{"id":263,"date":"2017-04-26T02:54:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T02:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/lis\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:36:37","slug":"infoorg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/infoorg\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/infoorg\/#cataloging\">Cataloging and Classification<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/infoorg\/#indexing\">Indexing<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cataloging\">Cataloging and Classification<\/h2>\n<p>Information\u00a0about cataloging and classification, and tools for catalogers. Visitors wanting assistance with classification of their books should see <a title=\"Cataloging Your Books\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/research\/guides\/helpcatalog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our guide, &#8220;Cataloging Your Books.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"&quot;Provides tagging conventions, input standards and guidelines for entering information into WorldCat.&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oclc.org\/bibformats\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bibliographic Formats and Standards [OCLC]<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Provides tagging conventions, input standards and guidelines for entering information into WorldCat.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Home page of LC's Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/aba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cataloging and Acquisitions (Library of Congress)<\/a>\u00a0Home page of LC&#8217;s Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ala.org\/catalogingtools\">Cataloging and Classification<\/a>\u00a0In ALA&#8217;s &#8220;Professional Tips&#8221; wiki, recommended print and internet resources on cataloging and classification.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/searchworks.stanford.edu\/view\/1667904\">Hebraica Cataloging: a Guide to ALA\/LC Romanization and Descriptive Cataloging<\/a>\u00a0Contains tables to aid in conversion of Hebrew and Yiddish to romanization for cataloging purposes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/marc\/specifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media<\/a>\u00a0Developed by Library of Congress to describe the structure of MARC 21 records.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"OCLC Classify: Find class numbers for individual titles.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oclc.org\/en\/cataloging-subscription.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Subscription<\/a> OCLC&#8217;s paid subscription for cataloging and metadata tools streamlines the process through automation and cross-library sharing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/marc\/uma\/pt1-7.html\">Understanding MARC Authority Records:\u00a0 Machine-Readable<\/a>\u00a0Explains what a MARC record is and helps catalogers read, understand and use authority (author-based) records.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/marc\/umb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"indexing\">Indexing<\/h2>\n<p>Information and tools for indexers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asindexing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Society For Indexing<\/a>\u00a0Professional organization for indexers.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Basel Register of Thesauri, Ontologies, and Classifications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bartoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basel Register of Thesauri, Ontologies &amp; Classifications (BARTOC)<\/a>\u00a0A searchable collection of descriptive metadata about approximately 600 thesauri, ontologies, classifications, controlled vocabularies, and taxonomies in over 65 languages.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Links to the controlled vocabularies used by the Library of Congress, including updates to the LC Subject Headings and specialized terms for legal topics, legislation, moving images, rare books, and graphic materials.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/librarians\/controlled-vocabularies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Controlled Vocabularies (Resources for Librarians and Archivists, Library of Congress)<\/a>\u00a0Links to the controlled vocabularies used by the Library of Congress, including updates to the LC Subject Headings and specialized terms for legal topics, legislation, moving images, rare books, and graphic materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cataloging and Classification | Indexing Cataloging and Classification Information\u00a0about cataloging and classification, and tools for catalogers. 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