Describing Archival Materials: The Use of the

The focus of this informative volume is the use of standards for the description of archival collections. Archivists will especially find useful the information on automation with MARC-AMC format. The book will also prove useful to librarians and educators in archival administration, bibliographic control, or cataloging collections of library materials.

Introduction

New Promise for the Universal Control of Recorded Knowledge

1

(16)

Richard P. Smiraglia

Cataloging Traditions, Bibliographic and Archival

2

(2)

A Continuum: Archival and Bibliographic Control in Theory

4

(7)

Papers in this Volume

11

(2)

Conclusion

13

(4)

Descriptive Cataloging for Archival Materials

17

(18)

Michael J. Fox

The Nature of Description

17

(2)

The Nature of Archives

19

(3)

AACR2 and APPM

22

(1)

Chief Source of Information

22

(13)

Choice and Form of Access Points According to AACR 2

35

(28)

Edward Swanson

Choice of Access Points

36

(2)

Headings for Persons

38

(7)

Geographic Names

45

(2)

Headings for Corporate Bodies

47

(16)

Subject Access to Archival Materials Using LCSH

63

(28)

Richard P. Smiraglia

Introduction

63

(1)

Subject Analysis

64

(17)

The Library of Congress Subject Headings

81

(7)

Application of LCSH to Archival Bibliographic Records

88

(1)

Conclusion

89

(2)

Authority Work for Transitional Catalogs

91

(26)

Marion Matters

Authority Work for Headings Management

93

(2)

Who Does Who Say That I Am? Authority Work for Personal Names

95

(2)

What Is the Proper Function of a Heading? Authority Work for Corporate Names

97

(8)

Enhanced Authority Work

105

(1)

Conclusion

106

(11)

Record Formatting: Marc AMC

117

(28)

Lisa B. Weber

Introduction

117

(1)

What Is Marc?

118

(1)

What Is Marc AMC?

119

(6)

The Marc AMC Record

125

(13)

Format Integration

138

(2)

Conclusion

140

(5)

The Automation Odyssey: Library and Archives System Design Considerations

145

(18)

Kathleen D. Roe

Differences in the Nature of Archival and Library Materials

147

(1)

Library and Archives Functions

148

(1)

Archival Use of Library Bibliographic and Retrieval Systems

149

(10)

Addressing the Concerns and Issues Raised

159

(4)

So That Others May See: Tools for Cataloging Still Images

163

(30)

Barbara Orbach

Six Critical Features

164

(4)

Functions of the Catalog Record

168

(2)

Cataloging Tools

170

(20)

Conclusion

190

(3)

Cataloging Sound Recordings Using Archival Methods

193

(20)

David H. Thomas

Defining Archival Sound Recordings

195

(7)

Organization and Arrangement

202

(1)

Finding Aids

203

(3)

Subject Indexing

206

(1)

Conclusion

207

(6)

Control of Cartographic Materials in Archives

213

(13)

James Corsaro

The Need for Standards for Cartographic Archives

215

(1)

Archival Description of Maps

216

(3)

Requirements for Cartographic Archival Standards

219

(7)

Conclusion

226

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