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Unit 2: Library Organization

2.6 Keywords Notes

Authority Records : The most common way of enforcing authority control in a
bibliographic catalogue is to set up a separate index of authority
records which relates to and governs the heading used in the main
catalogue.
Cross Reference : These are other forms of the name that might appear in the catalog.
Organizational Structure : It is a way of describing the relationships among groups and
individuals in an organization.

2.7 Review Questions

1. Discuss in detail policy making of library.
2. Describe the library committee and its purpose.
3. Write briefly on the organizational structure in libraries.
4. Write a paragraph library authority.
5. What are the features of LPM?
6. Write a short note on AAHSL.
7. Write the functions of library.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Services 2. Robert Hayes
3. Library Planning Model 4. Association of Research Libraries
5. True 6. True

2.8 Further Readings

Books Lock (RN),Ed.: Manual of Library Economy: Conspectus of Professional Librarianship
for Students and Practitioners. London: Clive Bingley. Latest Ed.
Narayana (GJ): Library and Information Management
Wheeler (JL) and Goldhar: Practical Administration of Public Libraries. Latest Ed.
Wilson (LR) and Tauber, MF: University Library. Latest Ed.

Online links www.fvrl.org/aboutus/policies_default.htm
www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/authority-control/
www.nla.gov.au/policy-and-planning/authority-control

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