Resources
- Seeing Standards: A Visualization of the Metadata UniverseThis visual map of the metadata landscape is intended to assist planners with the selection and implementation of metadata standards.
- Metadata Primer for Map LibrariansThe purpose here is to provide an overview of existing standards, to show where to get more information, and to suggest which types of metadata may be most appropriate for particular kinds of digital files.
- Dublin Core MetadataThe Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, or "DCMI", is an open organization supporting innovation in metadata design and best practices across the metadata ecology.
- Classification WebThe Library and Information Technician program subscribes to this database for student use. Please contact your instructor for login information.
- Library of Congress AuthoritiesUsing 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.
- Library of Congress Classification OutlineThe main classes are listed here, and you can click on them to get a list of sub-classes.
- MDS: Melvil Dewey SystemThis 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: Medical Subject HeadingsMeSH is the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus.
- OCLC Bibliographic Formats & StandardsBibliographic 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.
- RDA ToolkitThis resource serves as a practical companion to the RDA Toolkit, offering insights and best practices for catalogers navigating the RDA standards.
NOTE: This resource requires a login to access. Please get the login from your instructor. - searchFASTThis 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.
- Collection DevelopmentA group of resources collected by the ALA on how to manage a library collection.
- Finding Book Reviews OnlineA 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.
- Libraries For All: How to Start and Run a Basic LibrarySource: UNESCO Digital Library
This article describes the steps to take when developing and running a small library.
- Library of Congress: Descriptive Cataloguing using RDAThe 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.
- Library of Congress: RDA RefreshersThe topics listed below are addressed by using ‘performance support’ – job aids, clarifications of policies, optional ‘test-yourself’ online quizzes, etc.
- Cataloger's Reference ShelfThe Cataloger's Reference Shelf provides access to a variety of cataloging tools all in one place.
- MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic DataMachine-Readable Cataloguing or MARC coding is the mechanism by which computers exchange, use and interpret bibliographic data.
- MARC Code List for CountriesThis resource provides the approved country codes for use in the creation, maintenance, and reading of MARC records
Young Readers
- Candlewick Press PresentsAn audio podcast about the storytellers behind your favorite children’s books.
- Creating an Anti-Bias LibraryAn article that explains how to create an anti-bias library and what to look for in children's books when purchasing for your library.
- Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's BooksA guide on how to evaluate children's books for anti-biased views, such as stereotypes, tokenism, and invisibility about minorities in children's books.
- Lee & Low BooksLee & Low Books is the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the United States. This publisher focuses on books about diversity.
- NYPL Blog - Youth ServicesNot sure what to read next? The New York Public Library's research collections with posts written by our librarians, curators, and staff. And discover the diverse array of programs, resources, services, and materials offered by NYPL.
- Resources & Tools - Young Adult Library Services AssociationA 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.