Courses of study in library science : $b being the assistants' guide to librarianshipWilliams, Reginald Gordon
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Courses of study in library science : $b being the assistants' guide to librarianship
Williams, Reginald Gordon
Library science -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
_3._ In a classified catalogue what typographical distinction would
you advise for (_a_) the various headings, classes, divisions,
sections (_b_) text; (_c_) annotations? What steps would you take to
show the printer your requirements?
_4._ State in the form of a short essay what you know of the history
of the classified catalogue _or_ the British Museum catalogue.
_5._ Illustrate by examples of entries how you would catalogue a
collection of maps.
_6._ How can co-operation be applied locally? State what you know of
any such effort.
_7._ Give three entries, with necessary references and index entries,
for dictionary and classified catalogues.
_8._ State what variety and form of catalogue you would choose for a
lending library of 30,000 volumes, adding 2,000 volumes annually. Say
which points would mainly affect your decision, and give reasons for
your choice.
_9._ What relation has the Institut International de Bibliographie to
cataloguing?
_10._ State how you would catalogue a book where the title-page is
missing.
As in Course 3, Classification, the best practical test lies in the
papers set at past Library Association examinations. These may be had
at a trifling cost on application to the Offices of the Association.
NOTES ON CATALOGUING FRENCH AND LATIN BOOKS.
In cataloguing French books the following codes must be thoroughly
studied: Quinn--Manual of Library Cataloguing, _1913_ edition, _pp.
114, 125, 127_. Cutter’s Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue. Section
_29_, _pp. 34-35_, and A.L.A. & L.A. Cataloguing Rules.
The difficulty of cataloguing French books is mainly found with names
containing the prefix Le, La, L’, Du, Des, De la, D’, De.
The student should note the method of treatment in the above codes and
supplement this by consulting the indexes of standard text-books of
French literature, noting what names the authors are entered under,
and see how far they agree with the codes. Such works as Faguet’s “A
literary history of France,” _The Library of Literary History Series_;
Dowden’s “A history of French literature,” _Short Histories of the
Literatures of the World_; Saintsbury’s “A short history of French
literature”; and Wright’s “A history of French literature” will well
repay careful perusal.
An early mistake in cataloguing French books is to enter the letter M
as an initial of the author. If the letter is hyphenated to another
letter, _e.g._, M-A--then the M. stands for one of the author’s
initials, but should it have a full stop, as M.A.--then the letter M
would stand as an abbreviation for _Monsieur_.
The general rule is to enter under the prefix when it contains an
article, le, la, l’, du, des, but not under the preposition de, d’,
_e.g._,
Le Sage, Alen René
La Fontaine, Jean _de_
Du Boisgobey, Fortune
Chenier, André Marie _de_
Aubigne, Agrippa _d’_
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