It should be realised at the beginning of this course that the sole purpose of cataloguing is to construct a tool (not merely for the staff but primarily for the public) the use of which will render available the full resources of the library. In your practical work remember always that the best criterion is the extent to which a reader is led to the information sought for. The difficulty of the task and the amount of care required are reflected in the qualifications deemed necessary. Read thoughtfully Bishop, _pp. 60-63_, and Quinn, _pp. 2-3_. Although the earlier examples of catalogues provide little guide to present-day practice, much can be learnt by tracing the development of cataloguing and the history of the various codes. Where possible examine the outstanding catalogues, British Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale, Boston Athenæum, London Library Catalogue and Subject Index, and the two parts of the 1923 edition of the American Library Association catalogue. Good examples of classified catalogues are those issued by the Bolton, Brighton, Finsbury and Glasgow Public Libraries. Develop a critical habit, and in handling as many catalogues as possible, pay special attention to their style and peculiarities, applying to them the tests of efficiency outlined in the various readings of this course. Learn thoroughly the exact meaning of bibliographical and cataloguing terms. An imperfect knowledge of these not merely retards progress, but prevents one acquiring uninterruptedly the full significance of the matter under consideration. READING LIST. Anglo-American Code--Definitions. _pp. IX.-XII._ Bishop--Library cataloguing. _Chaps. 1, 2, and 4._ Bolton--The Anglo-American joint code of cataloguing rules, _1908_. _L.W. Vol. 12, 1909-10, pp. 382-390._ Brown--Manual of practical bibliography. _The English Library. Routledge. Appendix 1, Definitions. pp. 157-162._ Cutter--Rules. _Definitions, pp. 13-24._ Edwards--Memoirs of libraries. _Part 2, book 3, Chaps. on catalogues._ Guppy--Lectures on cataloguing. _L.A.R. Vol. 22, 1920, pp. 19-21._ Hitchler--Cataloguing. _Definitions, pp. 287-309._ Quinn--Library cataloguing. _Chaps. 1 and 2._ Sayers--The Anglo-American cataloguing code. _L.W. Vol. 11, 1908-9, pp, 467-472._ Wheatley--How to catalogue a library. _1889. Chaps. 1 and 2._ QUESTIONS. _1._ What do you consider to be the purpose of (_a_) a catalogue (_b_) a bibliography? _2._ Define:--Colophon, imprint, syndetic, diagram, edition, collation, synonym, facsimile, reference, chronogram, caption, reprint, cross-reference, impression. _3._ State, in the form of a brief essay, what you know of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Code. _4._ Outline the history of the British Museum catalogue. _Lesson 2._ STYLE OF ENTRY. ORDER OF INFORMATION. COLLATION. PUNCTUATION. ABBREVIATIONS. NUMERALS. SIZE.