LIS 416: Descriptive Cataloging Calendar

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Date Week No. Unit
No.		 Topics Activities

Assignments

Assignment Due Date Time To Complete %
Assignment Mode
Sep 03 1

1A

 Introduction: Cataloging; History of cataloging codes Introduction to course; Syllabus review; Lecture

Participation

Attendance

 On-going 15 weeks

10%

5%

Individual

Individual

Sep 10

 2 1B Foundations: FRBR, FRAD, and LRM Video lectures; Review; Discussion

Conceptual Modeling

Oct 01

3 weeks

15%

Group
Final Presentations Dec 07 - Slides, handouts, and lecture notes due; Dec 10 - Presentations given 13 weeks 15% Group
Sep 17 3

2A

 RDA Basics: Element Set, General Guidelines, and Manifestations

Video lectures; Review; Lecture

  

 

      
Sep 24 4 2B Describing Manifestations Exercises          
Oct 01 5 2C Describing Carriers and Content Lecture          
Oct 08 6 2D Description Exercises Exercises Description Oct 22 2 weeks 15% Paired
Oct 15 7

2E

 Official RDA and Toolkit Review Lecture  
Oct 22 8 3A Encoding & Display: MARC Encoding; ISBD Punctuation Video lectures; Review; Exercises          
Oct 29 9 3b Encoding & Display: Fixed fields; MARC Encoding Short lecture; Exercises Description in MARC Nov 12 2 weeks 10% Paired
Nov 05 10

4A

 Access Points and Other Relationships Lecture          
Nov 12 11 4B Authority Work/MARC Authorities Video lectures; Review; Exercises Access Points and Authorities Searching Dec 03 3 weeks 10% Individual
Nov 19 12 4C Identifying Persons and Corporate Bodies; Authorities Lab

Video lectures; Review; Exercises

          
Nov 26 13  

Thanksgiving Break! No class meeting!

      

Dec 03

 14 4D Identifying Works and Expressions Lecture Name Authority Work / Final Descriptive Cataloging Problem Dec 17 2 weeks 20% Paired or Individual

Dec 10

 15 4E What the Future Holds: New RDA, LRM, BIBFRAME, and Application Profiles Presentations  
Dec 17     No class meeting! Final Assignment is due!