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For over three decades Special Libraries Cataloguing has been serving
libraries internationally, receiving mailed, couriered, or digital
copies of the front and back of title pages with collation (number of
pages or volumes) noted. For nonbook materials, copies of the items'
container, labels, inserts, or any available accompanying material are
used. Remote electronic resources are catalogued on the basis of
supplied URLs, or PDF files. More detailed instructions for preparing
photocopies will be provided on request.
English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Persian, Spanish, Swedish, Cyrillic script languages
All non Roman scripts are romanized, as opposed to being in original script.
MARC records can be provided in French (French descriptive notes, RVM
French subject headings above English ones), or in Spanish (Spanish
descriptive notes, Bilindex/Oakland Spanish subject headings above
English ones).
Cataloguing in Publication (CIP)
SLC provides cataloguing in publication data for publications which
fall outside the scope of either the Library of Congress or Library
and Archives Canada CIP programs.
Electronic Resource MARC Records for Publishers
Publishers and aggregators of electronic resources (monographs,
serials, and websites), find that libraries expect them to provide
MARC records. The preparation of records for electronic resources is
an increasing part of SLC's work. Records can be prepared for between
$5.00 and $10.00 per record, depending on the nature of the material.
to find out how to send spreadsheets with needed information.
Products
Products include AACR2/MARC21 (machine readable cataloguing)
records on CD, disk, or via FTP, HTTP or Email. Less common now are
labels (for circulation card, pocket, and spine), and "temps"
(temporary 3 x 5 inch cards).
Cataloguing Practices
Cataloguing follows the provisions of AACR2r (Anglo American
Cataloguing Rules 2nd ed. as revised) with enhancements, e.g., names
of firm members who speak at symposia as added entries, and
jurisdictional qualification of all cities of publication.
Classification
Classifications available include LCC (Library of Congress
Classification), DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification), NLM (National
Library of Medicine Classification) in conjunction with LC or alone,
UDC (Universal Decimal Classification), Moys (A Classification Scheme
for Law Books), and KF Mod (KF Classification Modified for Use in
Canadian Law Libraries), as well as Canadian FC and PS8000.
Subject Headings
Subject headings available are LCSH (Library of Congress Subject
Headings) and MeSH (NLM's Medical Subject Headings). Local subject
headings may be requested.
OCLC Loading
We have loaded records, where no matching OCLC record exists, into
libraries' OCLC accounts, allowing the library to receive the credit
for an original record. We would of course need the library's account
number and password. There is a $1.00 per record charge for this
service (which is less that the credit received).
OPAC Hosting
SLC offers catalogue hosting, for those who would like to avoid the
cost of software purchase or license, and local maintenance. The SLC
hosted catalogue offers the advantages of a default ISBD display (free
of inaccurate labels, e.g., calling criminal defendants, performers,
editors, translators, etc., "Authors"); and of a full MARC display.
There are simple and detailed searches.
for more information.
Getting Started
To begin using our services, the library would need a letter code
representing the library system, or one for each location in the
system. This code normally prints under the call number in products.
For example, the code IAEA is used by the International Atomic Energy
Agency in Vienna, Austria; codes beginning MB are used for the various
collections of McMillan Binch, a law firm in Toronto.
for more information on using the cataloguing services of our twenty
expert distance cataloguers.
It would be a pleasure to serve you.
The following prices are averaged to include derived and original
cataloguing, and are adjusted for the varying percentage of original
records, and complexity of records, in different types of libraries.
Prices include MARC records provided on digital media, via HTTP or FTP.
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