Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato
Abstract
Cataloging Three-Dimensional Artifacts and Realia Highlights: Cataloger’s judgement is essential The Bibliographic Format is “Visual Materials” Usually title is the main entry and most of the time cataloger supplies a title For a piece of art, main entry could be the creator For Type (Type of record) field we usually use “r” for three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object and “o” for kits For TMat (Type of material) field we usually use “r” for realia, “g” games, “w” toys, “a” art original, “c” art reproduction, “d” diorama, “p” microscope slide, “q” model, and “b’’ for kits Cataloging guidelines: OLAC Best Practices for Cataloging Object
