Introduction to cataloging and classification /

Taylor, Arlene G., 1941-

Introduction to cataloging and classification / Arlene G. Taylor ; with the assistance of David P. Miller. - 10th ed. - Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006. - xviii, 589 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Library and information science text series .

Rev. ed. of: Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. Rev. 9th ed. 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-575) and index.

Cataloguing in context---development of cataloguing codes---encoding---description---Description of analytical materials---choice of access points---form of headings for names and titles---authority control---subject access to library materials---verbal subject access---library of congress subject headings---sears list of subject headings---other types of verbal access---classification of library materials---decimal classification---library of congress classification---creation of complete call numbers---other classification systems---processing centers, networking and cooperative programs---catalog management

159158230X (alk. paper) 1591582350 (pbk : alk. paper)

2006011701


Anglo-American cataloguing rules.


Cataloging.
Classification--Books.

Z693.W94 2006

025.3

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