Cataloging Tools
Welcome! Here you will find resources to help you with your cataloging tasks: Updating bibliographic and holdings records, following cataloging standards, and assigning subject headings. If you have additional questions or would like to schedule training, please contact us. We are happy to help!
Jeremy Morelock - jmorelock@superiorlandlibrary.org (906)226-4675 ext. 5
Ellen Moore - emoore@superiorlandlibrary.org (906)226-4675 ext. 4
SIRSI Workflows Instructions
- How to Add an Item or Call Number
- How to Discard an Item
- How to Use SmartPort to import records from OCLC and MeLCat (updated 10/24/25)
- How to Check-In and withdraw magazines using the Serials Module (updated 9/26/25)
- Excel template to help organize a library's Serial Control
- How to Add a Lexile Level
- Options for Titles Not Found in Smartport
- LCCN Formats for Cataloging
- Item records by collection spreadsheet template
UPRLC Specific
- UPRLC Cataloging Policy
- Common RDA 3XX Combinations (Superiorland Library Cooperative) (updated 7/2025)
- MARC book series examples (UPRLC)
- UPRLC Member Librarys' Catalog Links
- The Cat's Meow cataloging blog (all posts are composed by UPRLC staff expressly for staff of UPRLC member libraries)
Other Resources
- Webjunction Self-paced, free classes on cataloging basics
- Editing MaRC with RDA (Special Libraries Cataloguing)
- Value Lists for codes and controlled vocabularies (Library of Congress)
- Bib formats and standards (OCLC)
- OLAC publications and training materials
- Library of Congress authorized name and subject search
- Understanding MARC Bibliographic (Library of Congress) (does not include 2013 RDA changes but still useful for MaRC basics)
- Worldcat.org