LIBRARY CATALOGINGDEFINITION & PURPOSE

LIBRARY CATALOGING

LIBRARY CATALOGING

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

NEED FOR LIBRARY CATALOGUE

FUNCTIONS OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE

REQUISITES OF GOOD CATALOGUE

KINDS OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE

INTRODUCTION

THE TERM CATALOGUE HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM GREEK PHRASE ‘KATALOGES’ MEANS ACCORDING TO PLAN OR ORDER.

IT IS LIST OF BOOKS AND OTHER READING MATERIAL OF A PARTICULAR LIBRARY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO A DEFINITE PLAN FOR LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL IN THE LIBRARY

DEFINITIONS CA CUTTER“A CATALOGUE IS A LIST OF BOOK WHICH IS ARRANGED ON SOME DEFINITE PLAN. AS DISTINGUISHED FROM BIBLIOGRAPHY , IT IS LIST OF BOOKS IN SOME LIBRARY OR COLLECTION.”

DR. SR RANGANATHAN“A METHODICALLY ARRANGED RECORD OF INFORMATION ABOUT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES.”

JAMES DUFF BROWN“CATALOGUE IS AN EXPLANATORY LOGICALLY ARRANGED INVENTORY AND KEY TO BOOKS AND THEIR CONTENTS AND IS CONFINED TO THE COLLECTION OF A PARTICULAR LIBRARY.”

A CATALOGUE IS

A LIST OF LIBRARY MATERIALS CONTAINED IN A COLLECTION, A LIBRARY, OR A GROUP OF LIBRARIES, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SOME DEFINITE PLAN.

–THE CATALOG FORMS THE BASIS FOR ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY’S COLLECTION

NEED FOR LIBRARY CATALOGUE DIRECTS USERS FROM THE NATURAL LANGUAGE (ALPHABETICAL) TO ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE MOST OF THE BOOKS DEALS WITH VARIOUS SUBJECTS. CATALOGUES REVEALS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A BOOK READERS APPROACH A BOOK FROM VARIOUS ANGLES, CATALOGUES SATISFIES DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND MAXIMIZES THE USE OF THE BOOK WORKS OF AN AUTHOR ON DIFFERENT SUBJECTS ARE FILED AT ONE PLACE IT CHECKS DUPLICATION IT IS A PRIMARY TOOL FOR ASSISTANCE IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OF A LIBRARY

FUNCTIONS OF CATALOGUE TO ENABLE A PERSON TO FIND A BOOK ON THE BASIS OF :-

AUTHOR TITLE SUBJECT

TO SHOW THAT THE LIBRARY HAS BOOKS :- BY A GIVEN AUTHOR ON A GIVEN SUBJECT IN A GIVEN KIND OF LITERATURE

TO ASSIST IN THE CHOICE OF BOOKS ON THE BASIS OF :-

EDITION CHARACTER

FUNCTIONS OF CATALOGUE HELPS IN MAINTENANCE OF A BALANCED COLLECTION

DISPLAYS THE BOOKS OF SAME SUBJECT TOGETHER

HELPS TO CHECK UNCONSCIOUS DUPLICATIONS IN BOOK SELECTION

DISPLAYS THE BOOKS OF SAME SUBJECT TOGETHER

CLASSIFIED PART OF THE CATALOGUE IN ADDITION TO THE ALPHABETICAL CATALOGUE FOR SELECTION OF A BOOK ON SPECIFIC SUBJECT

REQUISITE OF A GOOD CATALOGUE

DURABILITY

LEGIBILITY

INTELLIGIBILITY

CONSISTENCY

ACCESSIBILITY

FLEXIBILITY

KINDS OF CATALOGUE PHYSICAL FORM BOOK FORM, SHEET FORM, CARD FORM, GUARD BOOK CATA, ROTARY CATA, DRUM CATA, KARDEX HORIZONTAL CATA.

THE WIDELY ACCEPTED FORMS ARE :-

BOOK FORM

SHEAF FORM

CARD FORM

BOOK FORM CATALOGUE

IT RESEMBLES TO A BOOK OR A REGISTER IN APPEARANCE.

THE ENTRIES ARE PRINTED ON SEPARATE SHEETS AS PER A DESIRED ARRANGEMENT AND THE SHEETS ARE THEN BOUND TOGETHER TO FORM A BOOK OR REGISTER

ADOPTED BY MANY LARGE LIBRARIES. IN INDIA AUTHOR CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS IS PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL LIBRARY, KOLKATA

BOOK FORM CATALOGUE

MERITS

1. EASY TO CONSULT2. SEVERAL ENTRIES CAN BE SEEN ON SINGLE PAGE

QUICKLY 3. OCCUPIES LESS SPACE

DEMERITS1. EXPENSIVE2. NEVER KEPT UP-TO-DATE3. CAN BE USED BY LIMITED NUMBER OF USERS4. ENTRIES FOR BOOKS WITHDRAWN FOR VARIOUS

REASONS ARE TO BE SCORED OUT WHICH LOOKS UGLY

SHEAF FORM CATALOGUE

IN THIS CATALOGUE EACH ENTRY IS RECORDED ON A SEPARATE PAPER SLIP OF A TOUGH PAPER OF 6” X 4”. ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED IN A SPECIFIC ORDER AND BOUNDED TOGETHER WITH A SHEET HOLDER

SHEAF FORM CATALOGUE

MERITS

1. EASIER & CHEAPER TO PRODUCE2. DUPLICATE / CARBON COPIES CAN BE PREPARED

EASILY3. OCCUPIES LESS SPACE THAN CARD CABINET

DEMERITS1. HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES GET DISTORTED AND DEFACED

EASIER2. GUIDING IS NOT SATISFACTORY3. OPERATION OF INSERTION AND WITHDRAWAL IS NOT

VERY EASY

CARD FORM CATALOGUE

IT IS BEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY OF DISPLAYING LIBRARY CATALOGUE. CARDS OF UNIFORM SIZE (12.5 CM X 7.5 CM OR 5” X 3” ) ARE ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL OR CLASSIFIED ORDER. CARD CABINETS ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD AL LEAST 1400 CARDS IN UPRIGHT POSITION

CARD FORM CATALOGUE

MERITS1. IT CANNOT BECOME OBSOLETE OR CONGESTED2. CARD IS SINGLE-SELF CONTAINED UNIT CAPABLE OF

INFINITE EXPANSION3. CAN EASILY BE CHANGED4. CAN EASILY BE CONSULTED

DEMERITS1. CARD CABINET OCCUPIES MUCH SPACE2. IT IS NOT PORTABLE3. IN A LARGE LIBRARY MANY READER CAN NOT

CONSULT AT SAME TIME

INNER FORM OF CATALOGUE

AUTHOR CATALOGUE NAME CATALOGUE TITLE CATALOGUE ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT CATALOGUE DICTIONARY CATALOGUE CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE ALPHABETICALLY CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE

AUTHOR CATALOGUELIST OF BOOKS IN A COLLECTION, ENTERED UNDER THE NAMES OF THE AUTHOR OF BOOKS

ADVANTAGES

BRINGS ALL WORKS OF AN AUTHOR AT ONE PLACE IS DIFFERENT NAMES / PSEUDONYM ARE USED BY THE AUTHOR THE READER IS GUIDED USING CROSS REFERENCE

DISADVANTAGES

DOES NOT ANSWER ALL ANSWERS

DICTIONARY CATALOGUE

ALL THE ENTRIES (AUTHOR, SUBJECT, TITLE ETC.) AND RELATED REFERENCES ARE ARRANGED TOGETHER IN ONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER

IT PROVIDES THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THE READER WANTS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE

ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

BRINGS ENTRIES OF BOOKS ON SAME AND RELATED SUBJECTS TOGETHER

IT REVEALS STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF A LIBRARY

CONCLUSION

CATALOGUE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF A BOOK BY THE READER IN THE LEAST POSSIBLE TIME. A CATALOGUE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED TO SUIT THE POPULAR NEED AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

ENTRIES SHOULD BE SIMPLE UNIFORM AND EASILY COMPREHENSIBLE

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