Cataloguing and Classification An Introduction

About this book

Cataloguing and Classification is also a name for the course that covers general principles of bibliography, cataloguing, and indexing, that is required for students working toward degrees in Library/Information Science. Of the few texts available for the course, Lois Chan's "Cataloging and Classification" is the best because the author is the most widely known and respected authority in the field and the text contains complex, difficult information that is presented clearly and in an organized understandable manner, and provides exercises to reinforce the concepts.

Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION1. Bibliographic Control and Library CatalogsPART TWO: DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING2. Development of Cataloging Codes3. Description4. Choice of Access Points5. Name Authority Control and Forms of Headings and Uniform Titles6. ReferencesPART THREE: SUBJECT ACCESS IN LIBRARY CATALOGS7. Subject Cataloging8. Library of Congress Subject Headings9. Sears List of Subject Headings10. Medical Subject Headings and Other Subject Cataloging SystemsPART FOUR: CLASSIFICATION11. General Principles of Classification12. Dewey Decimal Classification13. Library of Congress Classification14. National Library of Medicine Classification and Other Modern Classification SystemsPART FIVE: USMARC FORMATS AND PRODUCTION OF CATALOGING RECORDS15. USMARC Formats16. Producing Cataloging RecordsAppendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index

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