Cataloging cultural objects : a guide to describing cultural works and their images / [editors], Murtha Baca ... [et al.]. Cataloguing cultural objects

Collection type	Library
Author	Baca, Murtha.; American Library Association;
Call Number	Lib 363.69 Bac
Document type	Monograph
Year	2006.
Pagination	xiii, 396 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Publisher	American Library Association,
Note	"On behalf of the Visual Resources Association." Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-373) and index. "Now for the first time, under the leadership of the Visual Resources Association, five visual and cultural heritage experts, along with scores of reviewers from varied institutions, have created a new data content standard focused on cultural materials." "This reference offers practical resources for cataloging and flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions - from libraries to museums to archives. These guidelines for selecting, ordering, and formatting data used to populate metadata e lements in cultural materials' catalog records will, when followed consistently, promote good descriptive cataloging and reduce redundancy." "This is a reference for museum professionals, visual resources curators, archivists, librarians, and anyone who d ocuments cultural objects (including architecture, paintings, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, photographs, visual media, performance art, archaeological sites, and artifacts) and their images."--BOOK JACKET.
Place made	Chicago, Ill. :

Abstract

Part One, General guidelines. How to use this guide -- What are you cataloging? -- Works and images -- Minimal descriptions -- Record type -- Related works -- Database design and relationships -- Authority files and controlled vocabularies -- Examples of work records. Part Two, Elements. 1, Object naming. About object naming -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for work type -- Rules for title -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 2, Creator Information. About creato r information -- Discussion-- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for creator -- Rules for creator role -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 3, Physical characteristics. About physical characteristics -- Discussion -- T erminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for measurements -- Rules for materials and techniques -- Rules for state and edition -- Rules for additional physical characteristics -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 4, Stylistic, cultural, and chronological information. About stylistic, cultural, and chronological information -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for style -- Rules for culture. -- Rules for date -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 5, Location and geography -- About location and geography -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for location -- Presentation of the data -- Display an d indexing -- Examples -- 6, Subject. About subject -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for subject -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 7, Class -- About class -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Catalogin g rules -- Rules for class -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 8, Description. About description and other notes -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for description -- Rules for other descriptive notes -- Rules for sources for notes -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- 9, View information -- About view information -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Cataloging rules -- Rules for view description and view type -- Rules for view subject -- Rules for view date -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples. Part Three, Authorities. 1, Personal and corporate name authority -- About name authority -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Editorial rules -- Rules for names -- Rules for other elements -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- Ge ographic place authority -- About geographic place authority -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Editorial rules -- Rules for place names -- Rules for other elements -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- Concept authority -- About the concept authority -- Discussion -- Terminology -- Editorial rules -- Rules for terms -- Rules for other elements -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples -- Subject authority -- About subject authority -- Discussion -- Terminol ogy -- Editorial rules -- Rules for subject names -- Rules for other elements -- Presentation of the data -- Display and indexing -- Examples.