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Example: Descriptive Cataloging for Book
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- Step 1: The physical format of the item is BOOK.
- Step 2: The chief source of information for book is the title page.
- Step 3: Below is the prescribed sources of information for each area of the description.
| Area |
Prescribed Sources of Information |
| Title and Statement of Responsibility |
Title page |
| Edition |
Title page, other Preliminaries, colophon |
| Publication, Distribution, etc. |
Title page, other Preliminaries, colophon |
| Physical Description |
The whole publication |
| Series |
Series title page monograph title page, cover, rest of the publication |
| Note |
Any source |
| Standard number and terms of availability |
Any source |
- Example of a book description catalogue:
- In this example, the main entry is actually the Author of the source.
* Additional notes:
| Author Name |
How to enter? |
Example |
| English name |
surname, name of the author |
Ali Bahrami -> Bahrami, Ali |
| Malay name |
Direct |
Mohd. Ali Hassan -> Mohd Ali Hassan |
| Chinese name |
Family name, name of the author |
Liu Yong Yang -> Liu, Yong Yang |
- Edition area is supposed to be placed right after the height of the book.
For example, if the book is fifth edition, then the third statement would be:
XVII,389p. : ill. ; 24cm. ; fifth edition (Computer Science Series)
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