Tulane University Libraries Catalog
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OCLC tools and documents:
Library of Congress tools and documents:
- Cataloger's Desktop
- As of 1 November 2009, this Web resource, available through Tulane's subscription, calls for individual login,
using your Tulane e-mail address and password.
- ClassWeb:
- IP recognition
- Logon required
- Intro. to ClassWeb (local document)
- Index to the entire ClassWeb Help file
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
- Library of Congress: Cataloging and Acquisitions:
- Includes policy statements,
procedural guides, current news, etc. (A major part of this unit was formerly known as the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, CPSO.)
- MARC Standards: Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
- MARC Code List for Countries: valid codes for bib record Ctry fixed-field element (008/15-17)
- MARC Code List for Geographic Areas: valid codes for bib record 043 field
- MARC Code List for Languages:
valid codes for, e.g., bib record Lang fixed-field element (008/35-37), 040 ‡b, and 041 field
Key organisational rules, standards, etc.:
Other Cataloging and Technical Services Resource Pages:
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Library of Congress authority work resources
Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) authority work resources
OCLC authority work resources
Other useful resources for establishing headings
- GEOnet Names Server:
The authoritative online site for geographic headings for places outside
the U.S.
- U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): For
place names in the U.S.
- Geographic Names and the World Wide Web (How to Search
Geographic Names Online in GNIS and GEOnet): an LC informational page.
- National Register of Historic Places:
- Properties listed on the Register include districts, sites,
buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American
history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture
- Online reference sources:
- Links to biographical, statistical, political,
literary, music, science and technology resources; also included are directories,
encyclopedias such as Britannica Online, and dictionaries such as Oxford English Dictionary.
(From Tulane's Howard-Tilton Memorial Library website.)
- University of Texas, Latin American Network Information Center:
- Provides access to wide range of online information from and about Latin America.
- Who's Alive and Who's Dead: One source of information about death dates.
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB):
- Includes biographical information and filmographies aiding in the identification of a multitude of people connected with films, television, etc.
- Authority Tools for Audiovisual and Music Catalogers:
An Annotated List of Useful Resources
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Page initially created by Peter V. Fletcher; please send updates or questions to: Rebecca R. Malek-Wiley
Page last reviewed: 2 November 2009