| Hammersmith Borough Council. 12th annual | |
| report, 1911-12. 1913 | 352.042.1 |
The libraries of various localities usually make a point of obtaining all reports and documents bearing upon their particular areas, and, therefore, need special methods both for classification and cataloguing, according to the extent of their collections, so we may consider how the above items may be treated in a typical London public library. Presuming that all the publications of the London County Council are received, they would be so numerous that it is not worth while entering them again under "London" as subject. The entries under "London County Council" and under "London" would not only be many in number, but would come together in the catalogue. A better plan is carefully to enter all under "London County Council", subdividing the entries according to their nature. Though the Hammersmith report needs a reference under "London", an entry thereunder could not be justified, as in the case of the publications of the larger body. The references would be in this manner
London:
Local Government.
London County Council. Publications. See
London County Council.
This is placed in order exactly as if it were an entry, whereas the Hammersmith reference comes at the end of the entries in the usual way, as
See also the names of the Metropolitan boroughs, as
Hammersmith, Shoreditch, Stepney.
Perhaps the first form of what may be termed an "entry-reference" is better exemplified by supposing it to be the most suitable style when under a general heading like "Education", and the entry references are
Education:
Board of Education. Reports, &c. See
Board of Education.
London County Council. Education reports.
See London County Council.
United States. Board of Education. Publications.
See United States.
These fall into place under the heading as "Board", "London", "United States", and not as references at the end. This style is only recommended where there are many entries under both the heading and the name referred to, the ordinary method being
Education:
See also Board of Education, London County
Council, United States (Bureau of Education).