Thanks to everyone who replied to my
message.Your advice is greatly
appreciated!I am going to do some
searching on World Cat and see if I can work something out with the local
libraries to use OCLC.And for the
pesky stubborn few that are left after that, I will hit the books/web
pages.Thanks again!
Dr.
Chan at UK has written a number of such volumes, including
“Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction” (The standard
textbook for first semester cataloging courses).
Once you’ve got the basics on how the numbers are built,
you’ll actually have to build them. To do this, you’ll
need access to the classification schedules and cutter tables. There
are two easy ways to get to these if you don’t want to purchase
them:
1- You can sign up for a 30-day free trial to the
Cataloger’s Desktop through LOC. [http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/]
This will give you access to all the manuals, etc.
2- Find a depository library near you. Most of these will
have the schedules as part of their government documents
collection. Some libraries will even let you check them out and lug
them home. I often did this while working on cataloging homework in
library school. J
For a list of depositories in Texas: http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/modalldep.cgi?cmd+TX
To
do original cataloging, you will ideally need access to a tool such as the
Library of Congress Classification Web -- see http://www.loc.gov/cds/classweb/
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