Are you faced with learning how to catalog and don’t know where to start? Below are a few resources that may be helpful as you find your way through the world of technical services. CATALOGING TRAINING RESOURCES ONLINE and IN-PERSON • The Accidental Cataloger: Tips & Tools to Help You Use the Rule - this online webinar was held last week but is archived here http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=13833 • Catalogers Learning Workshop (CLW) http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/ • Idaho State Library Technical Services Sequence - http://libraries.idaho.gov/page/able free online course that includes information on catalog records, subject headings, Dewey classification and MARC • Beginning Cataloging – First Steps to Becoming a Fantastic Copy Cataloger - http://nekls.libguides.com/copy-cataloging-webinar recorded webinar and materials available online • Cataloging Basics resources from Utah State Library - http://heritage.utah.gov/library/cataloging-basics • Basic Cataloging and Classification online course – a four week online course from InfoPeople https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=49 Next class starts on February 4, 2015 and is $150. • Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, MCLS – training and events schedule includes fee-based cataloging courses online and in-person http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/ • Contact your cooperative about possible training opportunities. ONLINE RESOURCES FOR CATALOGING * Library of Congress Authorities. Search the online database for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations, http://authorities.loc.gov<http://authorities.loc.gov/> * Understanding MARC Bibliographic, http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/ * MARC Standards, http://www.loc.gov/marc/ * To search the online catalog of the strong Library of Congress, go to http://catalog.loc.gov/ * For Library of Congress Cutter Numbers, see the LC Cutter Table<http://nlc.nebraska.gov/cataloging/cutter.aspx> * For a variety of other Cataloging Information, search the Cataloguer's Toolbox at http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/ or the Library of Congress Cataloging webpage athttp://www.loc.gov/aba/ sdw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan