In library and information science, cataloguing is the process of creating
and representing information resources, such as books, sound recordings, moving
images, etc. Cataloguing provides information such as creator names, titles,
and subject terms that describe resources, typically through the creation of
bibliographic records.
and representing information resources, such as books, sound recordings, moving
images, etc. Cataloguing provides information such as creator names, titles,
and subject terms that describe resources, typically through the creation of
bibliographic records.
Cataloguing can be grouped into two types which are
Descriptive cataloguing and Subject cataloging.
Descriptive cataloguing and Subject cataloging.
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Descriptive cataloguing: Descriptive cataloguing is the part of cataloging
concerned with describing the physical details of a book, such as the form and
choice of entries and the title page transcription.
Descriptive cataloguing: Descriptive cataloguing is the part of cataloging
concerned with describing the physical details of a book, such as the form and
choice of entries and the title page transcription.
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Subject cataloguing: Subject cataloging may take the form of
classification or (subject) indexing. This classification involves the
assignment of a given document to a class in a classification system.
Subject cataloguing: Subject cataloging may take the form of
classification or (subject) indexing. This classification involves the
assignment of a given document to a class in a classification system.
