LIS 416: Descriptive Cataloging Calendar

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Date Week No. Unit
No.		 Topics Activities

Assignments Distributed

 Assignment Due Date Time To Complete Percentage
of Grade		 Assignment
Mode
Sep 05 1

1A

 Introduction: Cataloging; History of cataloging codes Introduction to course; Syllabus review; Lecture Participation On-going 14 weeks 10% Individual

Sep 12

 2 1B Foundations: FRBR, FRAD, ICPs, and IFLA LRM Video lectures; In-class review; Discussion

Conceptual Modeling

Final Projects/ Presentation

Oct 03

Sun., Dec 10: Slides/Notes
Tues., Dec 12: Presentations

3 weeks

 

12 weeks

 

15%

 

15%

 

Group

 

Group

 
Sep 19 3

2A

 RDA Basics: Element Set, General Guidelines, and Manifestations

Video lecture; In-class review; Lecture

  

 

      
Sep 26 4 2B Describing Manifestations Lab Session Exercises          
Oct 03 5 2C Describing Carriers and Content Lecture Description Oct 17 2 weeks 15% Paired
Oct 10 6 2D Description Exercises Lab Session Exercises          
Oct 17 7

3

 Encoding & Display: MARC Encoding; ISBD Punctuation Lecture  
Oct 24 8   Fixed field; MARC Encoding Short lecture; Lab Session Exercises Description in MARC Nov 07 2 weeks 10% Paired
Oct 31 9   OCLC Searching; MARC Exercises OCLC searching; Finishing exercise; Group project time          
Nov 07 10

4A

Access Points and Other Relationships Lecture Access Points and Authorities Nov 21 2 weeks 10% Individual
Nov 14 11 4B Authority Work/MARC Authorities Video lectures; In-class review; Lab Session Exercises
Nov 21 12 4C Identifying Persons and Corporate Bodies NO CLASS MEETING; Video lectures Authority Work / Final Cataloging Problem Dec 12 3 weeks 25% Paired or Individual
Nov 28 13 4D Authorities Lab Video lectures; In-class review; Lab Session Exercises          

Dec 05

 14 4E Identifying Works and Expressions Lecture          

Dec 12

 15   What the Future Holds: New RDA, LRM, BIBFRAME, and Application Profiles Presentations