Cataloguing Without Tears

Jane Read has over 13 years experience in academic libraries. She currently works as cataloguing officer at The Higher Education Academy.

• Part 1 The big picture: Why bother to catalogue? What to catalogue? Who should catalogue? How to catalogue … and not reinvent the wheel. Part 2 The nitty-gritty: Is it a book, is it a journal? What’s a strange attractor? Cataloguing subjects you know nothing about; Ici on ne lit pas le français: unknown languages and how to deal with them; Special cases; Resources for cataloguers.

I would recommend this book to any library school student, future cataloger or not, who wishes to be well-rounded., TechKnow