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Cataloging for School Librarians presents the theory and practice of cataloging and classification to students and practitioners needing a clear sequential process to help them overcome cataloging anxiety. With the instructions in this book, the new cataloger will become proficient at creating bibliographic records that meet current national standards and at making library materials accessible to students and faculty. It covers AACR2, RDA, FRBR, Sears, and the Dewey Decimal Classification and presents numerous examples of how to catalog books, nonprint, and electronic library materials using the MARC format. To reinforce learning, each chapter concludes with a review quiz and a critical-thinking question. Cataloging for School Librarians includes a glossary and an index. By following the instructions in this book, the new cataloger will become proficient at creating bibliographic records that meet current national standards, and make library materials accessible to students and faculty.

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Cataloging for School Librarians is a very practical guide, written in a straight-forward, conversational tone, for real-world application. The comparisons of AACR2 with RDA are invaluable. This book provides the necessary practical learning, but also challenges readers to think about the reasons behind the decisions with the 'Test your critical thinking' questions. Reminding me of the tag line, 'Thinking like a historian,' which is common in school social studies instruction, here, the challenge is 'Thinking like a cataloger!' The variety of practice questions at the ends of different chapters keeps the learning from becoming 'same-old, same-old' as the reader works through the text. -- JoAnne Tiedemann, District Cataloging Librarian/Media Specialist, Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin

Cataloging for School Librarians is a very practical guide, written in a straight-forward, conversational tone, for real-world application. The comparisons of AACR2 with RDA are invaluable. This book provides the necessary practical learning, but also challenges readers to think about the reasons behind the decisions with the 'Test your critical thinking' questions. Reminding me of the tag line, 'Thinking like a historian,' which is common in school social studies instruction, here, the challenge is 'Thinking like a cataloger!' The variety of practice questions at the ends of different chapters keeps the learning from becoming 'same-old, same-old' as the reader works through the text. -- JoAnne Tiedemann, District Cataloging Librarian/Media Specialist, Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin This book should be in every school library, read by every person who manages the local catalog, and kept nearby as a handy reference. School Library Connection

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Marie Kelsey has worked in the field of cataloging and education since 1979, when she became the cataloger and head of technical services in a college library. In 1999, she became the Educational Media and Technology program director in the Education Department at The College of St. Scholastica, where she managed the school library media specialist licensure program until her retirement in 2012.

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