ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1933, shows the more common difficulties in constructing library entries for author single-entries with references, and author-entries with added entries. These basic principles of cataloguing practice offer valuable advice to the cataloguer of books.

part I|110 pages

Author Single-Entry

chapter Chapter I|6 pages

Introductory

Qualifications and Essentials

chapter Chapter II|5 pages

Cataloguing Conventions

chapter Chapter III|15 pages

The Arrangement of Material

chapter Chapter IV|15 pages

References

chapter Chapter V|18 pages

Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature

chapter Chapter VI|13 pages

Titles, Prefixes, and Compound Names

chapter Chapter VII|14 pages

The Series Entry

chapter Chapter VIII|7 pages

Latin and Greek Authors

chapter Chapter IX|8 pages

The Bible and Biblical Literature

chapter Chapter X|7 pages

Periodical Literature

part II|130 pages

Short-Entry and Subject Cataloguing

chapter Chapter XI|8 pages

Standard Forms of Catalogues

chapter Chapter XII|15 pages

Short Catalogue-Entries

chapter Chapter XIII|11 pages

Joint-Authors

chapter Chapter XIV|10 pages

Cataloguing Fiction

chapter Chapter XV|8 pages

Names and Headings

chapter Chapter XVI|9 pages

Anonymous Works

chapter Chapter XVII|6 pages

Various Forms of Names

chapter Chapter XVIII|7 pages

Series-Entries

chapter Chapter XIX|14 pages

Classical Authors, the Bible, Periodicals

chapter Chapter XX|11 pages

Analytical Entries

chapter Chapter XXI|10 pages

Books with Lengthy and Obscure Titles

chapter Chapter XXII|6 pages

The Cataloguing of Music

chapter Chapter XXIII|7 pages

Annotations Catalogues for Children

chapter Chapter XXIV|6 pages

Alphabetical Arrangement

part III|18 pages

Book-Indexing

chapter Chapter XXV|16 pages

Book-Indexing