What is cataloging?
Process of creating bibliographic records in a catalog according to a set of standards.
What is bibliographic record aka cataloging record?
Unit in a catalog containing details with regard to the identification, pyhsical characteristics, subject characteristic, and location of a bibliographic item.
Function of Catalogue
Subject Analysis
"Aboutness" may be expressed through:
-words or phrases
-Controlled vocabulary (thesaurus)
-LCSH - Library of Congress Subjects Heading/Sears List,etc
-Free Text
Subject Heading
Cutter Principles
-to enable a person to find a work of which thee subject is known
-the catalog is a tool for location - you know what you want, and you're using subject as a means of access
-to show what the library has on a given subject [and] in a given kind of literature
-the catalog is a tool for collocation (gathering groups of materials by subject and genre).
Classification
-Two Primary Functions:
LCC - Library of Congress Classification
DDC - Dewey Decimal Classification
Call Number
- call number bagi sesebuah buku adalah unit, walaupun ada dua buah buku yang sama tajuk, sama ISBN.
Example of LCC
LC 149 M34 201 C1
-LC 149 kelas number
-M34 - based on main entry CONTOH tajuk buku ialah The Making (M) of Literate Societe
-2001
-C1 = First Copy, Naskah pertama... selain C ada juga R dan F
Example of DDC
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