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Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue / U. S. Bureau of Education Special Report on Public Libraries—Part II, Third Edition

Chapter 46: STYLE.
By Charles A. Cutter
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This work presents a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of creating a dictionary catalogue for libraries. It discusses various entry methods, including author, title, and subject entries, and emphasizes the importance of systematic organization and clarity in cataloguing. The text outlines different types of catalogues, such as short, medium, and full-title catalogues, and provides detailed rules for each category. It also addresses the need for flexibility in cataloguing practices to accommodate different library types and user needs. The author encourages feedback from librarians to improve future editions, highlighting the evolving nature of cataloguing standards.

STYLE.

CATALOGUE.

  • A. HEADINGS.
    • Type, 130–134. Italics, 131. Pseud., 135, 136. Ed., 137. Family name, 138. Christian name, 139, 140. To distinguish authors of the same name, 139–144. To distinguish subject headings, 145. Dashes, 146. References, 147.
  • B. TITLES.
    • Order, 148, 149. Abridgment, 150–160. Articles, 151, 152. Unnecessary words, 153, 153½. Dates, 154. Initials, 155. Abbreviations, 156. Numbers, 157. Position, 158. “Same,” 159. Words to be retained, 160–164. Analyticals, 164. Exact copying, 165. Language, 167, 168. {62} Translations, 168, 169. Transposition of the article, 170. Anon., 171–173. Lord, Gen., ed., 174. Transliteration, 175.
  • C. EDITIONS, 176, 177.
  • D. IMPRINTS.
    • The parts of an imprint and their order, 178. Transliteration, 179. Abbreviations, 180. Two or more places, 181, 182. Publisher’s name, 183. Colophon, 184. Dates, 185–194. Number of volumes, 195. Typographical form, 196. Maps, 197.
  • E. CONTENTS, 198–200, AND NOTES, 201.
  • F. REFERENCES, 202, 203.
  • FF. LANGUAGE, 204.
  • G. CAPITALS, 205, 206.
  • H. PUNCTUATION, ACCENTS, BRACKETS AND PARENTHESES, ITALICS, etc., 207–212.
  • I. ARRANGEMENT.
    • Order of the English alphabet, 213. Headings, 214–239. Person, place, title, subject, form, 214. Forenames, 215, 216. M’, etc., 217. Family names nearly alike, 218. Family names the same, 219. Forenames the same, 220. Forenames not generally used, 221, 222. Forenames changed, 223. Titles, Sees, 224. Possessive case, 225. Greek and Latin names, 226. Compound names, 227–232. Pseudonyms, 233. Incomplete names, 234. Signs, 235. Every word regarded, 236. Abbreviations, 237. Titles, 240–252. Under an author, 240–248. Editions, 242, 243. Numerals, 244. Translations, 245. Biographies, etc., 246. Criticisms, 247. Analyticals, 248, 249. Under countries, 250–252. Synopsis, 252. Bible, 252. Contents, 253. Subjects, 254–258. Homonyms, 254. Topical arrangement, 255. Chronological arrangement, 256. Cross-references, 257. Divisions, 258.
  • J. ETC.
    • Supplement, 259. An economy, 260. Incunabula and other rare books, 261.