Library Cataloging
The fourth edition (1976) of Class G (Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation) included a section entitled Special Instructions and Tables of Subdivisions for Atlases and Maps, which included detailed information on how to construct call numbers and apply the various tables of subdivisions that are used with subclass G when classifying cartographic materials. These instructions were not included in the 2001 edition of Class G, but have now been updated and are available.
The pages are formatted to be trimmed down and tipped into the schedule book.
- Cataloging Atlases
Image via WikipediaI'm wondering, now that Atlases is a genre term (as it should be) what will the subject headings for world atlases be? Earth $vAtlases maybe? I also just noticed the difference between topographic maps and physical maps. The later...
- Lcsh Subdivisions For Cartographic Materials
Changes in map cataloging from LC.On June 10, 2009 the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress requested input from the library community about its proposal to change the structure of LCSH subdivisions for many cartographic materials....
- Nlm Classification
News from the National Library of Medicine.The online National Library of Medicine Classification ... has been issued in a newly revised edition as of April 23, 2009. Seventeen new class numbers were added to the main schedules and four new class numbers...
- Marc Code List For Geographic Areas
The 2002 edition of the MARC Code List for Geographic Areas is now available from the Library of Congress. This revision of the 2000 edition contains a list of up-to-date geographic areas and their associated one- to seven-character codes used in MARC...
- Tools For Cataloging Cartographic Materials
A while back I had the pleasure of doing a presentation on map cataloging to the advanced cataloging class at the University of Texas. Here is the bibliography I put together for that talk. Andrew, Paige G. and Mary Lynette Larsgaard, editors. Maps and...
Library Cataloging
Schedule G
The fourth edition (1976) of Class G (Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation) included a section entitled Special Instructions and Tables of Subdivisions for Atlases and Maps, which included detailed information on how to construct call numbers and apply the various tables of subdivisions that are used with subclass G when classifying cartographic materials. These instructions were not included in the 2001 edition of Class G, but have now been updated and are available.
The pages are formatted to be trimmed down and tipped into the schedule book.
- Cataloging Atlases
Image via WikipediaI'm wondering, now that Atlases is a genre term (as it should be) what will the subject headings for world atlases be? Earth $vAtlases maybe? I also just noticed the difference between topographic maps and physical maps. The later...
- Lcsh Subdivisions For Cartographic Materials
Changes in map cataloging from LC.On June 10, 2009 the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress requested input from the library community about its proposal to change the structure of LCSH subdivisions for many cartographic materials....
- Nlm Classification
News from the National Library of Medicine.The online National Library of Medicine Classification ... has been issued in a newly revised edition as of April 23, 2009. Seventeen new class numbers were added to the main schedules and four new class numbers...
- Marc Code List For Geographic Areas
The 2002 edition of the MARC Code List for Geographic Areas is now available from the Library of Congress. This revision of the 2000 edition contains a list of up-to-date geographic areas and their associated one- to seven-character codes used in MARC...
- Tools For Cataloging Cartographic Materials
A while back I had the pleasure of doing a presentation on map cataloging to the advanced cataloging class at the University of Texas. Here is the bibliography I put together for that talk. Andrew, Paige G. and Mary Lynette Larsgaard, editors. Maps and...