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Library Classification and Cataloguing Theory Reena Kapoor, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 9: Filing of Entries

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
9.1 Filing of Entries
9.2 Arrangement of Entries of Dictionary and Classified Catalogue
9.3 Descriptive Cataloguing
9.4 Summary
9.5 Keywords
9.6 Review Questions
9.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
State briefly about the filing of entries
Discuss the arrangement of entries of dictionary and classified catalogue
Elaborate the descriptive cataloguing.

Introduction
The “library filing system” they usually refer to the Dewey Decimal System. The other forms of
library filing system are the alpha numeric filing system or other filing systems are provided by
a software organizer. The basic information about library filing system was given by a web
designer who used to help people with web hosting reviews and Internet marketing as well.
The ownership of this system of library classification is called the Dewey Decimal System. It tries
to organize books into ten different classes. Each class has varied subcategories with 10 subdivisions
each. The ten classifications are (a) computer science, information and general works, (b) philosophy
and psychology, (c) religion, (d) social sciences, (e) language, (f) science, (g) technology/applied
sciences, (h) arts and recreation, (i) literature, (j) history, geography and biography.
Another form of library filing system that is used to organize records, books and reference materials
with a systematic method of retrieval and access of records is called the alphanumerical filing
system.

Notes Library filing system is a combination of alphabetical filing and numerical filing.
The library software is also an important tool in library filing system. This permits the school to
have a clear organization and as a result, students have more access to books where they are
interested in. Library software can help the library as it checks the current inventory of books.
It can also encode what types of books that are required by instructors and once they are stored
in the Library Organizer, the school can determine what books they should actually purchase.
The Library Organizer can also pinpoint what amongst the current books are missing or have
been in the overdue list and they can ask for it back or replace them all together. The library
organizer can also update the current books that the school requires and forward them to the
school’s donor’s list.

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