Libraries Alive - National Church Library Association
Libraries Alive - National Church Library Association
Libraries Alive - National Church Library Association
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NCLA Board of<br />
Directors<br />
Kathleen Bowman, President<br />
kbowman@new.rr.com<br />
Moe Conley, Treasurer<br />
moe@moeconley.com<br />
Gordon Duffy<br />
gduffy44@sbcglobal.net<br />
Bev Etzelmueller<br />
bevetz@sbcglobal.net<br />
Sandi Neal<br />
skneal@aol.com<br />
Sally Onstad<br />
sally_onstad@hotmail.com<br />
Sandy Sharps<br />
sharps@flash.net<br />
Kay Smith<br />
Lsmith33@new.rr.com<br />
NCLA Staff<br />
Sue Benish, Executive Director<br />
suebenish@churchlibraries.org<br />
Heidi Koehnen, Admin. Assist.<br />
heidikoehnen@churchlibraries.org<br />
Contact NCLA<br />
275 South Third Street, #204<br />
Stillwater MN 55082<br />
651-430-0770<br />
info@churchlibraries.org<br />
www.churchlibraries.org<br />
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century. We thought MLS was perfect for the church media<br />
library. Concourse has raised MLS perfection to Perfection plus!,<br />
i.e., more fun, more color, more excitement and more<br />
service-oriented features for both large and small libraries...”<br />
Eva Nell Hunter<br />
Director <strong>Church</strong> Media <strong>Library</strong><br />
Central Baptist <strong>Church</strong><br />
Decatur, AL<br />
No cataloging police allowed<br />
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find other items that are similar in subject<br />
matter, subject headings are assigned to<br />
every item in the collection.<br />
The library catalog is simply an index to<br />
the collection. Cataloging is the process<br />
of describing an item and giving access<br />
points to that material so it can be located<br />
when searching the catalog.<br />
When cataloging, librarians describe<br />
information in terms of its bibliographic<br />
elements as well as their physical format.<br />
Those elements include:<br />
1. Who is the author or<br />
joint author?<br />
2. What is the title of<br />
the book?<br />
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3. Is there a subtitle? What is it?<br />
4. Where was the book first<br />
published?<br />
5. Who is the publisher?<br />
6. When was this edition published?<br />
7. Is the book part of a series?<br />
8. What is the ISBN?<br />
9. Is there Cataloging-in-Publication<br />
(CIP) for the book?<br />
10. Is there a dedication?<br />
11. Does the book include an index?<br />
12. Does it have a glossary?<br />
Cataloging is done according to rules<br />
to ensure quality and consistency. This<br />
results in users being able to locate items<br />
readily, in automated libraries to share<br />
records effortlessly, and in<br />
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