College of DuPage
Implementation Term
2005 Fall
ACTIVE COURSE FILE
*Curricular Area: LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Course Title:
Course Number: 2100
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification
Semester Credit Hours: 4
Clinical Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
Course description to appear in catalog:
The role of Library Technical Assistant (LTA) in descriptive and subject cataloging and processing of print and
non-print materials. Emphasis is on the organization of information resources in print and non-print formats.
Includes the philosophy, tools, and the techniques for performing cataloging.
Repeatable for credit: No
Pre-Enrollment Criteria:
Prerequisite: LIBRA 1101 Introduction to Libraries and the Information Age with a grade of "C" or
better, or equivalent.
A.
General Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to do the following:
1. Prepare descriptive cataloging for selected print and non-print materials using Anglo-American
Cataloging (AACR2) Rules.
2. Assign subject headings and Dewey Decimal classification numbers to selected print materials and
non-print materials.
3. Perform copy cataloging by transcribing data onto cataloging worksheets from printed sources
such as Book Publishers Record and Cataloging In Publication, and automated bibliographic data
bases such as OCLC and LC MARC (Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging).
4. Add and delete copies in both a manually filed card catalog and shelf list catalog and an automated
database.
5. Explain how cards are manually created and filed in some libraries today and relate the techniques
to online cataloging.
6. Identify the steps required to process print and non-print materials for circulation and process one
book for circulation in the technical service area of a library.
7. Identify technical conditions that indicate when it is necessary to refer a cataloging problem to a
librarian or supervisor.
8. Explain the significant of the MARC (machine readable cataloging) format in the creation of online
library catalogs.
B.
Topical Outline:
1. Preliminary Information and Descriptive Cataloging
a. Role of the LTA
b. How to read a work technically
c. AACR2: Areas 1,2,4,5,6,7
d. Main and Added Entries
e. Descriptive cataloging project
2. Subject Cataloging
a. Subject headings:
i. Sears and Library of Congress
b. Cross references
c. Dewey Decimal Classification
d. Library of Congress Classification
e. Copy cataloging
3. MARC, OCLC, Other Topics
a. MARC Format & Exercises
b. Searching OCLC
c. Record retrieval from OLUC (online union catalog)
4. Authority File Catalog Card Creation
5. ALA Filing Rules
6. Miscellaneous topics:
a. Shelflist
b. Processing
7. Student Reports on Technical Services Workflow
C.
Methods of Evaluating Students:
1. Students will be evaluated by classroom participation and any or all of the following: tests and/or
quizzes and or projects and/or presentations. Class attendance may also be a factor in evaluation.
LINDA SLUSAR
Initiator
07-08-2004
Date
Sponsor
04-14-2004
Date
Meryl Sussman
Division Dean
07/21/2004
Date