Introduction to Cataloguing Theory

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-84334-728-6
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Reihe: Chandos Information Professional Series

Cataloguing theory is vital to an effective library. Introduction to Cataloguing Theory describes the qualities of an ideal catalogue, and examines how effective a library catalogue can be as a tool for search. This title covers the evolution of catalogue codes and the structure of library catalogues, also exploring the characteristics and search behaviour of users. This is an important resource for professional librarians interested in building co-operative networks. The book consists of four sections, which cover the history, purpose, and types of library catalogues; the format of catalogue entries; the choice and rendering of headings and cataloguing of non-print media; and subject indexing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swain, Nirmal Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Systematiken, Katalogisierung, Klassifikation, Bibliographisches Arbeiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1 History, purpose and types of library catalogues: Library catalogue: Objectives, purposes and functions; History and development of library catalogue code; Physical form of catalogues; Types of catalogues. Section 2 Format of catalogue entries: Kinds of entries; Data elements in different types of entries; Data elements in different types of entries; Filing of entries, classified and alphabetical; Centralizing cataloguing, cataloguing in publication and pre-natal cataloguing; Machine formats: MARC and CCF. Section 3 Choice and rendering of headings and cataloguing of non-print media: Personal authors (Western and Indian names); Corporate authors; Pseudonyms, anonymous works, and uniform titles; Cataloguing of non-print media. Section 4 Subject indexing, vocabulary control and recent developments in cataloguing: Subject cataloguing problems; Vocabulary control: Subject heading lists and thesauri; Subject indexing models; Techniques for subjects indexing; Recent trends in library cataloguing.

Über Autor(innen)

Nirmal Kumar Swain is Assistant Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science at Banasthali University in Rajasthan, India. Nirmal holds a PhD in Library and Information Science, and comes to this book with a decade-long experience of teaching. He has won many awards for his writing. This is Nirmal's first book with Chandos Publishing.