You’ve finished Cataloging and Classification — well done. Here’s a quick recap to lock it in, and the best places to go next.

What you’ve learned

Across five lessons, you explored:

• Cataloguing Standards — shared rules (RDA) for describing materials consistently.
• Dewey Decimal Classification — the ten-class numbering system for shelving.
• Library of Congress Classification — the letter-based scheme for large research libraries.
• MARC Records — the format that lets computers share catalogue records.
• Metadata Basics — structured description, the idea behind it all.

Make it stick

Look at the title page of any book and list the details you’d record so someone could find it again. You’ve just drafted a catalogue record.

Where to go next

If you enjoyed this course, these are the natural next steps:

• Digital Library Technologies — take cataloguing into modern digital systems.
• Library Management Basics — see how the whole library is run.

And the rest of the FRELIP toolkit is always there to put your new skills to work:

• Discovery search — find books and articles.
• Research guides — curated starting points by subject.
• Open-access journal feeds — keep current.
• All FRELIP courses — browse the full catalogue.

This courseware is provided free by FRELIP. Original text released under CC BY 4.0; linked resources remain under their own licences. Curated by the FRELIP Open Courseware editorial team.