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system (16578832), the holding li brary sym bol (MHG Adc), and the
Library of Con gress Con trol Num ber (87-22597). On the on line cata-
log, the for mat is in dicated (book), and the lo cation is listed, not only
with the names of the li braries, but also with the in dividual call num -
bers as well, to fa cilitate in terlibrary loan pro cedures. Note that not every
bibliographic re cord lists all the afore mentioned fea tures. How ever, the
relevant in formation is there to assist users in retrieving the desired
ma te rial.
Figures 2.1 and 2.2 dra matically demonstrate how much in forma-
tion is in cluded in a catalog and how each en try de scribes a very im por-
tant fea ture of the item. It is necessary for the li brary tech nician to
know how to read the in formation, how to ex trapolate the rel evant
parts, and how to or ganize the entries so that gathered in formation fol -
lows a pre scribed for mula. These pro cedures, which are ex plained at
length in Chapter 4 of this book, are pre scribed in de tail in An glo-
Amer i can Cat a loguing Rules, Sec ond Edi tion, 1998 Re vi sion.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Explain the functions of the catalogs.
2. Explain the different types of library catalogs.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of
catalog?
4. What information is included on a bibliographic record?