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Unit 14: Canons and Principles for Library Catalogue

To provide cultural, literary and educational activities, geared towards the general public Notes
as well as specific audiences, including students;

To grant professional guidance in its fields of expertise, as fit, in accordance with its
objectives, including the management of libraries at institutions of higher learning;
To maintain professional ties with National libraries, public libraries and archives as well
as cultural and educational institutions outside Israel;
To serve as a haven for the culture of books, including encouraging research in this realm
and housing the Museum of the Book;

To maintain and operate an infrastructure that allows, among other things, suitable study,
documentation, storage, preservation, presentation and research conditions.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
4. Until the 1980s, most library catalogues consisted of ………………….cards representing
all the materials in the collection.
5. Library Catalogue display permanent and changing …………………..of collections to the
public.
6. Library Catalogue maintain and operate an …………………that allows, among other things,
suitable study, documentation, storage, preservation, presentation and research conditions.
14.3 Classified Catalogue

A classified catalogue is a form of subject catalogue. In this type of catalogue in which the entries
are arranged by the class number representing the subject of document, which is according to
the classification scheme chosen for a library. The class numbers are obtained by the application
of classification system of a library.
The classified catalogue has therefore two parts: the classified part and the alphabetical part. The
alphabetical part serves as an index and comprises of author, title, and if necessary, subject,
collaborators, series, and different types of cross-reference index entries.

Classified Part

It gives the systematic and structured display of subjects in a classified catalogue. It maps out the
subordinate and coordinate subject divisions and puts them in a logical sequence.
While displaying the entries in a classified catalogue, merely giving the class numbers would
not be very helpful to the users of the catalogue as they may not be aware about the classification
scheme. It is therefore necessary to give them the related verbal equivalents of the division of
class numbers. These verbal equivalents are known as “Feature Headings”.
Feature Headings are verbal extensions. Being a major source of indexing terms, these will
indicate the terms, which should be used for navigation, both in the catalogue and on the
shelves. To make a guide for every featured heading is done by BNB.

Alphabetical Index

The alphabetical index to a classified catalogue, consisting of author, title, subject entries, and
other entries for collaborators, series, editors of series and a host of cross references is meant to

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