Favorites

• SLC Cataloguing Cheat Sheets
  • http://special-cataloguing.com/cheats
• PSU BPCR
  • https://psu.app.box.com/v/psuCataloging
• Stanford Special Collections Rare Book cataloging
  • https://stanford.app.box.com/s/we1gw2jsjhrjvk7el17uyrcj51825ab6/0/7812550025

Classification

• Classification Web (paywall)
  • https://classificationweb.net/
• Cataloging Calculator (Kyle Banerjee)
  • http://calculate.alptown.com/
• LC Cutter Table
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/053/table.html
• LC Classification Outline
  • http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
• LC Classification PDFs
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/freelcc.html
• LC Classification and Shelflisting Manual PDFs
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeCSM/freecsm.html
• Cutter-Sanborn tables
  • http://203.241.185.12/asd/board/Author/upfile/abcd.htm

Tools and Resources

• Cataloger’s Desktop (paywall)
  • https://desktop.loc.gov
• Librarian’s Toolbox
  • https://www.oclc.org/support/toolbox.en.html
• Map Cataloger’s Tool Box (Buffalo)
  • http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/maps/cat/map-cat-toolbox.html
• MarcEdit
  • http://marcedit.reeset.net/
• Cataloger’s Reference Shelf (TLC)
  • http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/crs.htm
• Roman Numerals
  • http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
• Calendar converter
  • https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/
• Stanford Metadata Procedures (cataloging aids)
  • http://library.stanford.edu/department/metadata-department/documentation/procedures
• Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat/documentation/cataloging/electronicresources.en.html
• Music Cataloging at Yale
  • http://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music

OCLC

• Bibliographic Formats and Standards
  • http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html
• Cataloging Levels (Full, Core, Minimal, Abbreviated)
  • http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/onlinecataloging.html#section2.3
• Technical Bulletins
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/technicalbulletins.en.html?urlm=168621
• Connexion Client Documentation
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/services/connexion/documentation/client.en.html
• Connexion training
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/services/connexion/training.en.html
• Connexion Macros (OCLC)
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/services/connexion/macros.en.html
• Connexion Macros (from Rochester)
  • https://docushare.lib.rochester.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-2556
• OCLC QUality Control (Deduplication) request form
  • https://www.oclc.org/forms/record-quality.en.html?urlm=25145
• OCLC Product Services:
  • http://psw.oclc.org/
• OCLC Support & Training
  • http://www.oclc.org/support/home.en.html

RDA training

• UIUC RDA Training
  • http://www.library.illinois.edu/cam/rda/index.html
• SLC RDA/AACR2 Changes
  • http://special-cataloguing.com/node/1397

Organizations

• LC Cataloging and Acquisitions
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/
• LC SACO
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/index.html
• LC NACO
  • http://loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/index.html
• PACSCL
  • http://pacscl.org/
• OLAC Catalogers Network
  • http://www.olacinc.org/

BIBFRAME

• BIBFRAME home
  • http://www.loc.gov/bibframe/
• BIBFRAME implementation test bed
  • http://www.loc.gov/bibframe/implementation/index.html
• bfe – BiBFRAME editor
  • https://github.com/lcnetdev/bfe

NACO

• RDA Toolkit (paywall)
  • http://access.rdatoolkit.org/
• LC-PCC PSs
  • in Resources tab of RDA; does not require a login
• MARC21 Authority Format
  • https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/
• LC Guidelines Supplement to the MARC21 Authority Format
  • https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcmarcsuppl.pdf
• Descriptive Cataloging Manual (DCM:Z1)
  • https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/dcmz1.pdf
• ALA-LA Romanization Tables
  • http://loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html
• PCC homepage
  • http://loc.gov/aba/pcc/
• PCC listserv
  • http://loc.gov/aba/pcc/discussion.html
• NACO homepage
  • http://loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/index.html
• LC Cataloging & Acquisitions
  • http://loc.gov/aba/

MARC

• MARC standards
  • http://www.loc.gov/marc/
• MARC code lists
  • Countries
    • http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/
  • Geographical Area Codes
    • http://www.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/
  • Languages
    • http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/
  • Organizations
    • http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/
  • Relators
    • http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/
• Other Value Lists
  • http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/
• Sources
  • http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/
• Initial Definite and Indefinite Articles
  • http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bdapp-e.html

Catalogs

• NUCMC
  • http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/

Authorities

• Guidelines for establishing Society of Friends Meeting Corporate Name Headings
  • http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/Subj/AuthGuidelines.htm
• LC Authorities
  • http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
• LC Linked Data Service
  • http://id.loc.gov/
• VIAF
  • http://viaf.org/
• Connexion Client Authorities Quick Reference (PDF)
  • http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/support/connexion/documentation/client/authorities/authquickref/clientauthoritiesquickreference.pdf
• Connexion Client Searching Authorities Quick Reference (PDF)
  • http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/support/worldcat/documentation/authorities/authquickref/searchauthoritiesquickreference.pdf
• Connexion Client guide to searching authority files (PDF)
  • http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/support/connexion/documentation/client/authorities/searchauth/searchauthorityfile.pdf
• US Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  • http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693

Subject/Genre/Form Headings

• Subject Heading Manual PDFs
  • http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeSHM/freeshm.html
• LCSH and Genre/Form Terms
  • http://loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/
• LCSH browser (very outdated)
  • http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/db/lcsh/

Other Vocabularies

• Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
  • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/
• Other LC Thesauri
  • http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-thesauri.html

NLM

• MeSH – NLM subject headings
  • https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/
• NLM Classification
  • https://www.nlm.nih.gov/class/
• NLM Classification Training
  • https://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/cataloging/trainingcourses/classification/intro_010.html
• NLM policy on subject analysis and classification
  • https://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/cataloging/subjclasspolicy.html

Oh, Canada!

• LAC AACRI (archived)
  • http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/040/002/040002-4000-e.html
• FC – Canadian History classification
  • http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/41001/publication.html
• PS8000 – Canadian Literature classification (archived PDF)
  • http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bac-lac/SB4-31-2014-eng.pdf
• MeSH English/French
  • http://mesh.inserm.fr/mesh/search/index.jsp
• CSH – Canadian Subject Headings with French Equivalents (RVM)
  • http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/csh-bin/search/l=0
• Descriptive Cataloguing Notes in English with French Equivalents
  • http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/040/002/040002-4000-e.html

Language tools

• Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)
  • http://www.eastasianlib.org/
• Committee on Technical Processing (CTP) Cataloging Reference Resources
  • http://www.eastasianlib.org/ctp/resources.htm
• Roman Numerals
  • http://www.onlineconversion.com/roman_numerals_advanced.htm
• Russian transliteration table (PDF)
  • http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf

Catalogers

• Adam Schiff
  • http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/