I really enjoyed the first activity. Looking for information on the internet is very familiar to me. It is sort of a cat and mouse chase that I enjoy and I always seem to uncover something of interest. There is a wealth of information online, though some information is far more reputable then others. As I like to remind my students, "it's not trues just because it is published on the internet." It amazes me that their really is something on everything on the web. Personally I could not imagine sitting down and writing on cataloging on the web. But I am happy that there is people passionate about this topic and that they want to share.
It was far more interactive then reading out of a text. I also tried some of the interactive tutorials and I gained a slightly better understanding. Well maybe I just learned that there is two main types of catalogues used in libraries: The Dewey Decimal Catalogue and the Library of Congress Catalogue.
Interesting Websites
http://www.librarything.com/
This site allows you to catalogue your own library collection. It also offers you the option of making your collection public so other people can see what it is in your collection. You can network within the sight to find others that are interested in the same type of literature.
http://www.librarything.com/subject/Anglo-American+cataloguing+rules
This link on the above mentioned website provides book reviews of 30+ library catalogue books
www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/
This link is to a tutorial on the dewy decimal classification website.
MARC websites
http://www.loc.gov/marc/
This website is filled with information about MARC which stands for Machine-Readable Cataloguing
http://publications.gc.ca/control/publicHomePage
In Canada if you want your own MARC documentation here is the link to obtain it.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/techserv/marc21_tutorial_ie/
This is a link for a MARC tutorial. It is very comprehensive and takes about an hour to complete.
Call Number websites
http://www.lcsc.edu/library/satchlcall/
Above is a link to a game where you can put books in the correct call number order.
School Library Catalogue Websites
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/catalog.html
Here is a link to a large list of websites that provide information to school librarians on cataloguing.
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/catalogue/cataloguing.pdf
This website from Manitoba offers a 148 page resource of cataloguing and processing of books.
http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/
This is a link to cataloguing software that be subscribed to. Subscriptions run over $500 a year, but you can sign up for a 30 day trial.
