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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

Choice and Form of Main Entry

a. The first task facing the cataloger is to determine
the choice of main entry. The general principle of
main entry is to enter a work under the name/s
of person(s) or corporate body responsible for its
intellectual content. In the case of books, the
chief source of information is the title page.

b. The information is recorded exactly as it appears
on the title page. Information appearing
elsewhere in the item within the catalog entry.
The consistent spelling of the author entry used
in the catalog (in current practice, editors and
compilers are never given a main entry, although
they were given one in the part) is ensured.

c. In current practice, authors are always entered
under the commonly known name (e.g., Mark
Twain is under Twain, Mark rather than
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne). The general rule
for titles of nobility is to employ the most
commonly used name. An aristocrat may be
entered under his or her family name or title
(e.g., the Duke of Wellington is entered under his
title rather than his family name) (Figure 5).

Kaplan, Leslie S.
Educational foundations/ Leslie S. Kaplan,
William A. Owings. – 2 ed. – Austria :
nd
CENGAGE Learning, c2015.
xxv, 580 p. : col, ill; 28 cm.

References: p. 527.
ISBN 112260392

1. Teaching. 2. Education—Philosophy. I.
Owings,
William A. II. Title.

Figure 5. Example of author as the main entry

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