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Robert L. Maxwell RDA Lecture Series National Library of South Africa 22 July /14/09 Cataloging: Still a Professional Asset to Become Excited About?

7/14/09 Cutter’s Objects of the Catalog 1. To enable a person to find a book of which either (A) the author(B) the titleor (C) the subject is known 2. To show what the library has (D) by a given author (E) on a given subject (F) in a given kind of literature [i.e. on a given genre] 3. To assist in the choice of the book (G) as to its edition (bibliographically)‏ (H) as to its character (literary or topical)‏

7/14/09 Paris Principles The catalogue should be an efficient instrument for ascer- taining whether the library contains a particular book specified by a. its author or title, or b. if the author is not named in the book, its title alone, or c. if the author and title are inappropriate or insufficient for identification, a suitable substitute for the title; and a. which works by a particular author and b. which editions of a particular work are in the library.

7/14/09 Statement of International Cataloguing Principles international-cataloguing-principles

7/14/09 Statement of International Cataloguing Principles General Principles Convenience of the user – cataloging decisions should be made with the user in mind Common usage – standardized vocabularies should reflect the vocabulary the majority of catalog users would expect Representation – descriptions and controlled forms of names should be based on the way entities describe themselves

7/14/09 Statement of International Cataloguing Principles General Principles Accuracy – the description should be faithful to the entity described Sufficiency and necessity – only those elements that are essential to uniquely identify an entity should be included Significance – elements should be bibliographically significant

7/14/09 Economy – bibliographic control should be achieved by the simplest or least costly method Consistency and Standardization – descriptions and access points should be standardized as far as possible in the interest of consistency and sharing of records Statement of International Cataloguing Principles General Principles

7/14/09 Integration – description of and access to all types of materials should be based on a common set of rules as much as possible The rules in a cataloging code should be defensible and not arbitrary Statement of International Cataloguing Principles General Principles

FRBR is available at (HTML version) or (PDF version). 7/14/09 Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

7/14/09 FRBR Entities Group 1: the objects of intellectual creation Work – a distinct intellectual or artistic creation Expression – the intellectual or artistic realization of a work Manifestation – the physical embodiment of an expression of a work Item – a single instance of a manifestation

7/14/09 FRBR Entities Group 2: entities that can create works, expressions, manifestations, or items Person Corporate body Family

7/14/09 FRBR Entities Group 3: entities that can be subjects of works Any entity from groups 1 or 2, plus Concept Object Event Place

7/14/09 FRBR User Tasks Find Identify Select Obtain

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