Fundamentals of Practical Cataloguing

Fundamentals of Practical Cataloguing
Author: Margaret S. Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2021-12-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000505405

This book, first published in 1948, lays out the basic precepts for the useful cataloguing of a library’s collection. With catalogues being first compiled to serve as records of stock – a practice dating back to ancient Egypt – modern developments have updated the methods for doing so, for instance adding a bibliographic description to the record.

Library Manuals

Library Manuals
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 3514
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 100080724X

This set, comprising out-of-print titles from The Library Association Series of Library Manuals and The Practical Library Handbooks, is a key guide to the early modernisation of librarianship. Systems set up then are still in use today, giving the books practical use today, as well as providing a valuable historical analysis of the discipline.

Book News

Book News
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1896
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

Quarterdeck and Bridge

Quarterdeck and Bridge
Author: James C Bradford
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612512623

This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.S. Navy through the lives of the officers who forged its traditions. The essayists are leading naval historians who assess the careers of these men and their impact on the naval service, from the Continental Navy of the American Revolution to the nuclear Navy of the Cold War.