Descriptive Cataloging and MARC Coding
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Introduction
This assignment includes the physical description of bibliographic items as well as the provision of access points. Its successful completion will require the application of the rules found in chapters, 1-2, and 21 of AACR2. The rules outlined in the appendices should also be applied when necessary.
Format
The cataloging records should be formatted in MARC. Each record should include the required tags, indicators, and subfield markers. Spacing conventions for prescribed punctuation should be respected. For example:
100 10 $aSmith, John.
245 04 $aThe greatest adventure of my life :$bcataloging with AACR2 /$cby J. Smith and a large group of cataloging adventurers.
250 -- $a30th ed.
300 -- $a160 v. :$bill. ;$c30 cm.
440 -4 $aThe world's greatest adventures ;$vno. 23
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Item Number 1
111 1- $aNational Apple Congress, $cChiswick, $d1883 Oct.
245 10 $aBritish apples :$b Report of the Committee of the National Apple Congress held in the Royal Horticultural Gardens Chiswick October 5th to 25th 1883 / $ccompiled by Mr. A.F. Farquharson.
260 -- $aLondon :$bMacmillan, $c1884.
300 -- $a248 p. :$bill. ;$c23cm.
500 -- $aIncludes index.
700 1- $aBarron, Archibald Farquharson, $d1835?-1903
711 1- $aNational Apple Congress, $cChiswick, $d1883 Oct.
AACR2 Rules
111
• 21.7B1 - Adding an entry for National Apple Congress as it is the name of the conference
245
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1E – Other title information, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility
• 1.1A1 - Precede each unit of other title information by colon.
• 1.1E3 – The title was not abridged as it contained pertinent information pertaining to the Committee of the National Apple Congress and date.
• Capitalization for Statement of Responsibility – Appendix A - A.4F1
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules)
260
• 1.4A1/2.4A1 - General rules, specifically precede the name of a publisher by a colon, and precede the date of publication by a comma.
• 1.4D2 – The publishers name was shortened to the "shortest form in which it can be understood."
• 1.4F1 - The date of publication named in the edition.
300
• 1.5A1 - Precede other physical details by a colon. Precede dimensions by semicolon.
• 1.5C1/2.5C1 - Give physical details (ie. illustrations).
• 2.5B1 - Include number of pages.
• 2.5D1 - Physical height in cm.
500
• 2.7B18 - This index is an extensive list of material retrievable by topics or concepts.
711
• 21.7B1 – A collection of independent works by different persons or bodies, since it is created by the Committee of the National Apple Congress and has important location and date information within the title.
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules)
Item Number 2
245 00 $aDiseases of poultry, /$cedited by H.E. Biester and Louis Devries contributors: J.R. Beach, E.R. Becker, E.A. Benbrook [and others] ...
260 -- $aAmes, Ia. : $bIowa State College Press, $c1943.
300 -- $axiii, 1005 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 -- $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
700 1- $aBiester, H. E.
700 1- $aDe Vries, Louis.
700 1- $aBeach, J. R.
AACR2 Rules
100
• 21.6B2 Principal responsibility is attributed to two or three persons or bodies enter the heading for the first of these.
245
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1E – Other title information, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility.
• 1.1F5 - Single statement of responsibility names more than three persons.
• 1.0D2 – Second level of description.
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility
• 1.1B1 – Transcribe the title proper exactly as to wording …
260
• 1.4A1/2.4A1 - General rules, specifically precede the name of a publisher by a colon, and precede the date of publication by a comma.
• 1.4C3 - The name of the State and City appeared in the source information.
• 1.4D - Give the name of the publisher.
• 1.4F1 - Date of publication.
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules).
300
• 1.5A1 - Precede other physical details by a colon. Precede dimensions by semicolon.
• 2.5B2 - Give the number of pages in terms of the numbered sequences in the volume. Give the last numbered page in each sequence and follow with the appropriate term.
• 1.5C1/2.5C1 - Give physical details (ie. illustrations).
• 2.5D1 - Physical height in cm.
504
• 2.7B18 - Includes bibliographical references throughout work and an index that is an extensive list of material retrievable by topics or concepts and stresses the importance of the topic.
700
• 21.6B2 - Principal responsibility is attributed to two or three persons or bodies enter the heading for the first of these.
Item Number 3
100 1- $aBlack, John D., $d1883-1960
245 14 $aThe rural economy of New England : $ba regional study /$cby John Donald Black, with the assistance of the Committee on Research in the Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Public Administration of Harvard University.
260 -- $aCambridge : $bHarvard University Press, $c1950.
300 -- $axxiv, 796 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 -- $aIncludes bibliographical footnotes and index.
710 1- $aHarvard University. $bCommittee on Research in the Social Sciences.
AACR2 Rules
100
• 21.4A1 - Work by one person.
• 22.17 - Dates associated with a person
245
• 1.0D2 – Second level of description.
• 1.1B1 – Transcribe the title proper exactly as to wording …
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1E – Other title information, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility.
• 1.1A1 - Precede each unit of other title information by colon.
• 1.1F6 - More than one statement of responsibility.
260
• 1.4A1/2.4A1 - Precede the name of a publisher by a colon, precede the date of publication by a comma
• 1.4B1 Record information relating to the publishing of the item.
• 1.4D - Give the name of the publisher.
• 1.4F1 - Date of publication.
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules)
300
• 2.5B2 - Give the number of pages in terms of the numbered sequences in the volume. Give the last numbered page in each sequence and follow with the appropriate term.
• 1.5A1 - Precede other physical details by a colon. Precede dimensions by semicolon.
• 1.5C1/2.5C1 - Give physical details (ie. illustrations).
• 2.5D1 - Physical height in cm.
504
• 2.7B18 - Includes bibliographical references throughout work and an index that is an extensive list of material retrievable by topics or concepts and stresses the importance of the topic.
710
• 21.7A1 – Collections of independent works by different persons or bodies
• 21.7B1 – With collective title.
Item Number 4
100 1- $aSchultz, Theodore William, $d1902-1998 $eed.
245 10 $aFood for the world, /$cedited by Theodore William Schultz.
260 -- $aChicago : $bUniversity of Chicago Press, $c1945.
300 -- $axiv, 352 p. :$bdiagrams ;$c23 cm.
440 $a Harris Foundation lectures
504 -- $aIncludes bibliographic references and index.
710 1- $aNorman Wait Harris Memorial Foundation.
AACR2 Rules
100
• 21.4A1 - Work by one person.
• 22.17 - Dates associated with a person
245
• 1.0D2 – Second level of description.
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility
• 1.1B1 – Transcribe the title proper exactly as to wording …
260
• 1.4A1/2.4A1 - General rules, specifically precede the name of a publisher by a colon, and precede the date of publication by a comma.
• 1.4B1 - The place of publishing.
• 1.4D1 - Give the name of the publisher following the place to which it relates.
• 1.4F1 - Date of publication.
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules)
300
• 1.5A1 - Precede other physical details by a colon. Precede dimensions by semicolon.
• 2.5B2 - Give the number of pages in terms of the numbered sequences in the volume. Give the last numbered page in each sequence and follow with the appropriate term.
• 1.5C1/2.5C1 - Give physical details (ie. illustrations).
• 2.5D1 - Physical height in cm.
500
• 2.7B18 - The index is an extensive list of material retrievable by topics or concepts.
710
• 21.7A1 – Collections of independent works by different persons or bodies
• 21.7B1 – With collective title.
Item Number 5
100 1- $aJones, Donald Forsha, $d1890-
245 10 $aGenetics in plant and animal improvement, /$cby Donald Forsha Jones.
260 -- $aNew York : $bJ. Wiley & Sons, Inc., $c1925.
300 -- $aviii, 568 p. :$bill., diagrams ;$c23 cm.
490 04 $aThe Wiley agricultural series.
504 -- $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 539-552) and index.
AACR2 Rules
100
• 21.4A1 Work by one person.
• 22.17 Dates associated with a person
245
• 1.0D2 – Second level of description.
• 1.1B – Title, 1.1F – Statements of responsibility
• 1.1B1 – Transcribe the title proper exactly as to wording …
260
• 1.4A1/2.4A1 - Precede the name of a publisher by a colon, and precede the date of publication by a comma.
• 1.4B1 - The place of publishing.
• 1.4D2 - Shortened publishers name to J. Wiley & Sons, Inc. as that is the "shortest form in which it can be understood."
• 1.4F1 - Date of publication.
• The name of a corporate body should be capitalized according to the instructions under Appedix A (A.4A1 and A.12x, where the x designates the inclusion of all subordinate rules)
300
• 1.5A1 - Precede other physical details by a colon.
• Precede dimensions by semicolon.
• 2.5B2 - Give the number of pages in terms of the numbered sequences in the volume. Give the last numbered page in each sequence and follow with the appropriate term.
• 1.5C1/2.5C1 - Give physical details (ie. illustrations).
• 2.5C2 - Optionally, if the illustrations are all of one or more of the following types, and are considered to be important (i.e. the diagrams in this monograph) ... use another term as appropriate.
• 2.5D1 - Give the height of the item in centimeters.
490
• The -4 notation was used to indicate there were 4 nonfiling characters. (http://www.loc.gov /marc/bibliographic/bd440.html)
• 1.6B1 Title of a series.
504
• 2.7B18 - Includes bibliographical references at the end of the work and an index that is an extensive list of material retrievable by topics or concepts and stresses the importance of the topic.