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Seema Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 7: Concept of Library Catalogue

Unit 7: Concept of Library Catalogue Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
7.1 Definition of Library Catalogue
7.2 Functions and Forms of Catalogue
7.3 Dictionary Catalogue
7.4 Summary
7.5 Keywords
7.6 Review Questions
7.7 Further Readings

Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Define of Library Catalogue
Illustrate the functions and forms of Library Catalogue
Explain the dictionary Library Catalogue.

Introduction

The Catalogue plays vital role in the society. All the business concerns are preparing and maintaining
their catalogue for their successful operation. Library, as a social institution and service institution
is also depends upon catalogue for its successful functioning. Let us discuss the objectives and
functions of the library catalogue.
The term “Catalogue” has been formed from a Greek phrase “KATALOGOS”. ‘KATA’ means
‘according to’ or ‘by’ and ‘LOGOS’ means ‘word’ or ‘order’ or ‘reason’.
Thus, the term Catalogue may be regarded as a:
1. work in which contents are arranged in a reasonable way.
2. work which is done on a set plan; and Work whose contents are arranged in a systematic way.

7.1 Definition of Library Catalogue
Library catalogue is a list of reading material available in a library. The list contains entries of
books, arranged according to some definite plane or order. It is confined to the contents of a
particular library or collection. It may be described as a record and a finding list, which identifies
traces and locates a book in a library.
Catalogue is a “List of library materials contained in a collection, a library, or group of libraries,
arranged according to some definite plan” —AACR II. “A Library catalogue is a list of documents
in a library or in a collection forming a portion of it” — Dr. S.R. Ranganathan.

Notes According to James Duff Brown, “a library catalogue is an explanatory, logically
arranged inventory and key to the books and their contents, and differs from a bibliography
in being confined to the books in a particular library”.

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