Project Gutenberg 2015-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 72 Quinn, John Henry 1860 1941 Quinn, J. Henry (John Henry) 14004803 Library Cataloguing Produced by Richard Tonsing, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Library Cataloguing" by John Henry Quinn is a practical guide to the processes and principles of cataloguing libraries, written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the complexities and misunderstandings that surround cataloguing, emphasizing the skills necessary for effective cataloguing, such as organization, research, and a thorough understanding of literature. It serves as an introduction to various cataloguing codes while providing examples to assist librarians and library assistants in their work. The opening of the book outlines the misconceptions held by the public regarding the simplicity of cataloguing. Quinn stresses that cataloguing is a skilled task that demands careful judgment, methodical organization, and a deep knowledge of literature across many subjects. He references historical perspectives on cataloguing, pointing out how its evolution reflects the growing expectations within libraries, and emphasizes that creating an effective catalogue is essential for the utility of any library collection. The text sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of cataloguing rules and practices, which will be detailed in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cataloging -- Great Britain Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education 614785 614773 2024-09-20T09:57:16.515888 2023-09-21T06:42:25.041563 text/html text/html 622354 2015-04-06T13:21:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 698727 2015-04-06T13:21:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 779564 2024-09-20T09:57:34.541744 application/epub+zip 778690 2024-09-20T09:57:20.427816 application/epub+zip 267407 2024-09-20T09:57:18.509876 application/epub+zip 974188 2024-09-20T09:57:41.926723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903351 2024-09-20T09:57:31.542810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393123 2022-09-22T05:52:10.307846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433026 432794 2024-09-20T09:57:13.463906 2023-09-21T06:42:22.158530 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433278 2015-04-06T13:21:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 149351 2015-04-06T13:21:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17974 2024-09-20T09:57:42.093715 application/rdf+xml 20162 2024-09-20T09:57:18.743838 image/jpeg 2353 2024-09-20T09:57:18.621836 image/jpeg 708066 2024-09-20T09:57:16.573852 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog