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LIS 703 -- Descriptive Cataloging Exam

Instructions for Completing and Submitting Your Exam - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
For this exam, you will create bibliographic records for five (5) items using RDA and ISBD. Transcribe
the appropriate data and then encode the data with both the fixed and variable MARC fields that we
have covered in this class to date. Templates have been provided for you to use - please do not
substitute a template of your own creation. You need to transcribe only the data elements that have
been covered so far in this course:

title and statement of responsibility area,

variant titles,
edition statement,
publication area,
physical description area (including the Content, Media, & Carrier
Types),
notes area
standard numbers (ISBN and LCCN)
fixed fields in MARC.

Please do not transcribe call numbers, subject headings, or access points other than the ones listed
above. Use the information provided for you for each item to create your records. You will be
provided with a title page, title page verso, cover, and/or a table of contents, as well as further
information about each item (such as page numbers and dimensions).
You are encouraged to consult the course Lessons and Assessments, as well as resources such as RDA
Toolkit and OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards website. If you have any questions about the
exam (about the logistics of completing the exam or if you need clarification on one or more of the
items), you must contact me via email. You MAY NOT consult another person about exam content
(such as other students, librarians, etc.) nor may you post questions about the exam in the Canvas
discussion forum or outside email or discussion lists. Any postings made about the exam in the
discussion forum for the duration of the exam period will be deleted.
Complete the Descriptive Cataloging Exam within this Word document. Put your name after "Your
Name" at the top of this page and change the file name of this document to:
YourLastName_Exam1.doc (e.g., Jane Doe should rename her exam Doe_Exam1.doc). The file
extension can be either .doc or .docx.
Upload the completed document to Canvas by 11:55pm CST on the due date noted within the Weekly
Schedule. Please do not wait until the last minute to upload your exam.
If you have any technical difficulties that prevent you from submitting the assignment, email it to me
at nahall@dom.edu. It will not be counted as late as long as the exam is received in my inbox by
11:55pm CST the day it is due. However, you may do this only if you are unable to upload it to
Canvas.

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Use of templates
The templates provided contain the common MARC fields needed to transcribe bibliographic data.
You do not need to use every field for every record. Leave the MARC field blank if you do not use it.
You do not need to delete it. Please feel free to add fields as needed (e.g., add an additional 246 for
multiple variant title fields.) Replace the x's in the 5xx fields with the appropriate MARC field code
(e.g., change 5xx to 504 for a note on the inclusion of a bibliography). The underscores ( _ ) represent
the first (1st) and second (2nd) indicators. Replace the underscore with the appropriate indicator value
where needed. The first (1st) indicator in the 245 field is provided for you, so please do not change it.
Here is an example of a completed template:
010 _ _
020 _ _

$a 0910608725

245 10

$a Bringing home the gold : $b the Mary Green story / $c by Stephanie Stevens.

246 _ _
250 _ _

$a First edition.

264 _ 1

$a New York : $b Penguin, $c 2005.

264 _ 4

$c 2003

300 _ _

$a 212 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 17 cm.

336 _ _

$a text $2 rdacontent

337 _ _

$a unmediated $2 rdamedia

338 _ _

$a volume $2 rdacarrier

504 _ _

$a Includes bibliographical references.

5xx _ _

In addition, you need to complete a template for the fixed fields. Here is an example of a completed
template for the fixed fields:
Type:

ELvl:

BLvl:

Form:

GPub:

LitF:

Srce:

Audn:

Ctrl:

Lang:

eng

Cont:

Conf:

Biog:

MRec:

Ctry:

nyu

Ills:

Indx:

Desc:

DtSt:

Dates:

Fest:

1967

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Transcribe the appropriate value for each fixed field, even if it is listed as optional on the OCLC and LC
MARC websites. If a fixed field should be blank, then do not put anything in the white space next to
that field. Do not put n/a, an underscore, or an equivalent value.
Assume that all of the following items on this exam are books written in English unless otherwise
specified.
If there is a table of contents present, you are expected to transcribe it in the appropriate MARC field.
Transcribe a basic contents note. Do not transcribe an enhanced content note.
Please transcribe all of your answers on this exam using blue font. Good luck!

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ITEM #1
Title Page
A Hundred Uses For Duct Tape!
written and illustrated by Amy L. Williams

Marsh Press

Title Page Verso

First Marsh Press Hardcover Edition, October 2011
Copyright 2010

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Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction: America's Favorite Silver Fix-ItAll....................................................................4
1. Waterproof Beach
Bag......................................................................................................6
2. Messenger
Bag................................................................................................................15
3. Braided Duct Tape
Bracelets...........................................................................................21
4. Rolled Duct Tape Bead
Bracelets....................................................................................35
5. Duct Tape Hair
Bows.......................................................................................................43
6. Duct Tape
Belt.................................................................................................................54
7. Duct Tape Covered
Boots................................................................................................70
8. No Sew
Apron..................................................................................................................82
9. Key Ring
Wristlet..............................................................................................................99
10. Wallets, Wallets,
Wallets!.............................................................................................116
11. Duct Tape Roses.........................................................................................................138
12. Valentine's Day
Wreath................................................................................................165
13. Party
Banner................................................................................................................177
14. Luggage
Tags..............................................................................................................192
15. Striped
Floor.................................................................................................................205
16. Picture
Frames.............................................................................................................227
Further
Ideas......................................................................................................................246
Suggestions for
Materials...................................................................................................287

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This is a work of non-fiction.

There are 4 through 290 numbered pages.
In the middle of the item, there are 16 unnumbered pages of plates.
Contains mostly color illustrations, but there are a couple of black and white illustrations.
There is no place of publication that you can find on the item. After doing some outside
research, you are unable to determine with any certainty where the publisher "Marsh Press"
is located.
29.7 centimeters high
23.2 centimeters wide
You cannot find any standard numbers on the item.
Summary from the back cover of the book: The heavy duty adhesive, duct tape, has
thousands of uses and is probably known best for its quick fix ability. However, with
so many fashionable colors and prints available, duct tape offers countless possibilities
and it's not only inexpensive but super easy to work with too!

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ITEM #2
Cover

ASTRONOMY
LAURA KAY

ZANE HARRIET

STACEY PALEN

XUE KU

BRADFORD SMITH

Title Page

INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
Edited by
Laura Kay

Harvard University

Zane Harriet
Yale University

Stacey Palen

University of California at Berkeley

Xue Ku
Harvard University

Bradford Smith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Introduction by George Blumenthal

Preface by Winston Rogers
Harvard University Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1985

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This is a work of non-fiction.

Title on cover: An Introduction to Astronomy.
There are preliminary pages numbered i through xviii.
The rest of the item is numbered 1 through 575, but there are 35 unnumbered pages at the
end of the item that contain appendices.
Contains mostly black and white illustrations, but there are a few color illustrations as well.
There are a few black and white maps.
23.3 centimeters high
18 centimeters wide
There are bibliographical references throughout the work.
ISBN: 1-884778-13-6
LC Control No.: 94-021234

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ITEM #3
Title Page

LIVING HISTROY
A Festschrift for John Taylor Henderson
Phyllis Brown
Charles Peters

Routledge
A Division of Taylor & Francis
New York -- San Francisco -- London

Title Page Verso

First Published by Random House in May 1977
First Routledge Edition - November 1990

1977 - Random House

1989 - Routledge

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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................iv
Introduction .........................................................................................................................5
Phyllis Brown & Charles Peters
A Brief Biography of John Taylor Henderson.....................................................................8
Charles Peters
The Influence of John Taylor Henderson.........................................................................21
Phyllis Brown
History in the Mind of the Beholder : Henderson's Thoughts on Postmodernism........40
Jeremiah Rossen
History Research.................................................................................................................66
Allison Smith
Teaching Historical Controversies....................................................................................89
Max Nelson, Bernie Powers, & Cindy Tidline
Index..................................................................................................................................109

This is a work of non-fiction.

The publisher accidentally misspelled a word within the title.
You glance through the item and note that the "authors" listed on the title page are actually
editors.
Preliminary pages are numbered iv through v.
Rest of the item is numbered 3 through 119.
There are no illustrations.
23.7 centimeters high
17.4 centimeters wide
There are bibliographical references throughout the work and an index at the end.
Summary (from the back cover of the book): This festschrift is a tribute to legendary historian
and teacher John Taylor Henderson. Several of Henderson's former students and fellow
historians have contributed to this volume that honors his life and work.
ISBN: 978-0-415-99726-1
LC Control No.: 2009038895

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ITEM #4
Cover
Hippy Dippy Hippos & Crazy Crocodiles
By Wilma Williamson
Illustrated by Max Briton

Greenleaf Publishing Company

Naperville, Illinois

This is a fictional work directed at Primary age children.

There is no title page in this item - the information above is on the cover.
There are no dates on the item, but on the publisher's website you find that it was definitely
published in 2012.
There are 42 unnumbered leaves.
There are only color illustrations.
20.6 centimeters high
23 centimeters wide
Summary (that you came up with yourself): The Hippos like to play in the shady side of the
river while the Crocodiles spend their time on the sunny side of the river. One day a big storm
comes and the Hippos and the Crocodiles learn they have more in common than they
thought.
ISBN: 978-154470-645-7

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ITEM #5
Title Page

The Lady In The Mirror

A Ruby Bentley Novel

by Oliver Russell

Labyrinth Books
A Division of Stone Publishing Company
Chicago -- New York -- Dublin -- Tokyo

Copyright 1988, 1992, 1999

1st Labyrinth Paperback Edition - January 2000

This is a work of fiction.

There are 3 through 277 numbered pages.
Contains no illustrations.
18.5 centimeters high
13.8 centimeters wide
ISBN: 0-8389-0844-7
LC Control No.: 98-23567
Summary (from publisher's website): Private detective Ruby Bentley's new client insists that
his dead wife's ghost is trying to tell him something important about her mysterious death
three years ago. Ruby is sure there's a reasonable explanation for what's going on. Can she
solve the mystery or will this be her most difficult case yet?

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