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Unit 9: Filing of Entries

(d) Cross Reference Index Entries (CRIE): CRIEs have three sections: Leading Section, Notes
Second Section and Referred to Heading. The alternative form of the heading to
which the entry refers, that is the Referred from Heading, is to be in the Leading
Section. The Second Section is to contain the directing statement ‘See’ or ‘See also’ as
per the context. The Referred to Heading will be the Heading of the CIE or BIE to
which the searcher is directed.
(e) Class Reference Entries (CRE): CREs is Class Number entries referring to some
portion of an item, for which the cataloguer anticipates specific enquiries from the
part of users. CRE can be prepared by writing the Class Number of the topic from which
the cross reference is made and the directing element ‘See also’ in two separate lines
in a copy of the Main Entry. There can be more than one CREs for an item catalogued.
(f) Conventions on Style of Writing: The Heading of a BIE may have more than one
component such as an Entry Element, Secondary Element, Individualizing Elements
and Descriptive Elements and they have to be shown distinctly. Further, there is the
possibility of more than one block such as an organ of a corporate body in the heading.
Therefore, the typographical style prescribed in the Part E of the CCC would be the
best option. Changes in Call Number of a document may have to be effected in the
light of revision of classification scheme used or anticipating better use of the item by
users. In the light of these, the following conventions are recommended.

9.3 Descriptive Cataloguing

The National Library of Greece (Ethnike Bibliothiketes Ellados) is one of the richest depositories
of Byzantine musical manuscripts and is surpassed by its holdings in Greece only by the multitude
of manuscripts found in the monasteries of Mount Athos. In spite of being such a rich archive, the
National Library has never published a catalogue of its musical manuscripts - not all of which are
Byzantine or Greek. It is the purpose of this catalogue to recover or, in some instances, to present
for the first time the repertory of the musical sources of the library.
This project has been twelve years in the making for Professor Diane to uliatos, involving the
discovery and detailed cataloguing of all 241 Western, Ancient Greek, and Byzantine music
manuscripts. Not all of these are from Athens or modern Greece, but also encompass Turkey, the
Balkans, Italy, Cyprus, and parts of Western Europe. This variety underlines the importance of the
catalogue for identifying composers, music and performance practice of different locales. The
catalogue includes a detailed listing of the contents as written in the original language as well as
the titles of compositions (and/or incpits) with composers, modal signatures, other attributions
and information on performance practice. Each manuscript entry includes a commentary in English
indicating important highlights and its significance. There is a substantive English checklist that
summarizes the contents of each manuscript for non-Greek readers. A bibliography follows
containing pertinent citations where the manuscript has been used in references. There is also a
glossary that defines terms for the non-specialist. Examples of some of the manuscripts will be
photographically displayed.

Task Write a short note on descriptive cataloguing.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. The ownership library filing system of library classification is called the .................... .
2. The library software is also an important tool in .................... .
3. A CIE has to consist of three sections, namely, Leading Section, Second Section and ............ .
4. Cross Reference Index Entries (CRIE) have three sections: Leading Section, Second Section
and .................... .

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