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Cataloging Tools

MARC Code List for Countries
2003 edition, updated in 2008
MARC Code List for Geographic Areas
2006 edition, updated in 2008
MARC Code List for Languages
2007 edition, updated continuously
MARC Code List for Relators
MARC Subject Category Source Codes
MARC Description Convention Source Codes
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
1999 Edition; Update No. 1 (October 2000) through Update No. 35 (December 2022)
MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
2000 Edition; Update No. 1 (October 2000) through Update No. 25 (December 2017)

OCLC Materials - Current and Historical

Music Cataloging Bulletin
Published by the Music Library Association, available from 2003-date
VRA Bulletin
Published by the Visual Resources Association, available from 2004-
LC Cataloging Service Bulletin
nos. 1-128 (1978-2010)
OCLC Technical Bulletins
Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms
PDF files for the new Edition of the Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) as well as the Demographic Group Terms Manual

WebDewey
use OCLC Connexion login and password to access
LC Classification Outline
7th edition
Cutter-Sanborn Numbers
Get Cutter Sanborn number (Three-Figure Author Table, Swanson-Swift Revision).

OLAC Inc. - Resources
from OLAC Catalogers' Network - list of best practices, vocabularies, and recommendations for cataloging audiovisual materials.
NASIGuides
from NASIG - resources on cataloging and classifying serials
Genre Terms for Tabletop Games

Library of Congress Subject Headings
Medical Subject Headings (MESH)
Getty Vocabularies
Includes Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA), Iconography Authority (IA), Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN), and Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
ERIC Thesaurus