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1 online resource (308 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION New Promise for the Universal Control of Recorded Knowledge; Cataloging Traditions, Bibliographic and Archival; A Continuum: Archival and Bibliographic Control in Theory; Papers in this Volume; Conclusion; Descriptive Cataloging for Archival Materials; The Nature of Description; The Nature of Archives; AACR2 and APPM; Chief Source of Information; Choice and Form of Access Points According to AACR 2; Choice of Access Points; Headings for Persons; Geographic Names; Headings for Corporate Bodies; Subject Access to Archival Materials Using LCSH |
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IntroductionSubject Analysis; The Libraiy of Congress Subject Headings; Application of LCSH to Archival Bibliographic Records; Conclusion; Authority Work for Transitional Catalogs; Authority Work for Headings Management; Who Does Who Say That I Am? Authority Work for Personal Names; What Is the Proper Function of a Heading? Authority Work for Corporate Names; Enhanced Authority Work; Conclusion; Record Formatting: MARC AMC; Introduction; What Is MARC?; What Is MARC AMC?; The MARC AMC Record; Format Integration; Conclusion |
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The Automation Odyssey: Library and Archives System Design ConsiderationsDifferences in the Nature of Archival and Library Materials; Library and Archives Functions; Archival Use of Library Bibliographic and Retrieval Systems; Addressing the Concerns and Issues Raised; So That Others May See: Tools for Cataloging Still Images; Six Critical Features; Functions of the Catalog Record; Cataloging Tools; Conclusion; Cataloging Sound Recordings Using Archival Methods; Defining Archival Sound Recordings; Organization and Arrangement; Finding Aids; Subject Indexing; Conclusion |
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Control of Cartographic Materials in ArchivesThe Need for Standards for Cartographic Archives; Archival Description of Maps; Requirements for Cartographic Archival Standards; Conclusion |
Summary |
Here is an informative new volume that celebrates the increasing use and influence of the MARC format for Archives and Manuscript Control (AMC). As the format and its companion, the online archival catalog, gain acceptance among archivists, several major issues evolve, including the adoption and adaptation of standards for archival control data and the acceptance of archival control techniques for use in library collections. This is an important volume for library cataloguers, who in order to make use of the archival control techniques embodied in the AMC format must be familiar with basic tec |
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317736318 |
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1317736311 |
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