MARC+records-Copy+Cat.+Sources

=** HOW I GO ABOUT FINDING MARC RECORDS TO COPY **=
 * Try and find the record for the item you have been assigned
 * If you can't find the exact record, the find one that is close and MODIFY the MARC record to correspond to the information you have been given
 * If you can't find a MARC record for the title you have been assigned then find a MARC record for the TYPE of item you have been assigned.
 * If you have been assigned a streaming audio book or a kit -- find a MARC record for a streaming book or a kit and use it as a model. From your background, apply the rules that you have learned to the new assignment from the information that you have in front of you to the MARC record you are constructing.
 * Google is your friend. If you have a specific question, try Google. There are lots of answers out there.

= THE PENTLIN PROCESS FOR FINDING A MARC RECORD TO COPY/MODIFY (your process may/will vary) =
 * 1) BestMARC - Enter the ISBN or title and/or author to see if BestMARC can give me a record
 * 2) MOBIUS - I start with the Missouri union catalog and if I don't find something, then I go to my second favorite
 * 3) OhioLINK - A tremendous database with excellent records and if I have no luck then I'm off to the big boy
 * 4) WorldCat - This will give you a list of libraries that (supposedly - however there are some dead links) have cataloged the item and you can go to that library and use/modify the MARC record to suit your/my preference.
 * 5) Check other copy catalog sources below
 * 6) Finally -- do original cataloging if none of the above works

=** COPY CATALOGING AND MODIFYING RECORDS **= RDA makes the highest priority for the item in hand - always. Taking information from someone else's record is just fine as long as you compare it to the item in hand that you are cataloging. For myself, I find that professional catalogers (which I am not and have no pretensions of being) add information that I wouldn't have thought of or have a better understanding of the rules and it helps me to correct errors I would have otherwise made. So, yes, copy cataloging is wonderful as long as the information you are copying reflects exactly what you are cataloging.

Having said that, as a school librarian, I would find a record that was close (particularly for subject headings which are a pain) to what I was wanting to catalog, use what I could from the record already created and then fill in my record with the correct information from the item I was cataloging. This was particularly helpful when I was cataloging AV for which catalog records are sparse. I could glean elements of a book record, for example, use the summary and subject tracings, and then fill in with the information from the CD or DVD that would make it reflect my item.

= World Cat = A union catalog of over 70,000+ libraries. This is a good place to start if you are stumped on cataloging an item. Since this union catalog has so many items in it, the chances are very high that you can find a record similar to the item you are trying to catalog or classify. <@http://www.worldcat.org/>.
 * Type in the title or the subject of an item.
 * Select something from the result list that looks close to your item
 * Select a library that holds a copy of the item
 * Look at the MARC record of the item for suggested Dewey classification numbers, subject headings, summaries, etc.

= Excellent sources for copy cataloging = Consult one of these sources to see if someone else has already cataloged the item for you.

>> >> >> >> >> "The Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, is a consortium of 88 Ohio college and university libraries, and the State Library of Ohio, that work together to provide Ohio students, faculty and researchers with the information they need for teaching and research." >> > >> >>> >>
 * //**Access Pennsylvania**.//@http://accesspa.org/
 * MARC records hold a lot of school records which may include education-specific information
 * MARC subfields indicated with |
 * MARC subfield |a is not indicated; the subsequent subfields are identified
 * Can search by ISBN
 * //**AMICUS**.// The Canadian National Catalog. @http://amicus.collectionscanada.gc.ca/aaweb/aalogine.htm
 * Records from 1,300 Canadian libraries including Library and Archives Canada
 * You need to set up a free account before you can search.
 * Can search ISBN number
 * //Library of Congress (LC) Online Catalog.//@http://catalog.loc.gov/
 * Access to the MARC records of practically any item in the Library of Congress.
 * MARC record subfields identified with |
 * ** Can search by the ISBN number which is more likely to retrieve the record that matches the item **
 * Usually the Dewey number is not shown (082)
 * Often the summary is not shown (520)
 * Often the summary is not shown (520)
 * //Link+//http://csul.iii.com/ > LINK+ is a union catalog of contributed holdings from participating libraries in California and Nevada.
 * Advanced search in multiple fields
 * subfields marked by |
 * **can search by ISBN number**
 * **//MOBIUS: Linking Missouri's Libraries//**@http://searchmobius.org/iii/encore/?lang=eng
 * Consortium of libraries in the state of Missouri. The membership includes 62 full members from colleges, universities, the Missouri State Library and 2 public libraries.
 * MARC records subfields identified by |
 * MARC records subfield |a is not identified.
 * **//OhioLINK Library Catalog//.** @http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/
 * **//Prospector//**- "unified catalog of twenty-six academic, public and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming" - @http://prospectorhome.coalliance.org
 * Excellent source for DVD and CD records
 * Over 27 million itmes
 * **//Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System Union Catalog.//** @http://xaaa.janus.scoolaid.net/bin/search
 * MARC records for material commonly found in schools and not found in public or academic catalogs
 * MARC records clearly presented in a spreadsheet format
 * Lengthy list of different ways to search for material
 * Because there are many school records in this database, particular care must be taken when using this for a copy cataloging source. Records can be incomplete or even in error.
 * **//University of Illinois Library//** @http://www.library.illinois.edu
 * Largest library using Dewey
 * Click "Staff View" in order to see the MARC records
 * //**NoveList**// - very helpful for enhancing MARC records if your school or public library subscribes to this EBSCO database. JCKL does not.

= Importing from LC = = = htp://www.library.illinois.edu
 * //ABC's to Cataloging and Downloading Records from Library of Congress.// Library Resource Managment System. []