Overview
"Cataloguing has always been important but hardly any library schools teach it, leaving many students and information professionals to learn on their own. This book covers descriptive cataloguing and is designed as a simple companion to ""AACR2"". The author believes that most items can be dealt with by using comparatively few of the rules, and that many of the more abtruse ones can be ignored until you need them. This book therefore concentrates on the basics. It has a clear, informal approach, with less important aspects set in smaller type, and is fully cross-referenced to ""AACR2"", taking into account the 2002 revisions. Concentrating on the materials most Anglo-American libraries are most likely to meet, it includes MARC21 coding and examples, and is designed for library school students, beginning cataloguers and information professionals who need to revise cataloguing skills."
Full Product Details
Author: J.H. Bowman
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Imprint: Facet Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 18.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.184kg
ISBN: 9781856044561
ISBN 10: 1856044564
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 12 December 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
"""The book is written in an accessible manner providing a useful buffer to the slightly intimidating set of manuals that confront the novice cataloguer. Bowman is practical in his advice, which acknowledges the sometimes curious constructions that cataloguing sometimes creates. It is a brief introduction that, rightly, attempts to familiarize the reader with the basic principles, without trying to replace the actual manuals themselves."" -- Library Review"
The book is written in an accessible manner providing a useful buffer to the slightly intimidating set of manuals that confront the novice cataloguer. Bowman is practical in his advice, which acknowledges the sometimes curious constructions that cataloguing sometimes creates. It is a brief introduction that, rightly, attempts to familiarize the reader with the basic principles, without trying to replace the actual manuals themselves. -- Library Review
An easy-to-understand and well-illustrated guide to help library and information students and professional librarians...
Author Information
J.H. Bowman MA MCLIP is Programme Director for Library and Information Studies at the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London. He has been a lecturer on cataloguing for several years, and prior to that had many years' experience of practical cataloguing.
