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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811377803321

Titolo

Cataloging cultural objects : a guide to describing cultural works and their images / / Murtha Baca [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : American Library Association, , 2006

ISBN

0-8389-9849-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

BacaMurtha

Disciplina

363.6/9

Soggetti

Cultural property - Documentation - Standards

Antiquities - Documentation - Standards

Architecture - Documentation - Standards

Art - Documentation - Standards

Cataloging

Cataloging of art

Cataloging of pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"On behalf of the Visual Resources Association."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-373) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Purpose; Audience; Scope and Methodology; Part 1: General Guidelines; I. How to Use This Guide; II. What Are You Cataloging; III. Works and Images; IV. Minimal Descriptions; V. Record Type; VI. Related Works; VII. Database Design and Relationships; VIII. Authority Files and Controlled Vocabularies; IX. Examples of Work Records; Part 2: Elements; I. CCO Elements; II. List of Elements; Chapter 1: Object Naming; Chapter 2: Creator Information; Chapter 3: Physical Characteristics; Chapter 4: Stylistic, Cultural, and Chronological Information

Chapter 5: Location and Geography Chapter 6: Subject; Chapter 7: Class; Chapter 8: Description; Chapter 9: View Information; Part 3: Authorities; A.1 Authorities; A.2 Geographic Place Authority; A.3 Concept Authority; A.4 Subject Authority; Selected Bibliography; Glossary; Contributors; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

In a visual and artifact-filled world, cataloging one-of-a-kind cultural objects without published guidelines and standards has been a challenge. Now for the first time, under the leadership of the Visual



Resources Association, a cross-section of five visual and cultural heritage experts, along with scores of reviewers from varied institutions, have created a new data content standard focused on cultural materials. This cutting-edge reference offers practical resources for cataloging and flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions—from libraries to museums to archives.