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Management of Libraries and Information Centres

Notes The larger a collection, the more elaborate cataloging rules are needed. Users cannot and do not
want to examine hundreds of catalog entries or even dozens of library items to find the one item
they need.
Currently, most cataloguing rules are similar to, or even based on, the International Standard
Bibliographic Description (ISBD), a set of rules produced by the International Federation of
Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to describe a wide range of library materials.
These rules organize the bibliographic description of an item in the following areas: title and
statement of responsibility (author or editor), edition, material specific details, publication
and distribution, physical description (for example, number of pages), series, notes, and
standard number (ISBN).

Notes The most commonly used set of cataloguing rules in the English speaking world are
the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition, or AACR2 for short.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. A .................... is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries,
such as a network of libraries at several locations.
2. ISBD is .................... .
3. IFLA is .................... .
4. AACR 2 is .................... .
State whether the following statements are true or false:
5. Cataloguing card is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries.
6. Author card is a formal catalogue, sorted alphabetically according to the authors’ or editors.

9.4 Summary
A library catalogue is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of
libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.
Library catalogues originated as manuscript lists, arranged by format or in a rough alpha-
betical arrangement by author.
Cataloguing rules have been defined to allow for consisted cataloguing of various library
materials across several persons of a cataloguing team and a cross time.

9.5 Keywords

Technical Analysis : Is a financial term used to denote a security analysis discipline for forecasting
the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily
price and volume.
Library Catalogue : Is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries
at several locations.
OPAC : Online Public Access Catalogue
CCP : Conference on Cataloguing Principles
FRBR : Functional Requirement for Bibliographic Records.
ISBD : International Standard Bibliographic Description
IFLA : International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
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AACR2 : Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2 Edition.

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