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Physical forms of Catalogue
Types of library catalogues The four types of library catalogues are listed below. 1. Card catalogue 2. Book catalogue 3. COM catalogue 4. On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Access points Library catalogues provide access to items by their author, title,… Read More
View LessonSears List of Subject Heading
Introduction Vocabulary control is important for providing subject access to information in libraries and databases. Names of subjects called, subject descriptors, must be standardized for use in subject catalogues, otherwise our information retrieval system will be chaotic and inefficient. The… Read More
View LessonStandardization of Bibliographic Description – ISBDs and Revised ISBD
The International Conference on Cataloguing Principles (ICCP) (commonly known as “Paris Principles), which was held in Paris in October 1961 under the auspices of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Its goal was to serve as a basis for… Read More
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