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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

Table 1. Accession register

N 15 Meier, Counseling Fund
0281 182 287.40 SAGE 2013
2015 Augustine Therapy 164
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

Number legends

(1) = Accession (5) = Title (9) = Source of (12) = Copyright
Number Fund Year/ Year
Published

(2) = Date (6) = Edition (10) = Cost Price (13) = Remarks

(3) = Class No. (7) = Volume (11) = Publisher

(4) = Author (8) = Page

Entries in the Accession Record Book should be in
alphabetical order, per date received. Alphabetical entry by
date is a must for easy retrieval in case a problem arises.

Example:

You received 10 books on November 15, 2015.
After these have been catalogued (descriptive
cataloging), arrange them alphabetically according to
their access point.

Section 5. Cataloging

Cataloging is the process of making a bibliographic
record about published works, particularly books.
Bibliographic records are designed to facilitate easy retrieval
and to support administrative activities such as acquisitions,
circulation, preservation and management of collection
(Figure 4). Cataloging is divided into two parts namely:

a. Descriptive Cataloging. It is a part of the cataloging
process wherein the cataloger transfers certain
technical data about an item into a record according to

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