Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging

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written by Bruce Mason

This document outlines the methods used in cataloging content for the ComPADRE digital library collections. The meanings of the information fields and explanations of the ComPADRE fixed vocabularies are given.

Series Name: Compadre Policies & Procedures
Issue NA

Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging
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Published: December 7, 2005

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General Physics - Collections	- Informal Education	- Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2005 Compadre
Keyword:: Compadre documents
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created December 8, 2005 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: June 8, 2010 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 7, 2005
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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Record Link

<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3347">Mason, Bruce. "Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging." In Compadre Policies & Procedures, 10. 2005.</a>

AIP Format

B. Mason, , Compadre Policies & Procedures, Report No. NA, 2005, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3347&DocID=57).

AJP/PRST-PER

B. Mason, Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging, Compadre Policies & Procedures, Report No. NA, 2005, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3347&DocID=57>.

APA Format

Mason, B. (2005). Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging (Report No. NA). Retrieved December 15, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3347&DocID=57

Chicago Format

Mason, Bruce. "Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging." In Compadre Policies & Procedures, 10. 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3347&DocID=57 (accessed 15 December 2025).

MLA Format

Mason, Bruce. Best Practices for ComPADRE Cataloging. 2005. 15 Dec. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3347&DocID=57>.

BibTeX Export Format

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