This document provides an overview of cataloguing and classification in libraries. It discusses the objectives and process of cataloguing, including main entries, descriptive cataloguing and added entries. It describes different types of catalogues such as book, card, and online public access catalogues. It also discusses classification systems like the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal systems and how they are used to systematically arrange library materials.

1. GNS121: USE OF LIBRARY, STUDY SKILLS & ICT
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Cataloguing
By
Adesoji David ADERIBIGBE
+2348077242945
email: aderibigbead@tasce.edu.ng

2. Course Outline
• Brief History of the Library, Library and Education
• University Libraries and other Types of Libraries
• Study Skills (reference services)
• Type of Library Materials
• Using Library resources including e-Learning, e-materials
• Understanding Library Catalogues(Card, OPAC) and
Classification
• Copyright and its Implication
• Database Resources,
• Bibliographic Citation and Referencing.

3. What is Cataloguing
• Cataloguing is a process
of making entries into a
catalogue in order for
users to easily locate the
materials in the library.
• A process of preparing a
book to be put on the
shelves.
A catalogue is a
bibliographic
information about
the library holdings
which make it easy
for users to know
and access available
library resources.

4. Objectives of Cataloguing
1. It helps the users to know
whether a particular book
by a particular author with a
particular title, edition,
publisher and year is
available in the library.

5. Objectives of Cataloguing (cont.)
2. The catalogue brings together in
a single place all works of a
given author whether personal
or corporate.

6. Objectives of Cataloguing (cont.)
3. The subject catalogue brings
together all the works on a
given topic in the library.

7. CATALOGUE INPUT
In cataloguing, a book material usually has three inputs:
1. The main entry: Author, Title and Subject
2. The Descriptive Cataloguing: Title, place of
responsibility, edition statement, place of publication,
publisher, year of publication, collation, ISBN
3. The Added Entry: Subject heading, Title heading

8. Main Entry
The main entry is the heading of the bibliographic record
through which user can search for the information
resources (books, journal, magazine) in the library.
Catalogue is designed under three entries: Author, Title,
and Subject, after which other information that describe
the materials such as, collation, ISBN/ISSN, join
authors/editors(if available) and subject headings were written.
See this as main entrance to the house through the doors

9. Descriptive cataloguing
Descriptive cataloguing enumerates all
relevant information contained on the title
page, its verso, the back cover and its
physical form. This includes title,, edition,
place(s) of publication, the publisher and
the date of publication. Following this is
collation that comprises pagination,
illustrations, book height, series
information, notes and International
Standard Book Number (ISBN) or
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
Note:
Descriptive cataloging can
be detailed or limited
depending on the nature
of the library system. For
instance an academic and
research library will adopt
the detailed descriptive
cataloguing while a
limited cataloguing will
be enough for a school
library.

10. Added Entries
• Also known as tracings, these
are the other entries which
cover all the approaches that
a user can use to look for
material in the library. This
includes joint authors, editors,
title and series approach.
Note:
Added entries for subject
is indicated with Arabic
numeral 1,2,3… while
added entries for
authors, titles, series,
sponsor are indicated
with Roman numerals I,
II, III…
See this as entering the house through the windows

11. CATALOGUE ENTRIES
There are other various ways of entry in
cataloguing but the most common are three.
These are:
1. Author Heading
2. Subject Heading
3. Title Heading
Please note that year, ISBN, publisher and many other fields could
also be used to search for materials in online/automated
catalogue.

12. 1. AUTHOR HEADING ENTRY
The author heading covers the
name of the principal author,
personal or corporate, if any can
be assigned the responsibility of
the work. Where no clear author
emerges the title is used for the
main entry. The name of the
author starts with the surname
followed by the forenames with
the inclusion of the date of birth
where known as optional.

13. 2. SUBJECT HEADING ENTRY
Subject headings are used in
creating a subject catalogue.
Books and other materials on
such subject are entered and
filed alphabetically.
The two most used lists to determine such
subject headings are Library of Congress
Subject Headings (LCSH) and Sears Lists of
A Subject Headings.

14. 3. TITLE HEADING ENTRY
• The title heading entry
starts with the title of the
material which is written
boldly. Other bibliographic
information then follows
such as the name of the
author, year, place,
publisher, ISBN/ISSN etc.

15. Various Catalogue Arrangements
• Dictionary Arrangements
• Author/title Arrangements
• Subject Arrangements
• Serials Arrangements
• Shelf List Arrangements

16. Qualities of a Good Catalogue
• Comprehensiveness
• Easy access
• Flexible to update
• Cheap to acquire or make

17. Forms of Catalogue
Catalogue can be in many forms but three of
them are commonly seen in the library.
These are:
1. Book,
2. Card and
3. Automated or Online

18. Book Catalogue
• The cataloguing information is arranged in pages of
book in a dictionary, classified, or any other form.
The advantage over the card catalogues is that
• Many users can check up information from the same
section at a time if there are many copies.

19. Advantages
1. It can be moved from one place to another.
2. It can be easily consulted
3. It is compact
4. Many entries can be consulted at a time

20. Disadvantages
1. It cannot be kept up to date due to its fixed nature.
New entries cannot be added unless the whole is
reissued.
2. It is laborious to prepare and it is very expensive

21. Card catalogue
The card of 3” x 5” is
used to contain the
cataloguing information.
There is usually a card
cabinet with trays which
houses the card through
a punched hole held by
an iron rod.

22. Picture of a Card Cabinet

23. AUTOMATED CATALOGUE
This is a computer based
catalogue, designed in
digitised format through a
computer application. This
may be online or offline.
Examples of this is Online
Open Access Catalogue
(OPAC), TASCE Library
Automated Catalogue

24. Online Public Access
Catalogue (OPAC)
• An Online Public Access Catalogue is an online
bibliographic database of materials held by a library or
group of libraries e.g. OCLC. Users search a library
catalogue principally to locate books and other material
physically located at a library. OPAC give room for users to
search for such materials anywhere, at anytime to know if
the library has the material of interest. OPAC uses the
Z39.50 technology to integrate different library catalogue.

25. TASCE OPAC

26. Benefit of OPAC
• Accessibility any time, anywhere.
• Integration of bibliographic information
• Possibility of union catalogue
• Time saving

27. CLASSIFICATION
Classification is the systematic arrangement
of objects, ideas, books or other materials in
the library which have like qualities or
characteristics into groups or classes.

28. Classification Systems
• Library of Congress Classification Scheme
• Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme
• Universal Decimal Classification Scheme
• Bliss Classification Scheme
• Colon Classification Scheme

29. THE MAIN CLASSES OF LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
A General Works
B-BJ Philosophy, Psychology
BL-BX Religion
C Auxiliary Sequence of History
D History; General and Old Word
E-F History; America
G Geography; Anthropology; Recreation

30. H Social Science
J Political Science
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts, Architecture
P Language and Literature
THE MAIN CLASSES OF LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

31. Q Science
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
U Military Science
V Naval Science
Z Bibliography; Library Science
THE MAIN CLASSES OF LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

32. THE MAIN CLASSES OF
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION(DDC)
• 000 - General Works
(including general
encyclopedias,
dictionaries, period cab,
newspapers etc).
• 100 - Philosophy
• 200 - Religion
• 300 - Social Sciences
• 400 - Languages
• 500 - Pure science
• 600 - Technology
• 700 - The Arts
• 800 - Literature
• 900 - Geography and History

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