Cataloging Unit

The Cataloging Unit, a part of the Library's Technical Services Department, provides effective bibliographic control of the Library's collections through the cataloging and processing of materials and the development and maintenance of the Library's bibliographic database of cataloged materials.

For more information about the Cataloging Unit please contact Janetta Paschal, Head of Library Technical Services, via e-mail or by telephone at (325) 942-2300.

Who's Who in Technical Services?

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Cataloging Resources Online

OCLC Resources

• OCLC Home Page
• Bibliographic Formats and Standards
• Authorities: Search Authority Files in Connexion
• OCLC Connexion
• Connexion Client Tutorials
• Connexion Browser Tutorials
• Authorities: Formats and Indexes
• Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines

Library of Congress

• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Catalog
• Cataloger's Desktop (logon screen)
• LIbrary of Congress Classification Web
• LC Cataloging and Acquisitions Home
• MARC Standards
• Marc 21 Concise Format for Authorities Data
• Guidelines for Use of Field 855

RDA: Resource Description & Access

• RDA: Resource Description and Access is the new standard for resource description and access designed for the digital world.
• RDA Toolkit
• Access RDA Toolkit (logon)

Serials

• CONSER, Cooperative Online Serials
• Online Resources for Serials Catalogers
• Marc 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data

Miscellaneous Information and Other Websites

• Internet Library for Librarians
• USGS. U.S. Board on Geographic Names
• Voyager Macro Template (from the Center for Information Processing, SMU) [for use with Voyager Cataloging and Macro Express]