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Cataloging @Yale

Tools & Resources: Cataloging Tools

   Yale University      Orbis      Machine Status: Local | OCLC  
  Cataloging Tools & Resources  |  General Reference   
  Authority Control  |  Macro Express  |  Training/Professional Development  
 
RDA
  1. RDA Toolkit
  2. Term and Code List for (336) RDA Content Types
  3. Term and Code List for (337) RDA Media Types
  4. Term and Code List for (338) RDA Carrier Types
  5. Library of Congress RDA Page
  6. MARC 21 Encoding to Accommodate new RDA Elements
  7. OCLC RDA Resource Page
  8. PCC Training Manual for applying Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records

 YUL

 
  • RDA C&T Training
  • YUL RDA SharePoint Site
  • YUL RDA Short Checklists
 
 
MARC
  1. Counting non-filing indicators in MARC 21 bibliographic records (PCC)
  2. Initial definite and indefinite articles (LC)
  3. MARC Standards (LC)
  4. Understanding MARC (LC)
  5. Value Lists for Codes & Controlled Vocabularies
Abbreviations
  1. AACR2 Abbreviations (Roman Alphabet) (Yale)
  2. Abbreviations of the Names of Months (Yale)
  3. Abbreviations for Captions (Cornell)
Description & Access
  1. African languages cataloging
  2. Days of the week/Months of the year [use with caution]
  3. Descriptive Cataloging of East Asian Material (LC - AACR2)
  4. End punctuation for variable fields (Yale)
  5. Fraktur chart (Yale)
  6. Greek Usage in Cataloging (Princeton)
  7. Julian date converter (USNO)
  8. Metric conversions
  9. Roman numeral conversion
  10. Romanization tables (ALA/LC)
 
     
Effective Date: 
February 26, 2021
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