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Course Content:
This course introduces the library technical assistant to the basics of cataloging
and classification in an automated environment using MARC records. The primary
focus of this course is on the cataloging of books. Successful completion of
this course will give you a good background for working in library cataloging.
Prerequisite for LIBR 55A:
The prerequisite for this course is LIBR51: Introduction
to the Use of Libraries. You should complete LIBR51 or its equivalent
before starting LIBR55A. To begin LIBR55A, you need to be already
familiar with how the online catalog works, the various kinds of information
offered by the online catalog, the use of call numbers and subject headings,
how keyword searching is different from subject heading searching, and the
different types of materials that libraries collect. If you have acquired
appropriate background information from working in a library or from
intensive library use, then the prerequisite may be waived with the
permission of the instructor, but click on this
additional information.
LIBR 55A is a required course for:
This course is required for the Award of Achievement in Library Information
Technology. You need a grade of C or better to fulfill this requirement.
If you get a D or an F in any course at City College, you may repeat the
course to replace that grade. The college catalog says, "when a student
repeats a course because of a substandard grade (D, F or NC), the original
grade will not be used in calculating the student's CCSF grade point average."
Attendance:
This course meets one evening every week. Since there is no textbook, you are
expected to attend 90% of the class meetings. If you are absent for more than
two class meetings, you may be withdrawn from the course.
Structure:
Most topics will be studied in a cycle:
- You will read about a topic.
- I will lecture on that topic.
- You will do an exercise using your knowledge of the topic.
- We will review the exercise.
- You will be quizzed on the topic.
- We will review the quiz.
The topic will be covered on the midterm exam (if from the 1st half of
the semester) and on the final exam (material from the entire semester.)
Calendar
The calendar of Exercise and Reading Due Dates shows the dates for all assignments, quizzes, exams, etc. Any changes made to the calendar over the course of the semester will be posted here.
Reading:
There is no required textbook. However there are frequent reading assignments,
up to fifty pages per week. Most reading assignments are not available online.
Many will require you to use print materials on reserve for this course.
Details on both required and recomended reading assignments are included in the Summary of Weekly Work.
For a schedule of when readings should be done, see
Exercise and Reading Due Dates.
Lecture notes:
You are expected to take notes on the class lectures and study them prior to taking quizzes. When you are absent from class, you should consult other students to find out what you missed.
Assignments:
Weekly written assignments must be completed on time. You need to purchase the packet
of exercises from CopyEdge (see below.) For a schedule of when exercises are due, see
Exercise and Reading Due Dates. You are welcome to work with other students in pairs
or groups. The goal of the exercises is to increase your understanding of the material.
Quizzes:
There will be a quiz almost every week. You may miss two quizzes. There will be no
make-ups for missed quizzes. The purpose of the quiz is for you to demonstrate your
own, individual skills and knowledge. You must do each quiz entirely by yourself.
Using the work of others on a quiz will be considered cheating, and will not be tolerated.
Exams:
A midterm exam and a final exam are both required. For scheduled dates see
Exercise and Reading Due Dates. Like the quizzes, using the work of others
on an exam will be considered cheating, and will not be tolerated.
Original Cataloging Project:
You will use the cataloging skills you learn in this course to create
two original cataloging records in the MARC format.
For date due see
Exercise and Reading Due Dates.
Any project that is submitted late will be penalized by two percent for
each working day past the due date. No project will be accepted more
than two weeks late, unless you have a documented medical emergency.
Required exercise packet:
Saginor, Karen, LIBR 55A Packet of Exercises, etc.
This has a yellow cover. It is available at
CopyEdge, 1508 Ocean Avenue (just past Miramar)
The price is $15.00.
CopyEdge is open Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
and on Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
You will also need a three ring binder.
There will be a copy of the LIBR 55A Packet on Reserve at the Rosenberg Library.
Recomended books:
Mortimer, Mary, Learn Descriptive Cataloging. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2000. ISBN 0-8108-3693-9
Evans, G. Edward, and Sandra M. Heft. Introduction to Technical
Services. 6th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
Evans, G. Edward, Sheila S. Intner, and Jean Weihs. Introduction to Technical
Services. 7th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. 2nd ed. 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association. 2002.
Piepenburg, Scott. Easy MARC. 4th ed. San Jose, CA: F&W Associates, 2002.
Grading policies
LIBR 55A: Library Cataloging and Classification
This page last updated 28 July 2006
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