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objectives of a library catalogue charles ami cutter described the objectives of a library catalogue in 1876 when he published the first
purposes of a library catalogue libraries generally acquire reading and reference materials in various physical forms which will be utilised by
aacr2 the developments attempts to devise a common cataloguing code for the uk and us began early this century and resulted in the
non conventional indexing model - citation indexinganother unique indexing model was developed by eugene garfield in early 1960s the model is
merits and deficiencies the principal merit of keyword indexing is the speed with which it can be produced the production 6f keyword index does
key word indexing models computers began to be used to aid information retrieval system in the 1950s the first use of computers in information
post-coordinate indexing model all the pre-coordinate indexing models discussed so far are of unidimensional in nature based on the order of
postulate-based permuted subject indexing popsi postulate-based permuted subject index pops designed by ganesh bhattacharyya at the
preserved context index system precis precis preserved context index system was designed and developed by derek austin by about 1970 as an
pre-coordinate indexing models you will recall from your study of the sub-section 1452 of unit 14 that the pre-coordinate index constitutes a
merits and deficiencies slsh is comparatively simpler to use than the lcsh -the rules and principles are fairly explicit in their directions
filing order filing of entries of slsh follows the ala filing rules 1980 all headings are interfiled disregarding all punctuations headings
standard vocabulary as slsh is not backed by any library collection so updating and revision of subject headings cannot keep pace with changing
sears list of subject headings background sears list of subject headings slsh is an abridged version of the library of congress subject
merits and deficiencies the strongest aspect of lcsh is that it represents subject headings of a national library one of the most richest of
standard vocabulary as lcsh is the official list of library of congress not only does it give an authority to the standard vocabulary of lc but
subject indexing models and their principal features a number of subject indexing models have been designed and developed in the past hundred
factors governing subject indexing systems there are many factors that govern the design of subject heading systems some of the more important
subject indexing systems you have learnt that one of the most important functions of a library catalogue is to provide access to documents
thesaurus in post-coordinate indexing systems thesaurus has come into existence as a tool for vocabulary control in post-coordinated indexing
how to use a thesaurus the final process of indexing involves translating the relevant subject concepts of the document into the indexing
role of a thesaurus in indexing and searching the thesaurus contributes to consistency in indexing between indexers and reduces incorrect
thesauri and subject headings list both thesauri and subject headings lists are vocabulary control devices but they are used in different
types of thesauri based on the nature of terminology control there are mainly two types of thesauri a controlled thesauri which allow only one