Introduction to
Library Cataloguing
19/09/2019
DR. SUDIPTA BISWAS
PGDDLDM
IGNCA, NEW DELHI
What is Catalogue?
What is Catalogue?
 A list or record, as of items for
sale or courses at a university,
systematically arranged and
often including descriptive
material:
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a stamp catalog.
 Something that contains such a list
or record, as a book, leaflet, or file.
~ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cataloguing
What is Library Catalogue?
 A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic
items found in a library or group of libraries, such as
a network of libraries at several locations.
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog
Purpose of a Library Catalogue?
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To provide all the information necessary to describe all item
accurately both physically and intellectually in order to
distinguish it from every other items.
To provide the location a particular library materials (books,
periodicals, etc.) in the collection.
To record books and other reading materials in the library.
To interpret reading materials to the reader by mentioning
essential elements of books,
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i.e. Author, title, imprints, collation, series, bibliography, subject etc.
To make the reading material available quickly.
To put order into collection, so that the volumes may be
located and used for reference and for consultation.
~ http://www.lisbdnet.com/objectives-of-library-catalogue/
Physical form of library catalogue
 Card Catalogue or card form: A catalogue, the
entries of which are made on cards of uniform size
and quality, and stored in any desired order on their
edges in drawers or other form of container, each
card being restricted to a single entry and with
details of class number or call number to enable the
item to be found.
 Book catalogue or book form: A catalogue
produced in book form, also used as a synonym for
Printed catalogue. Sometimes used synonymously
for Page catalogue and ‘Book form catalogue’.
Physical form of library catalogue
 Guard Book catalogue or guard book form: One in
which only a few entries are made on a page at first, with
spaces left for the insertion of subsequent entries in
correct order.
 Shelf catalogue or shelf form: It is an variation of
Guard Book catalogue.
 On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC): An
online public access catalog (often abbreviated as OPAC
or simply library catalog) is an online database of
materials held by a library or group of libraries. Users
search[1] in library catalog principally to locate books
and other material available at a library.
Inner form of Library Catalogue
~ http://www.lisbdnet.com/inner-form-of-library-catalogue-and-its/
Alphabetical Catalogue
 Author Catalogue: Author catalogue is made of author
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entries (entries for authors) arranged in alphabetical
order.
Name Catalogue: Name catalogue is a variation or
extended form of author catalogue.
Title Catalogue: Title catalogue is made of entries for
titles used as heading and arranged in alphabetical order.
Subject Catalogue: Subject catalogue is made of
entries for subject arranged in alphabetical order.
Dictionary Catalogue: Dictionary catalogue is
combination of author, name, title and subject catalogue
along-with cross reference entries arranged in one
alphabetical sequence.
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