1. Learn the basics of automated catalog and descriptive cataloging. 2. Identify and describe the content of a document for easy reference in an automated environment. 3. Analyze and represent data elements for monographs and serials and transcribe a bibliographic description system using metadata standards and systems (ISBD Cataloguing Rules, MARC format for bibliographic records). 4. Organize and store the bibliographic description using an integrated library management system. 5. Create a bibliographic database in MARC format.

This course is an introduction to theories, systems and automated cataloging practices presented in a broad historical and contemporary context. The basic objective is to understand the function and creation of library catalogs and acquire the ability to use and interpret cataloging tools effectively. The contents are: Theme 1. Concept of the catalog as a tool for information retrieval. The document and document process automation. Concept of cataloging and the cataloging module of the integrated library management systems. Operations of the Descriptive Cataloguing. Cataloguing products: bibliographic record and catalog. Theme 2. The standardization of descriptive cataloging basis for cooperation: union catalogs. National and international standards for bibliographic description: ISBD, FRBR, RC, AACR2, RDA, MARC format. Theme 3. The creation of the bibliographic record ISBD standard. General operation of bibliographic description. Organization description: areas, elements and punctuation. Sources of information. Documents in more than a physical drive. Language and writing, abbreviations, capitalization, accents, typos. Levels of detail in the description. Theme 4. The bibliographic record in MARC format: the format of the computer data entry and exchange. - Elements of a MARC record: structure (ISO 2709-1996), identifiers of content, information content. - The components of a bibliographic record MARC: header, directory, fields (tags, character and purpose to the registration area.) Control Fields (00X). Data fields, indicators and subfield codes. Item 5 The bibliographic description of monographs. What a monograph is?. Organization of bibliographic description: ISBD areas, elements and punctuation. Sources of information. Language and writing. Levels of description. Item 6. Bibliographic Description of monographs in MARC21 format. ISBD areas / fields MARC21. Item 7. The bibliographic description of serials and continuing resources in MARC21 Format - Concept and types of serials and continuing resources. ISBD areas / fields MARC21. Item 8. Cataloging module of Integrated Library Management Systems.

Acquisition of knowledge (3 credits) through lectures, teaching materials prepared by the teacher, online tutorials, specialized readings and discussions, as well as students' personal study. It relates to the powers 1, 2 and 3. Acquisition of skills and abilities (3 credits) through individual exercise resolution proposed by the teacher, group work and the creation of a database cataloging using an Integrated Library Management System. Provide a workbook for practical exercises. This relates to the powers 3, 4 and 5.