Guide to the Cataloguing of the Serial Publications of Societies and Institutions (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Harriet Wheeler Pierson

 
9781332313013: Guide to the Cataloguing of the Serial Publications of Societies and Institutions (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

The book Guide to Cataloguing the Serial Publications of Societies and Institutions by Harriet Wheeler Pierson offers practical guidance for library staff who catalog serials. It presents concrete procedures for creating and updating records, with emphasis on societies, institutions, and their continuing publications.


Readers will find structured instructions on entry practices, memo writing, and the management of changes like recataloguing or new titles. The text also covers handling miscellaneous materials, supplementary parts, and special points that affect daily cataloguing work.



  • How to handle in-progress or incomplete entries and mark them on shelf-lists

  • How to create memorandum entries for the Serial record and when to use them

  • Guidance for reclassification, recataloguing, and title changes

  • Rules for miscellaneous and supplementary materials associated with serials


Ideal for librarians and cataloguers who manage serial publications in a library setting.

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