Cataloguing Resources

[sandes <sandes@WILKEN-DSM.COM>]

Does anyone know of an excellent online site to get help with cataloguing
educational materials (as, Using Assessment for School Improvement, or
lesson aids, or similar things)?  LC does, of course, have a large database
of these items, but seems to be hit and miss for this kind of topic.  They
probably do have some guidelines which limit what they are to catalog, but
sure would be nice.

While I'm on the subject, don't you just wish that educational groups who
supposedly are in support of libraries (N.A.S.S.P., N.M.S.A., etc.) would
provide a CIP within their publications?

And, British publications feature the wonderful statement that cataloguing
is available from the British Library while the exact same material from
the same publisher but published in the North America will contain the
cataloguing information.  Have any of you tried to use the British Library
site?  It's a nightmare or epic proportions.

And, why can not textbook, lesson aid, and other publishers not take time
for CIP?  With the growing tendency to have school libraries as resource
centers for all types of materials, it seems to make sense to me.

And, why can we not access the cataloguing of some materials that have LC
control numbers, huh?

Oh well, I guess my cataloguing better anyway.  :0)

Earl
Earl Sande
Secondary School Librarian
International School of Tanganyika
Post Office Box 2651
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(e-mail :  sandes@wilken-dsm.com)

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