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Cataloging @ UWCSEA East: Khmer books

Cataloging guidelines

Currently we have a small collection of books in Khmer, mainly for recreational reading. Fiction and poetry titles will be classed under the last name of the author, for example *S\KHMER Lim. Non-fiction will be given a numerical call number, for example *S\KHMER 155. Biographies will be classed together with either 920 (collective biography) and the first word of the title, or 921 (individual biography) and the last name of the subject; for example, *S\KHMER 920 Cambodia or *S\KHMER 921 Buddha.

See example records 

The Khmer titles and author names, with English translations, are in the google doc World Languages Cambodian Books. The google doc also has a link to a picture of the cover of the book. Most of these books do not have ISBNs. The Khmer and English titles and author names can be copied and pasted into the title record; do check the English for spelling accuracy.

Click on Add Title. New records are automatically created as RDA records.

BRIEF TITLE TAB

  • Title: khmertitle = englishtitle
  • Author: khmerauthor. Remember in this field, the convention is firstname lastname.
  • ISBN; scan in from the book if it has one.
  • Material Type; Book
  • Name & Dates: entered in English only, use Find Heading for consistency. In this field the convention is lastname, firstname.
  • Extent: indicate the number of pages if available.

SERIES/NOTES TAB

  • Interest Level; so far all of the Khmer books are Adult level books.

SUBJECTS TAB

  • Topical Heading: Cambodian books.
  • Topical Heading: Khmer language materials.
  • Indicate a form: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Drama, Poetry. Fiction and Nonfiction are Local Headings. The others are Topical Headings. 
  • If Short stories are present, add this as a genre tag in the 655 field. (must use Marc Editor)
  • If the book was not originally written in Finnish, indicate the type of translation as a Local Heading. 

ADD COPIES

  • Assign next barcode
  • Call number: *S\KHMER then the author's name, or if a biography using that convention, or if nonfiction using that convention.
  • Sublocation: East Sec WORLD LANGUAGES
  • Vendor: as appropriate
  • Invoice: as appropriate

Add image. Very few of these books have ISBNs, so pictures of the books covers have been saved in this folder. Download the image and save to Pictures, then upload to Destiny.