Library cataloguing and classification: A study text for beginners

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dc.contributor.authorMosha, Goodluck E.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Bea, K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-17T08:58:14Z
dc.date.available2024-11-17T08:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractLibrary 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipMzumbe University
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.isbn978-9987-14-030-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1713
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectCataloguing
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectLibrary cataloguing
dc.subjectlibrary classification
dc.subjectAACR
dc.subjectAnglo-American Cataloguing Rules
dc.subjectFive Laws of Library Science
dc.subjectBook Catalogue
dc.subjectMicroform Catalogues
dc.subjectCOM Catalogue
dc.subjectOPAC
dc.subjectClassified Catalogue
dc.subjectDictionary Catalogue
dc.subjectUnion Catalogues
dc.subjectCard Catalogue
dc.subjectCentralised Cataloguing
dc.subjectTraditional Cataloguing
dc.subjectDerived cataloguing
dc.subjectCopy Cataloguing
dc.subjectCommercial Cataloguing
dc.subjectMain Entry
dc.subjectAdded Entry
dc.subjectCardinal Principles of Cataloguing
dc.subjectLevels of Detail in the Description
dc.subjectInternational Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)
dc.subjectAccession Number
dc.subjectSubject Headings
dc.subjectAuthority Control
dc.subjectUniversal Schemes
dc.subjectNotation in Classification
dc.subjectFaceted Classifications
dc.titleLibrary cataloguing and classification: A study text for beginners
dc.typeBook
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