyone understand and apply the concepts of cataloging and classification in their library setting."

This is a thorough textbook, structured in a way that will easily provide a great introduction to cataloging. The clear definitions provided and the discussion questions and activities are an added bonus!

Written with all the library jargon defined and explained, this guide to cataloging contains a wealth of information and practical guidance.... This text would be useful to students in library school or new catalogers in current practice. It would also be helpful to experienced catalogers to bring them up to date or to librarians in settings where they must do their own cataloging from time to time. Recommended.

About the Author

Dr. Marie Shaw has over 35 years of practical cataloging experience with all forms of library materials and media. She is the author of the books Block Scheduling and Its Impact on School Media Centers; Library Technology and Digital Resources: An Introduction for Support Staff and the dissertation Teachers' Learning of Technology: Key Factors, Supports and Processes Based on the Principles of Adult Learning. She currently teaches an ALA-LSSC approved course Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (LIB K116) at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, CT. Dr. Shaw learned cataloging at the graduate level and continued her professional learning of current cataloging changes and standards through seminars, readings, workshops, and mentoring.