I'm trying to feel the same level of confidence I felt during the last two posts, but instead I am filled with doubt. Not a good feeling to have right after submitting a quiz, I might add! I have done well on the practices and graded homework for ISBD, AACR, and MARC. I know the stuff. But I still can't help feeling like it could have gone better. We'll see - most of the time when I feel I've done poorly, I've actually done pretty well.
Cataloging is hard work! Though it is not for this particular class, this does pertain to cataloging, so I still feel that it is relevant. I am currently working on the cataloging assignment for my practicum class, in which I am required to create five original catalog records. I feel confident that my ISBD and AACR areas are correct, but I have not yet learned how to do Library of Congress subject headings and must learn to do so by Sunday night…yikes!
I did enjoy the DDC practice assignments and homework. It was fun, kind of like a scavenger hunt, searching for the information and deciding on the right class number. All of my life I’ve seen the numbers on the book spines. I knew the main headings – 800 is literature, 900 is history, geography, & biography, etc. – but that was the extent of my knowledge. It has been very interesting learning where the rest of the numbers come from and seeing how they make sense and create order.
Despite my shaken confidence, I still feel like I will come out of this class in one piece and with lots of knowledge to show for it. Bring it on!
