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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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