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A library catalog or library catalogue I register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations. A bibliographic item can be any information entity (e.g., books, computer files, graphics, realia, cartographic materials, etc.) that is considered library material (e.g. a single novel in an anthology), or a group of library materials (e.g. a trilogy), or linked from the catalog (e.g. webpage) as far as it is relevant to the catalog and to the users (patrons) of the library.
The card catalogue was a familiar sight to library user for generations, but it has been effectively replaced by the online public access catalogue (OPAC). Some still refer to the online catalogue as a ‘card catalog. Some libraries with OPAC access still have card catalogues on site, but these are now strictly a secondary resource and are seldom updated. Many of the libraries that have retained their physical, card catalogue post a sign advising the last year that the card catalog was updated. Some libraries have eliminated their card catalog in favour of the OPAC for the purpose of saving space for other use, such as additional shelving.
The largest library catalogue in the world is the WorldCat.org union catalogue managed by the non- profit library cooperative OCLC, based in Dublin, Ohio. As of January 2016, WorldCat.org has over 360,000,000 catalog records and over 2 billion library holdings.
Goal
Charles Ammi Cutter made the first explicit statement regarding the objectives of a bibliographic system in his Rules for a Printed Dictionary catalog in 1876. According to Cutter, those objectives were:
1. To enable a person to find a book of which either (Identifying objective).
- The Author
- The title
- The subject
- The date of publication
2. To show what the library has (Collocating objective)
- By a given author
- On a given subject
- In a given kind of literature
3. To assist in the choice of a book (Evaluating objective)
- As to its edition (bibliographically)
- As to its character (literary or topical) .
These objectives can still be recognized in more modem definitions formulated throughout the 20th century. 1960/61 Cutters objectives were revised by Lubetzky and the Conference on Cataloging Principles (CCP) in Paris. The latest attempt to describe a library catalogue’s goals and functions was made in 1998 with Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) which defines four user tasks find, identify, select, and obtain.
A catalogue also serves as an inventory or bookkeeping of the library’s contents. If an item (a book) is not found in the catalogue: the user may continue her search at another library. Library thieves, who may be staff or regular visitors of the library, risk discovery if an item listed in the catalogue is missing from the shelves. To reduce this risk, a thief may also steal the catalogue card describing the item.
Catalogue card A catalog card is an individual entry in a library catalog. The first cards used may have been French playing cards, which, in the 1700s, were blank on one side. Which is placed in order in the catalogue drawer depending on the type of record. Here’s an example of a catalogue card, which would be filed alphabetically in the Author section:
Types:
Traditionally, there are the following types of catalog:
- Author catalogue: a formal catalogue, sorted alphabetically according to the authors’ or editors’ names of the entries.
- Title catalogue: a formal catalogue, sorted alphabetically according to the article of the entries.
- Dictionary catalogue: a catalogue in which all entries (author, title, subject series) are interfiled in a single alphabetical order. This was a widespread form of card catalog in North American libraries prior to the introduction of the computer based catalog.
- Keyword catalog: A subject catalogue, sorted alphabetically according to some system of keywords. Mixed alphabetic catalogue forms: sometimes, one finds a mixed author / title, or an author /title / keyword catalog.
- Systematic catalogue: A subject catalog, sorted according to some systematic subdivision of subjects. Also called a classified catalogue. Shelf list catalog: a formal catalog with entries sorted in the same order as bibliographic items are shelved. This catalog may also serve as the primary inventory for the library.
REFERENCES
2. Public Libraries in the United. States of America then History, Condition., and Management. 1876.
3. Vennard , Martin (April 24, 2013.) The curious tale of the stolen books. BBC.
4. a b Krajewski, Markus (2011), Paper machines , Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press
5. A author-replicator. “OCLC prints last library catalogue cards”. www.oclc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
6. A Wiegand, Wayne; Davis, Donald G., Jr. (1994). Encyclopedia of Library History . Garland. Publishing, Inc. pp. 605-606. ISBN 0824057872.
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