Library Cataloging
I just don't understand why field 024, Other Standard Identifier, is not used more widely. It takes no time to scan in the barcodes on the item. They are unique identifiers for the item and so can aid in retrieval. Yesterday I downloaded some very nicely done cataloging records for some USGS maps. A fine piece of cataloging. Yet they had not entered in the barcodes found right on the front of the item.
- Worldcat Search Api
Nice for members of OCLC, WorldCat Search API (Web service).The WorldCat Search API allows your application to search the WorldCat catalog?which indexes the collections of thousands of member libraries around the world?and retrieve:lists of bibliographic...
- Barcode Utility
The Barcodes-on-the-Fly Helper 0.4 utility will generate printable barcodes in the CODABAR (NW-7) format based on the information you provide. The authors hope that libraries and others will be able to print cheap disposable barcodes for, among other...
- New Poll
I had fun with the poll on field 024, so here is another. IFLA is discussing if records should have multiple GMD's and where they belong. Off to the right is a place to vote on your preference on where to place the GMD. This will not influence anything,...
- Z39.50/isn Robot
ZI-Bot Populates Global Server with ISBN Data.ZI-Bot (Z39.50/ISN Robot) is our project (initiated May 2001) to populate our prototype global server with ISBN and ISSN data from public Z39.50 servers around the world. Whenever a bibp/ISBN link is created...
- Dissertations
A rant. I'm currently cataloging many dissertations from UMI. Our current rules for doing this are just wrong. It violates one on the guiding principles of AACR, Catalog the item in hand. What the current rules have us doing is cataloging the original,...
Library Cataloging
MARC Field 024
I just don't understand why field 024, Other Standard Identifier, is not used more widely. It takes no time to scan in the barcodes on the item. They are unique identifiers for the item and so can aid in retrieval. Yesterday I downloaded some very nicely done cataloging records for some USGS maps. A fine piece of cataloging. Yet they had not entered in the barcodes found right on the front of the item.
I have been adding this information to our records for several years now. I find it very useful. We often receive boxes of materials as donations. It is much faster to scan the UPC or EAN to see if the item is in our collection than do an author/title search.
- Worldcat Search Api
Nice for members of OCLC, WorldCat Search API (Web service).The WorldCat Search API allows your application to search the WorldCat catalog?which indexes the collections of thousands of member libraries around the world?and retrieve:lists of bibliographic...
- Barcode Utility
The Barcodes-on-the-Fly Helper 0.4 utility will generate printable barcodes in the CODABAR (NW-7) format based on the information you provide. The authors hope that libraries and others will be able to print cheap disposable barcodes for, among other...
- New Poll
I had fun with the poll on field 024, so here is another. IFLA is discussing if records should have multiple GMD's and where they belong. Off to the right is a place to vote on your preference on where to place the GMD. This will not influence anything,...
- Z39.50/isn Robot
ZI-Bot Populates Global Server with ISBN Data.ZI-Bot (Z39.50/ISN Robot) is our project (initiated May 2001) to populate our prototype global server with ISBN and ISSN data from public Z39.50 servers around the world. Whenever a bibp/ISBN link is created...
- Dissertations
A rant. I'm currently cataloging many dissertations from UMI. Our current rules for doing this are just wrong. It violates one on the guiding principles of AACR, Catalog the item in hand. What the current rules have us doing is cataloging the original,...