meaning and importance of library cataloging

1. LIBRARY CATALOGING
DEFINITION & PURPOSE

3. LIBRARY CATALOGING

4. LIBRARY CATALOGING
 INTRODUCTION
 DEFINITIONS
 NEED FOR LIBRARY CATALOGUE
 FUNCTIONS OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE
 REQUISITES OF GOOD CATALOGUE
 KINDS OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE

5. 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

6. 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.”

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. REQUISITE OF A GOOD CATALOGUE
 DURABILITY
 LEGIBILITY
 INTELLIGIBILITY
 CONSISTENCY
 ACCESSIBILITY
 FLEXIBILITY

12. 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

13. 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

14. BOOK FORM CATALOGUE
MERITS
1. EASY TO CONSULT
2. SEVERAL ENTRIES CAN BE SEEN ON SINGLE PAGE
QUICKLY
3. OCCUPIES LESS SPACE
DEMERITS
1. EXPENSIVE
2. NEVER KEPT UP-TO-DATE
3. CAN BE USED BY LIMITED NUMBER OF USERS
4. ENTRIES FOR BOOKS WITHDRAWN FOR VARIOUS
REASONS ARE TO BE SCORED OUT WHICH LOOKS
UGLY

15. 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

16. SHEAF FORM CATALOGUE
MERITS
1. EASIER & CHEAPER TO PRODUCE
2. DUPLICATE / CARBON COPIES CAN BE PREPARED
EASILY
3. OCCUPIES LESS SPACE THAN CARD CABINET
DEMERITS
1. HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES GET DISTORTED AND DEFACED
EASIER
2. GUIDING IS NOT SATISFACTORY
3. OPERATION OF INSERTION AND WITHDRAWAL IS NOT
VERY EASY

17. 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

18. CARD FORM CATALOGUE
MERITS
1. IT CANNOT BECOME OBSOLETE OR CONGESTED
2. CARD IS SINGLE-SELF CONTAINED UNIT CAPABLE OF
INFINITE EXPANSION
3. CAN EASILY BE CHANGED
4. CAN EASILY BE CONSULTED
DEMERITS
1. CARD CABINET OCCUPIES MUCH SPACE
2. IT IS NOT PORTABLE
3. IN A LARGE LIBRARY MANY READER CAN NOT
CONSULT AT SAME TIME

19. INNER FORM OF CATALOGUE
 AUTHOR CATALOGUE
 NAME CATALOGUE
 TITLE CATALOGUE
 ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT CATALOGUE
 DICTIONARY CATALOGUE
 CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE
 ALPHABETICALLY CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE

20. AUTHOR CATALOGUE
LIST 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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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