Knowledge Organisation II: Cataloguing (Theory)

Library Documents: Exploring the various components of documents, including titles, authors, subjects, and publication details, and their significance in library cataloging.

Library Catalogue: Investigating the concept, objectives, and functions of library catalogues, including their role in facilitating access to library collections and assisting users in locating materials.

Physical Forms of Catalogue: Analyzing conventional and non-conventional forms of library catalogues, including card catalogues, online catalogues, and digital repositories, and their evolution in response to technological advancements.

Types of Catalogue: Exploring different types of library catalogues, such as dictionary catalogues, classified catalogues, alphabetico-classed catalogues, and alphabetico-subject catalogues, and understanding their organizational structures and retrieval mechanisms.

Catalogue Codes: Tracing the historical development and evolution of catalogue codes, including their role in standardizing cataloging practices and facilitating resource discovery.

Normative Principles: Examining the normative principles that govern catalogue creation and maintenance, including standards for bibliographic description, access points, and authority control.

Catalogue Entries: Analyzing catalogue entries according to major cataloging codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR) and the Cataloguing Code of Cooperative Cataloging (CCC), focusing on the latest editions and their application in creating consistent and user-friendly bibliographic records.

Authority File: Exploring the concept and purpose of authority files in cataloging, including the establishment of controlled access points for names, subjects, and other entities to ensure consistency and accuracy in catalog records.

Filing of Entries: Understanding the principles and techniques of filing entries in classified and alphabetical catalogues, including rules for arranging entries by author, title, and subject to facilitate efficient retrieval of library materials.

Subject Catalogue: Exploring the meaning and purpose of subject catalogues, including their role in facilitating access to library materials based on subject content.

Tools and Techniques for Subject Headings: Investigating the tools and techniques used in deriving subject headings, including controlled vocabularies, classification schemes, and authority files, to ensure consistent and accurate representation of subjects in catalog records.

Selective Cataloguing: Analyzing selective cataloguing practices, including the criteria and methods used to determine which materials are included in the catalogue based on their significance, relevance, and user needs.

Simplified Cataloguing: Examining simplified cataloguing techniques, including abbreviated descriptive practices and streamlined metadata creation processes, to expedite cataloging workflows while maintaining adequate access points for users.

Cooperative and Centralized Cataloguing: Discussing cooperative and centralized cataloguing initiatives, including collaborative cataloging efforts among libraries and consortia, and centralized cataloging services provided by national or regional agencies, to enhance resource sharing and efficiency in cataloging processes.

Cataloging Standards: Exploring key cataloging standards and frameworks such as ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description), CCF (Cataloguing Code of Cooperative Cataloguing), RDA (Resource Description and Access), FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records), and Bibframe (Bibliographic Framework).

Metadata: Understanding the meaning, purpose, types, and uses of metadata in library and information science contexts, including its role in describing, organizing, and managing digital resources.

Metadata Standards: Analyzing metadata standards such as MARC 21 (Machine-Readable Cataloging), DUBLIN CORE Metadata Sets, and other specialized metadata schemas, and their application in various information environments.

Standards for Bibliographic Interchange: Examining standards for bibliographic interchange and communication, including ISO 2709, which specifies a format for the exchange of bibliographic information between computer systems, facilitating interoperability and data exchange among libraries and information systems.

Indexing: Exploring the concept, functions, and types of indexes, including their role in facilitating access to information by providing organized access points to document content.

Abstracting: Understanding the concept and types of abstracts, including descriptive and informative abstracts, and their function in summarizing the key points of a document.

Pre-coordinate Indexing: Analyzing pre-coordinate indexing techniques such as Chain Indexing and PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System), which involve creating index entries by combining controlled vocabulary terms before document indexing.

Post-coordinate Indexing: Investigating post-coordinate indexing methods like UNITERM, where index terms are assigned to documents after they are created, allowing for more flexibility in representing document content.

Title-based Indexing: Exploring title-based indexing approaches such as KWIC (Key Word In Context) and KWOC (Key Word Out of Context), which use titles or selected keywords from titles as access points to document content.