Fundamentals of Series Authorities - Cataloging Skills (CCT)

Basic Creation of Name and Title Authorities explains the importance of authority control and provides tools for users to create MARC 21 authority records.

Basic Subject Cataloging Using LCSH provides attendees with a foundation in the principles and practices of subject cataloging using Library of Congress Subject Headings, LCSH. Participants learn how to determine what a work is about and how to construct and assign subject headings to bibliographic records.

The Fundamentals of Series Authorities course introduces the concepts behind using and maintaining series statements in library catalogs. The course covers MARC 21 series authority records and bibliographic records for items in series.

Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification provides authoritative standardized training in the principles and practices of Library of Congress Classification (LCC). The course includes background on the development and structure of LCC. Emphasis is on basic skills and on application of LCC in areas most often used by generalists.