Week 4 (reflection) Main Entry and Added Entry

6/3/2013

   

This week we are continue to learn the descriptive cataloging especially in main entry, added entry and etc.  Through the 'hands-on' activity in library sources at our faculty of education here are my outcome:

1) Main entry (title)

 

Strategising teaching and learning in the 21st century / edited by Abdullah Mohd
       Noor, co-edited by Mohamed Amin Embi. -[Bangi], Malaysia: Faculty of
       Education UKM, 2000. 

   
        xiii, 1384p. : ill. , 25 cm

   
       3 Volumes
       Includes Index.

       ISBN 983-2267-02-01.

1.                                      I. Abdullah Mohd. Noor       II. Mohamed Amin Embi

2) Main entry  (author)

 

Pinches, Michael J.

       Hidraulik kuasa/ Michael J. Pinches; John G. Ashby; Penterjemah Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1995.

       xii, 437p. : ill. ; 24 cm

       Mengandungi indeks.

       ISBN 983-52-0011-4.

      1.                                I.  Ashby, John G.            II. Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik
      III. Title

3)

Fermie, Peter.

       Family health encyclopedia: the comprehensive guide to the whole family's health needs / Peter Fermie ; Stephen Shepherd. - Leicestershire, East Midlands: Hermes House, 2011.

       256p. : ill. ; 30cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-1-84477-272-8.

   
       1.                                                         I. Shepherd, Stephen        II. Title


4)

Johnson, Richard A.

       Statistics: principles and methods / Richard A. Johnson ; Gouri K. Bhattacharya. - Hoboken, New Jerseys: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

       xvii, 685p. : ill. ; 23cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-0-470-50577-9.

       1.                                                                   I.  Bhattacharya, Gouri K.          II. Title

5)

Lokman Mohd. Tahir.

       Orientasi kepimpinan pengetua sekolah / Lokman Mohd. Tahir; Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 2011.

        x, 172p. : ill. ; 23cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 978-983-52-0753-2.

       1.                                                                 I.  Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman     II. Title

Week 3 (reflection) Descriptive Cataloging

27/2/2013

                  Today's lesson is hard for me to understand because I am still new is this courses. The words 'descriptive cataloging' still very weird to me.  But, I try my best to understand the lesson taught by Sir Abdul Razak and also by searching the information online.  So this is my understanding about 'descriptive cataloging".

                  As we know that catalog is a list of library materials contained in a collections that make our life easier to find document, what a library has and assist us in the choice of document.  

 

                   Therefore, cataloging is really important for producing catalog that able to consumer for easy retrieving the materials.  Bibliographic Cataloging is the process of building of a database using specific rules for transcribing and recording essential information, assigning classification numbers and subject headings. There are 3 main areas in catalog record:

       1) Classification              2) Description                      3) Subject

                   The rules need to follow in cataloging are:

1)  ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)  or

2)  AACR2 ( Anglo- American Cataloging Rules)

ISBD areas of description:

1) Title & statement of responsibility

2) Edition

3) Material (or type of publication) specificdetails
4) Publication, distribution etc.
5) Physical distribution
6) Series
7) Note
8) Standard number and terms of availability

              There are 3 levels of description based on the purpose of the catalog or catalogs for which the entry is constructed. First level, second level or third level.  The school libraries are using the first level.  Most libraries in Malaysia agreed to use the second level.  For our lesson, we are more concentrate on 2nd level of description. Today, we only introduce to the concepts and next week we are going to practice to do the "hands on" cataloging. 

Second level  of description is:
Title proper [General material designation] = parallel title : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility. - Edition statement / statement of responsibility relating to the edition. - Materials (or type of publication) specific details. - First place of publication, etc: first publisher, etc, date of publication, etc. - Extent of item; other physical details; dimensions. - (Title proper of series / statement of responsibility relating to series, ISSN of series ; numbering within the series. Title of subseries, ISSN of subseries; numbering within subseries. - Note(s). - ISBN : price (qualification)

 Here is the some internet search for me to get more knowledge about descriptive cataloging.
References:
1) http://www.dpowerpoint.com/Cataloging-Rules--PPT.html
2) http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oGdWoZdTxRyCoA0ChXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzNTFwZGNsBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMjMEY29sbwNzazEEdnRpZANERkQ1Xzg4/SIG=12ri3gosj/EXP=1362945433/**http%3a//courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i245/s07/Lectures/Lecture04_245.ppt

 

Self - study (20/2/2013)

This assignment had given by En. Abdul Razak Idris to students.
The purpose of this assignment is to expose us to how educational resources and Information Management system.

 

There are some questions need to answer in this assignmnet:

1) How do you locate materials in the library ?

>  Library catalogue in OPAC Lestari ( Online Public Access Catalog)

2) How do you know that certain materials that you are looking for are available in the library ?

>  Through browsing and checking at library catalogue able to view the availability of        

     materials in the library.  If the book is check out, the book is showing unavailable.

3. What information is given about a library material ?

>  Titles, call number, publication year, item type, availability, key word, author, accession  

    number,  ISBN, pages number, summary , etc

4. Are there any tools / schemes used for such information / data in # 2 can be

    generated ?

>  Yes, able to access OPAC Lestari for PSZ in anywhere through

     (a) intranet - within UTM campus

     (b) Acid link - outside the UTM campus.

5.  How the materials arranged on the shelves ?

>  Classification System 

    a) Dewey Decimal System and 

    b) the Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

>  According to given call number and subject matter.

6.  What is / are schemes used for such arrangement can be made ?

>  Dewey Decimal System and Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

7.  Are there different shelves / area for different types of materials ? (AV, Journal, Large    

     books, Special collections, etc ... ) ?

>  Yes, different types of materials are located at different location.

Here is the answer I had done to make sure that I am able to understand the management of resources.

Week 2 (reflection) Information Organization and Retrieval

                                                                                                                                                 20/2/2013

Part 1 ( Category of Library)

              Today lesson we are able to know five categories of library in our country.  There are
1) National Library
2) Public Library
3) School Library
4) Special Library
5) Academic Library.
 Although there are categorize into 5 types of library, but their function is still the same.  Abundant of materials and easy for people to access the materials or retrieve the materials in the library.  There are some basic library operations such as acquisition, cataloging, circulation, reference and automation.

National Library

School Library

Public Library

Academic Library

Circulation Counter

Part 2 ( Information Organization and Retrieval)

Information Sources	Explanation & Example
Primary sources	Ø  Original materials Ø  Not been filtered through interpretation Ø  Eg: Photographs, Diaries, letters, proceeding of meetings, conference and Symposia etc.
Secondary Sources	Ø  Written after the fact with benefit of hindsight. Ø  Interpretations and evaluations of primary sources Ø  Eg: Biographies, commentaries, dissertations, Journal Articles, Monographs, etc
Tertiary Sources	Ø  Distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources Ø  Eg: Almanacs, Encyclopedia, fact books

 

Next, Mr Abdul Razak also had explained about why information need to be organize ?
The mains reasons is for us able to finds the library materials easily
Besides, some questions been asked by Mr Abdul Razak as well:

1) How to describe information resources so that they may effectively located by those who need to use them ?
Answer: Organizing

2) How to find the appropriate information resources or information-bearing objects for someone's needs ?
Answer: Retrieving