This new fifth edition of the classic Cataloging Correctly for Kids points the way towards providing effective cataloging for materials intended for children and young adults.

It is a time of productive and exciting changes in the cataloging world, and cataloging for children is placed squarely in the middle of this upheaval, offering librarians working with kids a particular opportunity. This new fifth edition of the classic Cataloging Correctly for Kids points the way towards providing effective cataloging for materials intended for children and young adults. Based on guidelines issued by the Association for Library Cataloging and Technical Services (ALCTS), this handbook is a one-stop resource for librarians who organize information for children. Revisions include * Comprehensive updates on bibliographic description and subject access * A new chapter exploring cataloging for non-English-speaking and preliterate children * Guidance on when and how to move to RDA, the next generation of cataloging guidelines With advice contributed by experienced, practicing librarians, the fifth edition of Cataloging Correctly for Kids offers a complete overview of the best methods for enabling children to find the information they want and need.

Introduction, by Sheila S. Intner 1 Guidelines for Standardized Cataloging for Children Joanna F. Fountain for the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Cataloging and Classification Section, Cataloging of Children’s Materials Committee 2 How Children Search Lynne A. Jacobsen 3 Cataloging Correctly Using AACR2 and MARC 21 Deborah A. Fritz 4 Copy Cataloging Correctly Deborah A. Fritz 5 Cataloging Correctly (Someday) Using RDA Deborah A. Fritz with Lynnette Fields 6 Authority Control and Kids’ Cataloging Kay E. Lowell 7 Using LC’s Children’s Subject Headings in Catalogs for Children and Young Adults: Why and How Joanna F. Fountain 8 Sears List of Subject Headings Joseph Miller 9 Dewey Decimal Classification Julianne Beall 10 Cataloging Nonbook Materials Sheila S. Intner and Jean Weihs 11 How the CIP Program Helps Children’s Librarians Joanna F. Fountain and Michele Zwierski 12 Cataloging for Kids in the Academic Library Gabriele I. Kupitz 13 Cataloging for Non-English-Speaking and Preliterate Children Pamela J. Newberg 14 Automating the Children’s Catalog Judith Yurczyk 15 Vendors of Cataloging for Children’s Materials Pamela J. Newberg and Jennifer Allen Glossary of Abbreviations Bibliography List of Contributors Index

It is a time of productive and exciting changes in the cataloging world, and cataloging for children is placed squarely in the middle of this upheaval, offering librarians working with kids a particular opportunity. This new fifth edition of the classic Cataloging Correctly for Kids points the way towards providing effective cataloging for materials intended for children and young adults. Based on guidelines issued by the Association for Library Cataloging and Technical Services (ALCTS), this handbook is a one-stop resource for librarians who organize information for children. Revisions include * Comprehensive updates on bibliographic description and subject access * A new chapter exploring cataloging for non-English-speaking and preliterate children * Guidance on when and how to move to RDA, the next generation of cataloging guidelines With advice contributed by experienced, practicing librarians, the fifth edition of Cataloging Correctly for Kids offers a complete overview of the best methods for enabling children to find the information they want and need.