Volume 8, Number 2
January 2004Front Page
Curriculum Resource Catalog
- CRC support materials revised
Electronic Resources
- New Web site pages
- FAQs page for troubleshooting
- Spotlight #2
- Core Collection updates
Instructional Development
- ODE Technology content standards
- New lesson plans
Library Automation
- Migration update
Media Booking
- Digital titles delayed
- AMC registration procedures
- Other Media Booking updates
- Switzer joins Governing Board
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CRC support materials revised Several changes to Curriulum Resource Catalog Task Force
(formerly Union Catalog Task Force) documents have been published on the INFOhio Web site.
These documents support the efforts of all K-12 library staff who work with MARC records.
While some documents target MultiLIS and Sirsi K-12 users, most assist all catalogers and
those purchasing or downloading MARC records. Suggestions regarding INFOhio's K-12
Curriculum Resource Catalog and related Web documents and links can be e-mailed to the task force co-chairs.
To see the new documents, and those that have not changed, visit About INFOhio's Curriculum Resource
Catalog..., the starting point for CRCTF materials. The page has three
sections:
Cataloging Services for All Libraries - This section provides
directions for Exporting
MARC Records from INFOhio's Union Catalog, both for MultiLIS users and
those who have standalone systems. While the Union Catalog has been renamed to assist
non-librarian users, copy cataloging functionality has not been changed. Copying/Loading
MARC Records from the Library of Congress was revised October 27, 2003, and
the four-page document is available in two formats, MS Word and PDF. Also in this section is
information about the OCLC
CatExpress service, a low-cost program that allows K-12 librarians to
download records from OCLC WorldCat.
Cataloging Support -
This section has three components:
- Several new or revised documents are part of the INFOhio Cataloging Resources
component.
-- Aligning
Resources to Ohio Academic Content Standards was published in October to assist librarians editing or
creating MARC records for materials aligned to the Standards. The MARC tag, its
indicators, and subfields can be copied/pasted into a MARC record.
-- Three of the Guidelines documents have seen recent changes:
Guidelines for Matching MARC Records was
revised significantly on November 28, 2003, and the four-page document is available in two
formats, MS Word and PDF.
Guidelines for Evaluating MARC Records was revised by addition
of two tags on November 28, 2003, and the three-page document is available in two formats,
MS Word and PDF.
Guidelines for Enhancing MARC Records was revised, specifically
the 521 and 658 tags, October 27, 2003, and the six-page document is available
in two formats, MS Word and PDF.
-- INFOhio's Cataloging Reference Archive is a new section, a
blending of Cataloging FAQs and Tags and Tips into an easier to use
resource for school library staff who edit, enhance, and create MARC records. The
Archive has four sections of brief notes and longer explanations to help catalogers
keep current: MARC specific topics, information about specific MARC tags, MultiLIS
specific topics, and subject heading updates. The Archive contents page includes
a form to submit cataloging questions to the Task Force.
-- For librarians faced with original cataloging, the CRCTF is creating a series of MARC
templates for various materials types. The first four instructions are
posted in the INFOhio Cataloging Resources components: Book, Book on Cassette,
Equipment, and Videocassette.
Weeding Your Collection
- Links to four non-INFOhio sites for collection maintenance guidance. |
