[MinervaCats] Cataloging Tip

[Ellen Conway]

Valerie,
I agree with you about this.  If bibliographies are found in numerous
locations in the material you would not add the pagination.  Thanks for
pointing this out.
Ellen


On 5/8/07, Okrent, Valerie P. <vokrent at cmcc.edu> wrote:
>
>  I agree with all of this except that in some cases there are multiple
> bibliographical reference sections throughout the book. Specifically, when
> the book is a compilation of essays. In this case I would say that the lack
> of page numbers in the 504 is not an oversight, but justified. If this is an
> incorrect assumption please let me know.
>
>  Valerie Okrent
> Interlibrary Loan Department
> Central Maine Community College
> (207)755-5335
> vokrent at cmcc.edu
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* minervacats-bounces at informe.org on behalf of Ellen Conway
> *Sent:* Tue 5/8/2007 6:03 PM
> *To:* minervacats at lists.maine.gov
> *Subject:* [MinervaCats] Cataloging Tip
>
>
>  Dear Minerva catalogers,
>
> This week's Cataloging Tip involves the 504 field in bib records.  This is
> the correct place to note the presence of a bibliography in print
> materials.
>
> Very often when a record is imported from a remote site it is a
> "prepublication" record that lacks specific physical characteristics such as
> pagination and size.  It is assumed that when the material is finally in
> hand, the cataloger will insert this information into the 300 field.  In
> many cases these prepub records will also include a 504 note that states
> "Includes bibliographical references..."  If a bibliography is present, it
> is the responsibility of the cataloger to determine where it is and to add
> this information to the note if it is missing.  So, if your new book has a
> bibliography on pages 349 through 353, your note should read "504 _ _
>  Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353)."
>
> If the book has a bibliography *and* an index, it should read "504 _ _
>  Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353) and index."  If you should
> discover that there is no bibliography even though the prepub record says
> one is there, you can delete this field altogether, and note the presence of
> an index in a 500 note.
>
> I have noticed that too often this is not being done.  Catalogers should
> be attentive to this detail, so please remember that if you find that this
> information is missing it is your responsibility to improve the record, even
> if you are not the person who originally brought the bib record in.
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions.
> Thanks,
> Ellen
>
> Ellen M. Conway
> Maine InfoNet Cataloging Consultant
> 797-9464, cell ph. 329-5443
>



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Ellen M. Conway
Maine InfoNet Cataloging Consultant
797-9464, cell ph. 329-5443
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