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Library Classification and Cataloguing Theory

Notes For the works of shared responsibility the following rules may be applied to
Works produced by the collaboration of two or more persons
Works for which different persons have prepared separate contributions.
Works consisting of an exchange between two or more persons.
Works resulting from a collaboration or exchange between a person and a corporate
body.
If, in a work of shared responsibility, principal responsibility is attributed (by the
wording or the layout of the chief source of information) to one person or corporate
body, enter under the heading for that person or body. If the name of another person
or corporate body appears first in the chief source of information, make an added
entry under the headings for other persons or bodies involved if there are not more
than two.
(ii) Two or three personal authors: “If responsibility is shared between two or three persons or
bodies and principle responsibility is not attributed to any of them by wording or layout,
enter under the heading for the one named first. Make added entries under the headings for
the other”.
(iii) Four personal authors: “When a single statement of responsibility names more than three
persons or corporate bodies performing the same function, or with the same degree of
responsibility omit all but the first of each group of such persons or bodies. Indicate the
omission by the mark of omission (…) and add et al … in square brackets.
A work produced by the collaboration of four authors is a work of shared responsibility. If
principal responsibility is not indicated, then rule 21.6C2 is applicable. According to it, “If
responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies and principle
responsibility is not attributed to any one, two or three enter under title. Make an added entry
under the heading for the first person or corporate body named”.

Task Discuss briefly about the normative principles of cataloguing.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. The second edition of Anglo-American cataloguing Rules (AACR-2) was complied by
.................... .
2. AACR 2 code has prescribed .................... levels of description.
3. CCC consists of two parts, that are .................... and .................... .
4. In alphabetical part of CCC the entries are arranged according to the .................... order.

12.3 Summary

In order to respond the increasing mechanization, the growth of centralized and coopera-
tive bibliographic services and networks, introduction of a number of new media, the
second edition of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) emerged in 1979.
The classified catalogue code consists of two parts: classified part and Alphabetical part. The
classified catalogue consists of two types of entries namely, Number Entries and Word Entries.
In the Classified Catalogue Code, if the single person is an author, then the name of a
personal author shall become the heading of a main entry. In rendering the name, the
elements in the name shall be given in the following order: Entry element, Secondary
element and Individualizing element.

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