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Table of Contents

  1. Libraries
  2. Cataloging Tools
    1. OCLC
    2. Library of Congress
    3. MARC
    4. Electronic resources tools
  3. Authority Tools
  4. Government Documents Tools
  5. Other Cataloging Tools
  6. Computer Support
  7. Training and Newsletters
  8. General Computer Software Links

Libraries

Western Libraries Link to Western Libraries catalog.
Library of Congress Catalog Link to the Library of Congress catalog.
Washington State Library Link to the Washington State Library Catalog.
Summit Orbis-Cascade Alliance catalog of 26 academic libraries in Washington and Oregon.
National Library of Canada Link to the National Library of Canada.
NetLibrary Link to the NetLibrary home page.

Cataloging Tools

OCLC

OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards OCLC web version of the manual.
Differences between changes within: guidelines on when to create a new record Guidelines on when to create a new record on OCLC.  Revised ed. 2007.
Connexion Home Page Connexion home page with access to tutorial and documentation.
OCLC Documentation Documentation menu including; OCLC-MARC code lists, diacritics and special characters, and technical bulletins.
OCLC Electronic Record Change Report Form Electronic form to report errors to OCLC.
OCLC Electronic Duplicate Record Report Form Duplicate record report form.
OCLS System Alerts Lists problems that are occuring with Connecion

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) Home Page Home page for the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office.
Library of Congress Classification Outline and Weekly Lists Link to the LC Classification Outline and Weekly lists.
Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly Lists Link to the Library of Congress subject headings weekly updates.
Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services From the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Link to the Library of Congress official list of government-recognized tribes.

MARC

MARC Standards Home Page Link to the MARC standards home page.
MARC Code List for Countries List of country codes used by MARC.
MARC Code List for Geographic Areas List of geographic area codes used by MARC.
MARC Code Lists for Languages List of language codes used by MARC.
Understanding MARC-Tutorial Understanding MARC bibliographic machine-readable cataloging.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TOOLS

Integrating Resources: a Cataloging Manual A manual and practical guide to cataloging integrating resources and also constitutes Module 35 of the CONSER Cataloging Manual.
ISBD(ER) International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources.
Cataloging Electronic Resources OCLC-MARC coding guidelines for cataloging electronic resources.
Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06 Guidelines for coding electronic resources in leader 06 by Network Development and MARC standards Office, Library of Congress.
Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 Guidelines for the use of field 856 by Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congresss.
   

Authority Tools

OCLC Authorities User Guide Contents to OCLC authorities user guide. Which shows authority record format, how to create, maintain, and edit records, fixed-field equivalents, and indexed authority fields and subfields.
Who's Alive and Who's Dead A web site that lists famous people who have died and who are still alive. A tool to use if you need to find an author's death date.
Geographic Names Information System The GNIS contains information about 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. Also provides links to web sites for foreign geographic feature names and other related sites.
Authority Tools for Audiovisual and Music Catalogers An annotated list of useful resources for creating authorized headings for audiovisual and music catalog records.

Government Documents Tools

GPO Access Catalog of U.S. government publications. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal Depository Libraries. Coverage begins with January 1994.
WEBTec Notes Catalog of U.S. government publications.
Government of Canada Publications A reference for Government of Canada publications and a good source for locating Government of Canada call numbers.
Google Uncle Sam Google's search engine for documents on the web.
GODORT Toolbox for processing and cataloging federal government documents.
Washlaw Government agencies indexed by departments. A way to navigate a particular government agency and gets you to your choice of the agency's homepage, publications list, organization chart, and etc.
GPO Cataloging Guidelines An internal guideline to the way GPO catalogs.
Cybercemetery Provides access to the electronic web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.

Other Cataloging Tools

ITYPES Excel web version of local ITYPES.
Summary Notes for Catalog Records This report provides catalogers with definitive guidelines for writing summaries for each specific type of format. Included are points regarding content, many examples of summary notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Catalogers Toolbox A site that has links to many internet resources for catalogers.
Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Plus Tips Tips on how to use these two tools, created by Diane Ward at the University at Buffalo Library.
Internet Reference Sources Links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, directories, and other things.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging Links to BIBCO, CONSER, NACO, and SACO.
Wellcome Library Comprises the Library catalog and the Wellcome Bibliography of the History of Medicine.

Computer Support

Internal Systems Pages Our Nerds in the backroom. This is a local access site only.

Training and Newsletters

OCLC Western Service Training Center Lists seminars offered by OCLC for the West.
OCLC Professional Development Lists seminars offered by OCLC.
WWU Human Resource Training & Development Western Washington University Human Resource Training and Development web site.
Soaring to Excellence Teleconferences for library professionals, from the College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Washington Association of Library Employees Newsletter for Washington State library employees.
Librarian and Information Science News Links to news stories from around the world that relate to library and information science.

General Computer Software Links

Macromedia Dream weaver is a graphical Web page design and layout program.  You can download an evaluation version from this site.
Microsoft Corporation Download the latest copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer from this site.
Netscape Download the latest version of Netscape from this site.