by Zee on 21/09/2012
Anyway, here's the outcome of my personal visit to the PSZ:
Task: Pay a visit to FP resource centre and PSZ (UTM main library) or any other library/resource centre. Find out:
1. How do you locate materials in the library?
Step1 : Looking for the materials that we need by refer to the searching system INFOLAN in PSZ.
Step 2 : The system will show the availability of the materials and its call number.
Step 3 : The call number will show the location of the materials in PSZ.
2. How do you know that certain materials that you are looking for are available in the library?
The INFOLAN system in the PSZ will show the availability of the materials.
3. What information is given about the library materials?
Title,
item type, key word, subject, division, author, source, SNN, DOI,
accession number, data base,Publishers, publication date.
4. Are there any tools/schemes used for such information/ date in #2 can be generated?
We able to access the INFOLAN in PSZ through the intranet in the UTM campus.
5. How the materials arranged on the selves?
The materials arranged on the selves according to the call number.
6. What is/are schemes used for that such arrangement can be made?
Library of congress classification (LCC)
7. Are there different shelves/ area for different types of materials? ( AV, Journals, Large books, special collections)
Yes,
different types of materials are located at different location. For
example, large book (more than 28cm will located at the separate place
and give the ‘ f ’ (folio) symbol.
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I also did some readings on Library Cataloging. Here is what I gathered:
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I also did some readings on Library Cataloging. Here is what I gathered:
What is library Catalog?
A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or a list of library materials in collection. Whilst cataloging is the preparation of bibliographic info for catalog records.
A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or a list of library materials in collection. Whilst cataloging is the preparation of bibliographic info for catalog records.
The purpose of cataloging the materials
in library:-
- For easy and effective retrieval
- To let the patrons and know the type of the materials available in the library.
- Let library users know what is in the location and where materials located.
- Catalog is used as an index of the book, the library able to find the materials which are meet their specification just refer to the catalog
- Catalog is provided the access point to the user to find the materials.
- A computer catalog can potentially provide the user access to any of the information contained in a cataloging record
- To ensure that the amount of book meet the quota of number of students. This is to ensure the library consists of collection of information or materials that are enough to cater the number of students in that school or university population. For example, 1:20 for History means that if the school has 2000 students, its library needs to have 200 units of the same book that fall under History category to ensure that every student has equal opportunity to borrow it. Any number below 200 means that the library needs to stock up its collection.
What are the three main areas in catalog record?
- Classification - the call number
- Description - No. of pages (thickness), the height (in cm), publisher etc
- Subject - the subject of the book itself
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