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Download Solution PDFAccording to Margaret Mann "A ____________ is a subject catalogue in which the entries are arranged by some recognized system of classification; the notation or classification symbol furnishes the method of arrangements"
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Option 1 : Classified Catalog
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Download Solution PDFThe Correct answer is Classified Catalog.
Key Points
- CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE:
- A classified catalogue is a form of subject catalogue, in which the entries are arranged by the class number which representing the subject of document, according to the classification scheme chosen for a library.
- A catalogue in which some entries are number entries and some are word entries (Ranganathan).
- A classified catalogue is a subject catalogue in which the entries are arranged by some recognized system of classification; the notation or classification symbol furnishes the method of arrangements (Margaret Mann).
- A classified catalogue arranges its entries in a systematic order of subjects, the order usually being that of the classification scheme used for the arrangement of books on the shelves (Henry Sharp).
- The classified catalogue, has therefore two parts.
- The classified part and the alphabetical part.
- The alphabetical part serves as an index and comprises of author, title, if necessary, subject, collaborators, series, and different types of cross-reference index entries.
Additional Information
- Alphabetical Catalogue:
- An Alphabetical Catalogue is a type of library catalog that organizes bibliographic records based on the alphabetical order of significant words, usually the author, title, or subject.
- This catalog allows users to search for materials in the library by referring to an alphabetical list of entries.
- Alphabetical catalogues can be arranged in several ways,
some of which are by authors, by name of persons, by title or by specific subject
- Dictionary Catalogue:
- The dictionary catalogue derives its name from this general meaning of the word `dictionary'.
- A dictionary catalogue gives information about documents available in a library with reference to their authors, titles, subjects, etc.
- All the entries getting arranged in a single alphabetical order
- Subject Catalogue:
- In an alphabetical subject catalogue, entries are made under the name of the specific subjects of documents.
- Irrespective of their affiliations, specific subject entries are strictly arranged in an alphabetical order