Sheila S. Intner is professor emeritus of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA, and was the founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.Jean Weihs was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.

This handy book is indispensable for anyone new to the field for learning classification and cataloging practice in the dynamically-changing library and information environment. And no doubt it is equally useful for veteran cataloguers and teachers of the subject.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction To Library CatalogingChapter 2: The Cataloging EnvironmentChapter 3: Preparing Bibliographic DescriptionsChapter 4: Name and Title Access PointsChapter 5: Subject AnalysisChapter 6: Subject Heading AuthoritiesChapter 7: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsChapter 8: Sears List of Subject HeadingsChapter 9: Classification and Call NumbersChapter 10: Dewey Decimal ClassificationChapter 11: Library of Congress ClassificationChapter 12: Computer EncodingChapter 13: Managing the Catalog DepartmentGlossaryAnswers to Chapter QuestionsAppendix: Additional ExercisesAnswers to Additional ExercisesIndex

Sheila S. Intner is professor emeritus of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA, and was the founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.Jean Weihs was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.

This handy book is indispensable for anyone new to the field for learning classification and cataloging practice in the dynamically-changing library and information environment. And no doubt it is equally useful for veteran cataloguers and teachers of the subject.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction To Library CatalogingChapter 2: The Cataloging EnvironmentChapter 3: Preparing Bibliographic DescriptionsChapter 4: Name and Title Access PointsChapter 5: Subject AnalysisChapter 6: Subject Heading AuthoritiesChapter 7: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsChapter 8: Sears List of Subject HeadingsChapter 9: Classification and Call NumbersChapter 10: Dewey Decimal ClassificationChapter 11: Library of Congress ClassificationChapter 12: Computer EncodingChapter 13: Managing the Catalog DepartmentGlossaryAnswers to Chapter QuestionsAppendix: Additional ExercisesAnswers to Additional ExercisesIndex

Sheila S. Intner is professor emeritus of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA, and was the founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.Jean Weihs was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.

This handy book is indispensable for anyone new to the field for learning classification and cataloging practice in the dynamically-changing library and information environment. And no doubt it is equally useful for veteran cataloguers and teachers of the subject.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction To Library CatalogingChapter 2: The Cataloging EnvironmentChapter 3: Preparing Bibliographic DescriptionsChapter 4: Name and Title Access PointsChapter 5: Subject AnalysisChapter 6: Subject Heading AuthoritiesChapter 7: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsChapter 8: Sears List of Subject HeadingsChapter 9: Classification and Call NumbersChapter 10: Dewey Decimal ClassificationChapter 11: Library of Congress ClassificationChapter 12: Computer EncodingChapter 13: Managing the Catalog DepartmentGlossaryAnswers to Chapter QuestionsAppendix: Additional ExercisesAnswers to Additional ExercisesIndex