Library & Information Technician - CE

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Using Library of Congress Authorities, you can browse and view authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations; and download authority records in MARC format for use in a local library system. This service is offered free of charge.

The main classes are listed here, and you can click on them to get a list of sub-classes.

This website gives you similar titles with the same classification number in the DDC. It also lays out the Main Classes with headings and subclasses and decimal points.

MeSH is the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus.

Bibliographic Formats and Standards is a guide to the structure, coding practices, and input standards used in bibliographic records in the WorldCat database. It provides definitions, guidelines, and examples for entering information into WorldCat.

This resource serves as a practical companion to the RDA Toolkit, offering insights and best practices for catalogers navigating the RDA standards.

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This website simplifies LOC Subject Headings. FAST subject headings were developed by adapting the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) with a simplified syntax, retaining the very rich vocabulary of LCSH while making the schema easier to understand, control, apply, and use.

A group of resources collected by the ALA on how to manage a library collection.

A LibGuide from Library of Congress, this guide identifies a variety of freely available and subscription resources for locating both current and historical book reviews online.

Source: UNESCO Digital Library
This article describes the steps to take when developing and running a small library.

The table below contains the training materials for “Descriptive Cataloguing Using RDA,” a 9-module curriculum created by the Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division (COIN) at the Library of Congress. The curriculum targets novice and beginning catalogers with little education or experience in cataloging.

The topics listed below are addressed by using ‘performance support’ – job aids, clarifications of policies, optional ‘test-yourself’ online quizzes, etc.

The Cataloger's Reference Shelf provides access to a variety of cataloging tools all in one place.

Machine-Readable Cataloguing or MARC coding is the mechanism by which computers exchange, use and interpret bibliographic data.

This resource provides the approved country codes for use in the creation, maintenance, and reading of MARC records

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A collection of guidelines, professional tools, publications and products to aid librarians, library workers and libraries in better understanding the components of an excellent teen services program.