Library cataloguing and classification: A study text for beginners

Library cataloguing and classification is a core activity in any library that needs to be known by both practitioners and students pursuing programmes in library and information science. This book on library cataloguing and classification: a study text for beginners was written specifically to cater...

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Main Authors: Mosha, Goodluck E., George, Bea, K.
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Published: Mzumbe University 2024
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description Library cataloguing and classification is a core activity in any library that needs to be known by both practitioners and students pursuing programmes in library and information science. This book on library cataloguing and classification: a study text for beginners was written specifically to cater for various librarianship and information science courses that are being established in Tanzania. So far (10) academic institutions in Tanzania have established programmes in library and information sciences, these include the Moshi University of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCoBS), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), School of Library Archives and Documentation Studies (SLADS), Ruaha University College (RUKO), Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo, Jordan University College (JUC), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU), the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) and Mzumbe University (MU) which is expecting to launch certificate and degree courses in Library and Information Management in the academic year 2013/2014. The fundamental goal that prompted authors to write this book is that currently there are few books on cataloguing and classification written by Tanzanian scholars. This book written by indigenous Tanzanian scholars will undoubtedly provide readers with African scholars' experiences in cataloguing and classifying library materials. It will therefore, provide students pursuing programmes in library and information sciences with the basic competencies necessary to: understand different classification schemes and their origins, the role of library classification with its elements in the organisation of knowledge, principles and theories of cataloguing, cataloguing of print materials and automation of library materials. Another objective of preparing this book is to enable institutions providing library and information sciences programmes to get books for their courses within Tanzania. The authors believe it is only through writing books that Tanzanians can catch up with the world and break away from over-dependency on imported textbooks from developed countries at such great expense. The desire for achievement of academic recognition is another impetus that pushed the authors to complete this work. The idea of writing this book evolved from the author's working experiences as a cataloguer in the Department of Library and Technical Services before being appointed as head of the same department in different periods between 2003-2013. Their experiences in dealing with the cataloguing and classification of varied reading materials have prompted the need to consolidate the knowledge gained into a book that can provide academic staff and students a better understanding of how to organise knowledge in both libraries and information centres within and beyond our country. A general attempt has been made by the authors to keep the language and style of writing clear, direct, and simple to readers.
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spelling oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-17132024-11-17T08:58:21Z Library cataloguing and classification: A study text for beginners Mosha, Goodluck E. George, Bea, K. Cataloguing classification Library cataloguing library classification AACR Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Five Laws of Library Science Book Catalogue Microform Catalogues COM Catalogue OPAC Classified Catalogue Dictionary Catalogue Union Catalogues Card Catalogue Centralised Cataloguing Traditional Cataloguing Derived cataloguing Copy Cataloguing Commercial Cataloguing Main Entry Added Entry Cardinal Principles of Cataloguing Levels of Detail in the Description International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) Accession Number Subject Headings Authority Control Universal Schemes Notation in Classification Faceted Classifications Library cataloguing and classification is a core activity in any library that needs to be known by both practitioners and students pursuing programmes in library and information science. This book on library cataloguing and classification: a study text for beginners was written specifically to cater for various librarianship and information science courses that are being established in Tanzania. So far (10) academic institutions in Tanzania have established programmes in library and information sciences, these include the Moshi University of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCoBS), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), School of Library Archives and Documentation Studies (SLADS), Ruaha University College (RUKO), Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo, Jordan University College (JUC), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU), the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) and Mzumbe University (MU) which is expecting to launch certificate and degree courses in Library and Information Management in the academic year 2013/2014. The fundamental goal that prompted authors to write this book is that currently there are few books on cataloguing and classification written by Tanzanian scholars. This book written by indigenous Tanzanian scholars will undoubtedly provide readers with African scholars' experiences in cataloguing and classifying library materials. It will therefore, provide students pursuing programmes in library and information sciences with the basic competencies necessary to: understand different classification schemes and their origins, the role of library classification with its elements in the organisation of knowledge, principles and theories of cataloguing, cataloguing of print materials and automation of library materials. Another objective of preparing this book is to enable institutions providing library and information sciences programmes to get books for their courses within Tanzania. The authors believe it is only through writing books that Tanzanians can catch up with the world and break away from over-dependency on imported textbooks from developed countries at such great expense. The desire for achievement of academic recognition is another impetus that pushed the authors to complete this work. The idea of writing this book evolved from the author's working experiences as a cataloguer in the Department of Library and Technical Services before being appointed as head of the same department in different periods between 2003-2013. Their experiences in dealing with the cataloguing and classification of varied reading materials have prompted the need to consolidate the knowledge gained into a book that can provide academic staff and students a better understanding of how to organise knowledge in both libraries and information centres within and beyond our country. A general attempt has been made by the authors to keep the language and style of writing clear, direct, and simple to readers. Mzumbe University 2024-11-17T08:58:14Z 2024-11-17T08:58:14Z 2013 Book APA 978-9987-14-030-5 https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1713 en application/pdf Mzumbe University
spellingShingle Cataloguing
classification
Library cataloguing
library classification
AACR
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Five Laws of Library Science
Book Catalogue
Microform Catalogues
COM Catalogue
OPAC
Classified Catalogue
Dictionary Catalogue
Union Catalogues
Card Catalogue
Centralised Cataloguing
Traditional Cataloguing
Derived cataloguing
Copy Cataloguing
Commercial Cataloguing
Main Entry
Added Entry
Cardinal Principles of Cataloguing
Levels of Detail in the Description
International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)
Accession Number
Subject Headings
Authority Control
Universal Schemes
Notation in Classification
Faceted Classifications
Mosha, Goodluck E.
George, Bea, K.
Library cataloguing and classification: A study text for beginners
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classification
Library cataloguing
library classification
AACR
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Five Laws of Library Science
Book Catalogue
Microform Catalogues
COM Catalogue
OPAC
Classified Catalogue
Dictionary Catalogue
Union Catalogues
Card Catalogue
Centralised Cataloguing
Traditional Cataloguing
Derived cataloguing
Copy Cataloguing
Commercial Cataloguing
Main Entry
Added Entry
Cardinal Principles of Cataloguing
Levels of Detail in the Description
International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)
Accession Number
Subject Headings
Authority Control
Universal Schemes
Notation in Classification
Faceted Classifications
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