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Dear All, 

 

We are delighted to share with you the online recording of 'An introduction to Cataloguing' workshop presented by Victoria Parkinson, held on Friday 29 January 2021. 

 

Watch on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/WQyTO4kOe4M 

 

This session was led by Victoria Parkinson, Library Solutions and Metadata Coordinator at Kings College London, and organised by the Arlis Cataloguing and Classification Committee.

Outline

• Definitions: metadata, classification and cataloguing (types of cataloguing)

• Why we catalogue and why quality matters

• Brief history of cataloguing—where we started, how we got here

  Card catalogue, AACR2

  Computer catalogue, MARC21

• Decoding a MARC record

• Where we are now: RDA

  FRBR

  LRM

• Classification, subject headings/controlled vocabularies

• Glimpses of the future: national metadata projects, critical cataloguing, BIBFRAME

Learning outcomes

• Define what metadata, cataloguing and classification are

• Explain why cataloguing is important

• Identify the parts of a MARC record

• Recognise how the history of the cataloguing discipline impact on modern cataloguing practices

• Outline current developments in cataloguing

 

The Courtauld Gallery will reopen in late 2021, including a new Learning Centre, collection study spaces, café and shop.

Teaching and learning remains at Vernon Square near King’s Cross, but is affected by Covid-19 restrictions – for more information visit courtauld.ac.uk/coronavirus

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