Includes index.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION1. Bibliographic Control and Library CatalogsPART TWO: DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING2. Development of Cataloging Codes3. Description4. Choice of Access Points5. Name Authority Control and Forms of Headings and Uniform Titles6. ReferencesPART THREE: SUBJECT ACCESS IN LIBRARY CATALOGS7. Subject Cataloging8. Library of Congress Subject Headings9. Sears List of Subject Headings10. Medical Subject Headings and Other Subject Cataloging SystemsPART FOUR: CLASSIFICATION11. General Principles of Classification12. Dewey Decimal Classification13. Library of Congress Classification14. National Library of Medicine Classification and Other Modern Classification SystemsPART FIVE: USMARC FORMATS AND PRODUCTION OF CATALOGING RECORDS15. USMARC Formats16. Producing Cataloging Records

Covers general principles of bibliography, cataloguing, and indexing required for students working toward degrees in Library/Information Science. The text contains information presented clearly and in an organized manner, and provides exercises to reinforce the concepts.