CATALOGING

1. SHARED CATALOGING

1.1. Known as cooperative cataloging / centralized cataloging

1.2. Prepared by:

1.2.1. Participating agencies

1.2.2. Libraries of cataloging records

1.3. Available to other agencies and libraries

1.4. Disadvantages

1.4.1. De-skilling of other library staff

1.4.2. Local branches have no control over subject heading

1.4.3. Timely to catalog items

1.4.4. Other staff has less task to share

2. Record can be found from other cataloger / from any bibliographic utilities

2.1. By copying existing information

2.2. By inserting local data

3. Cataloging done to extracting information for bibliographic record from the material itself.

4. ORIGINAL CATALOGING

4.1. Completed locally by library staff.

4.2. Task:

4.2.1. Descriptive cataloging

4.2.2. Cataloging staff builds up more expertise

4.2.3. Assigning subject headings.

4.2.4. Classification numbers

4.3. Broad area:

4.3.1. Subject cataloging

4.3.1.1. Classification number

4.3.1.2. Subject heading

4.3.2. Descriptive cataloging

4.4. Advantages

4.4.1. Cheaper

4.4.2. Consistency and high standard

5. COPY CATALOGING

5.1. Widespread

5.2. Completed by another cataloger

5.3. Save personnel in the wond time and money to maintain high quality

5.4. Information of copy cataloging comes from: