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“Here is where I get opportunities to meet,
interact, and learn from
so many others.”
Hey catalogers!
Have we ever got some great resources for you! From discussion lists to tutorials to cataloging humor and more ... there's something here for everyone!
Professional Organizations
Meet other catalogers, attend workshops & conferences, and learn what’s happening in the field.
Sites for catalogers
Bookmark these sites for excellent reference sources at your fingertips.
Tutorials & Games
Learn about cataloging and classification at your convenience, at your own pace.
Electronic discussion lists
Join these list and have all of your cataloging questions answered; or join just to learn the answers to others’ questions.
Blogs
Use the latest technology to keep up with the latest in cataloging.
The Lighter Side of Cataloging
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. – e.e. cummings
- Great Moments in The History of Technical Services
- The Virtual Museum of Cataloging and Acquisitions Artifacts
- Dewey Rap
- Dewey Decimal Rap video
- T.S. - a fun, tongue-in-cheek, behind-the-scenes look at the Technical Services Department of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library
- The Whimsy of Cataloging by Richard A. Murray
- Quote: Some speculate that [catalogers] are aliens from a faraway galaxy who have come to Earth to tidy things up a bit. --Will Manley, American Libraries, July/Aug. 1994
- Quote: Catalogers do not have OCD. They have CDO. It's the same as OCD except the letters are in alphabetical order. -- AUTOCAT discussion list
This page last updated on July 1, 2009
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