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Chapter 3

Tools Used for Cataloging

TERMINOLOGY

call num ber: This is a com bination of a classification num ber and a
letter and num ber code rep resenting the author. Each call num ber is
unique and enables users to locate the needed material on the shelf—
the address of the mate rial.

copy cat a log ing: The library staff cop ies or matches the cat aloging
information that is already completed by another cat aloger from
another library. The com pleted infor mation can be found in some
print sources, but, most likely, the library tech nician will get such
information from a computer data base.

descrip tive cat a log ing: This is the first step of the cat aloging pro -
cess. This means describ ing the material phys ically and determining
the choice of access points (head ings). This is done by fol lowing the
rules listed in the reference tool Anglo-Amer i can Cat a loguing Rules,
Second Edi tion, 1998 Revi sion.

orig i nal cat a log: The library cataloging staff per forms all the pro ce-
dures to com pletely cat alog mate rials. The tasks include descriptive
cat a log ing and assign ing sub ject head ings, clas si fi ca tion num bers,
and book num bers.

sub ject cat a log ing: This sec ond step of the cataloging pro cess is
divided into two parts. First is to assign sub ject headings to the mate-
rials by using either Sears List of Sub ject Head ings or Library of Con -
gress Sub ject Head ings, whichever the par ticular library chooses. The
second part is to assign a clas sification num ber to the material by using
either Dewey Dec i mal Clas si fi ca tion Sched ules or Library of Con gress

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