LSC 713 Description and Access for Non-Print and Digital Resources
This course prepares students to organize digital resources and manage information systems to maximize information access. Students learn to follow Resource Description and Access (RDA) to catalog monographs, video recordings, sound recordings, serials and online serials, Web resources, and electronic resources. The course also provides in-depth coverage of subject cataloging tools (such as Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification Scheme) and best practices. The class explores next generation OPACs and analyze metadata and linked data implementations to consider how cataloging will be performed in the new environment to turn library data into linked data.