J. H. Q.
Chelsea,
London, S.W.
July, 1913.


CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
Introductory.
PAGE
The Difficulties of Cataloguing a Library—The Qualities Desirable in a Cataloguer—The Necessity for Systematic Cataloguing[1]
CHAPTER II.
Short History of Modern Cataloguing.
The British Museum Rules—Jewett's Rules—Crestadoro's Catalogues—Huggins' Liverpool Catalogue—Cutter's Rules—The Anglo-American Code—Dziatzko's Instruction—Dewey's Classification—The British Museum and other Catalogues[7]
CHAPTER III.
Dictionary versus Classified Catalogues.
Form to be fixed—The users of Catalogues—Questions Catalogues are expected to answer—The Dictionary Catalogue—The Classified Catalogue—The Alphabetico-Classed Catalogue—Definitions[19]
CHAPTER IV.
Single Author Principal-Entry.
Stationery—The Author-Entry—Full Names—Imprint and Collation—Order of Information Tabulated—Subject-Entry—Headings—Class-Entry[32]
CHAPTER V.
Joint-Authors.
Joint-Authors—Collations—Synonymous Subject-Headings—Participants in a Correspondence—References—Man and Wife as Joint Authors[48]
CHAPTER VI.
Books by more than Two Authors. Composite Books.
Books by Three Authors—Choice of Subject-Headings—Cross-References—Books by a Number of Authors—Ecclesiastical and other Titles of Honour—The use of Capitals—Editors—Dates of Publication—Title-Entries—Punctuation—"Indexing" Contents of Composite Books—Separate Works printed together—Volumes of Essays by Single Authors[58]
CHAPTER VII.
Illustrated Books. Music.
Authors and Illustrators—Translations of Foreign Titles of Books of Illustrations and of Music—The Cataloguing of Music—Librettists—"Indexing" Miscellaneous Music—Dates of Publication[80]
CHAPTER VIII.
Publications of Governments, Societies, and Corporate Bodies.
Co-operative Indexes—Publications of Societies—Publishing Societies—Government Publications—Statutes—Colonial and Foreign Government Publications—Local Government Publications—Associations and Institutions—Congresses[95]
CHAPTER IX.
Compound Names. Names with Prefixes. Greek and Roman Names.
Rendering of the Names of Foreign Authors—Compound Names—Changed Names—Foreign Compound Names—Names with Prefixes—Short Entries—Title-Entries—Foreign Names with Prefixes—Greek and Latin Authors[110]
CHAPTER X.
First Name Entry.
Monarchs—Queens—Order of Arrangement—Princes—Popes—Series Entries—Saints—Friars—Mediæval Names—Artists, &c.[132]
CHAPTER XI.
Noblemen. Oriental Names.
Noblemen—Title v. Family Name—Double Subject-Entry—Oriental Names—Indian Names—Japanese and Chinese Names—Hebrew Names—Maori Names[148]
CHAPTER XII.
Pseudonyms. Married Women.
Pseudonyms v. Real Names—The Better-known Name—Methods of Marking Pseudonyms—Writers who use Two Names—Phrase-Pseudonyms—Specific Entry—Repetition Dashes—Use of Capitals for Emphasis—Women's Names Changed by Marriage—Anonymous Books—The Discovery of Authors of Anonymous Books—"By the Author of ——"—Names consisting of Initials only[161]
CHAPTER XIII.
The Bible and other Sacred Books. Newspapers, &c.
"Anonyma" continued—The Bible and other Sacred Books—Commentaries and Concordances—Newspapers and Periodicals—Directories and Annuals[185]
CHAPTER XIV.
Miscellaneous.
Title-Entries—Classics—Specific Subject—Concentration of Subject—Definite Headings—Popular Terms—Historical Fiction—Novels in Series—Sequels—Fiction Known by Special Titles—Books with Changed Titles—Annotations—Form Entries—Summary Hints[199]
CHAPTER XV.
The Printing of Catalogues.
The Preparation of "Copy"—Markings for Type—Styles of Printing in Various Catalogues—Table of Types—Tenders for Printing—Model Specification—Reading and Correction of Proofs—Type "Kept Standing"[217]
Appendix A.—The Correction of Printer's Proof[236]
" B.—A List of Contractions[239]
" C.—A List of Pseudonyms with the Real Names[242]
Index[250]

Library Cataloguing.


CHAPTER I.
Introductory.

The difficulties of Cataloguing a Library. The qualities desirable in a Cataloguer. The necessity for Systematic Cataloguing.