Reading: A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections

Cataloging Tools Produced by the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/cataloging.html

A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections

Common Elements for Description & Cataloging

http://www.niso.org/framework/framework2.html

I always found LOC’s website so useful. So Cataloging tools was very useful to understand how to catalog photographs. what to think and consider when cataloging them,.

Reading: Chapters 1-4, 7 of Head first SQL

A database is a container that holds tables and other SQl structures related to those tables.

information in the database is organized into tables.

Tables are organized as columns and rows.
Column = Value
Row = Information

SQL readings were actually easier than I thought. First, I was scared to read them but then they seemed okay.

I actually did not know anything about SQL, so it was good to learn about. Thanks

Readings: Chapters 1-3 of Introduction to vocabularies and handouts from SCM: Subject Headings

Readings: Chapters 1-3 of Introduction to vocabularies

1. What is Art and Material Culture Information, and Why is it Important?

2. Documentation: Analyzing and Recording Information

3. Standards: What Role Do They Play?

Handouts from SCM: Subject Headings

Readings: Understanding MARC bibliographic and AACR2R chapters

After the class, I actually understood these readings. MARC makes much more sense to me now. It will be much better when I start creating these MARC records.

A MARC record is a MA chine-Readable Cataloging record.

“Machine-readable” means that one particular type of machine, a computer, can read and interpret the data in the cataloging record.

Cataloging record: “Cataloging record” means a bibliographic record, or the information traditionally shown on a catalog card.

1.Description:

2.Main entry and added entries:

3.Subject headings (subject added entries):

4.Call number:

1.Fields are marked by TAGS.!

A field: Each bibliographic record is divided logically into fields. There is a field for the author, a field for title information, and so on.

A tag: Each field is associated with a 3-digit number called a “tag.” A tag identifies the field — the kind of data — that follows.

example:

   100 1#   $a Pirsig, Robert M.

2. Some fields are further defined by INDICATORS.

Indicators: Two character positions follow each tag (with the exception of Fields 001 through 009).

Each indicator value is a number from 0 to 9. (Although the rules say it can be a letter, letters are uncommon.)
3. subfields

4.content designators

authority control is very important: library of congress authorities website to check for subject headings.

AACR2 (Anglo-American-Cataloging-Rules)

Introduction to Metadata

Pathways to Digital Information

This was very useful information. I want to incorporate this in my metadata schemas.

Notes:

Introduction

Content, context and structure can be shown in Metadata.

Wayne’s Wine Epiphany

After listening to this, I have a better understanding of what metadata is. I like the concept of it.

Thanks for this.

April 3/ Class Notes – Search databases

We are going to have 2 pages.

insert php uses insert sql

viewall php uses select sql

create empty target and create query one

create results.php and entersearch.php

entersearch.php – create a name

forms – form search subject person

submit reset

select everything – next to action click on the folder, and select results.php

save it

results.php.

bindings, recordset

make sure all is selected

filter:subject person

equals subject person

form valiable

caption contains…

image : data sources

URL:finalimages/