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Need help cataloging books

Posted by Janet Estridge on October 18, 2010 at 23:08

The books listed below were given to the Church Library as a Memorial for one of our members who passed away recently.

Our Librarian who does the cataloging is out sick and I need to catalog these right away.

I usually don't have any trouble cataloging but these books have me stumped. Can you help me with this ??

Thank You !

Janet Estridge.

 

1. A place of healing : Wrestling with the mysteries of suffering, pain, and God's sovereignty by Joni Eareckson Tada.

2. Kaleidoscope : Seeing God's wit and wisdom in a whole new light by

Patsy Clairmont.

3. Between a rock and a hard place : Divine surprises in the tight spots of life by Carol Kent.

4. Life in the balance : Biblical answers for the issues of the day by

Joni Eareckson Tada.

5. The edge of the Divine : Where possibilty meets God's faithfulness by

Sandi Patty.

 

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  • Janet Estridge October 20, 2010 11:00
    I want to say a very big "Thank You" to all who have helped me with this problem.
    I'm also grateful for this website for fellow Church Librarian's who are also our Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
    Janet Estridge.
  • Gene Cahall October 20, 2010 7:09
    Here's another resource I used a lot while recataloging our entire collection to Dewey: "A Classification System for Church Libraries, Revised Edition, Based on the Dewey Decimal Classification System". It is availble through Lifeway (http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/product.asp?isbn=0633199702&am...). I found that it helped for unusual items (e.g. study guides for reference, not found in libraries). It also helps in considering whether to use the Dewey listed in the CIP or one based on another of the Subject references that might fit your library better.
  • Gene Cahall October 19, 2010 4:42
    Here's a helpful site for cataloging: http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ You can look up at item, and it tells you where other libraries have placed it. It was published a few months ago in (I believe) the CSLA library association website.
    OCLC Classify -- an Experimental Classification Service
    Classify is an OCLC Research prototype that helps you classify books, magazines, movies, and music using the Dewey Decimal Classification system or t…
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    • Janet Estridge October 19, 2010 0:06
      Thanks Ann, so very much.
      I wasn't sure what Dewey number to put on these books and thanks too for including the Subject matter.
      Janet Estridge.
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