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What does the Canon of Ascertainability emphasize on?
What does the Canon of Ascertainability emphasize on?
- Using only the cover page for cataloguing
- Using information from external sources for cataloguing
- Using imaginary details for cataloguing
- Using actual information from the document for cataloguing (correct)
What is the main source of cataloguing information according to the Canon of Ascertainability?
What is the main source of cataloguing information according to the Canon of Ascertainability?
- Appendices
- Title page and overflow pages (correct)
- Index
- Table of contents
What is the aim of the Canon of Sought Heading?
What is the aim of the Canon of Sought Heading?
- Choosing headings for catalogue entries based on library policies
- Choosing headings for catalogue entries based on users' approaches and demand (correct)
- Choosing headings for catalogue entries based on the author's preference
- Choosing headings for catalogue entries based on the publication date
What is the aim of the Canon of Consistency?
What is the aim of the Canon of Consistency?
What does the Canon of Currency direct to use for catalogue entries and subject headings?
What does the Canon of Currency direct to use for catalogue entries and subject headings?
What is the aim of the Cross Reference Index Entry (CRIE)?
What is the aim of the Cross Reference Index Entry (CRIE)?
What is the aim of the Canon of Prepotence?
What is the aim of the Canon of Prepotence?
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Canons of Cataloguing
- The Canon of Ascertainability emphasizes on using actual information from the document for cataloguing rather than imaginary details.
- It suggests using the title page and overflow pages as the main source of cataloguing information.
- The Canon of Sought Heading guides in choosing headings for catalogue entries based on users' approaches and demand.
- It aims to avoid unnecessary bulk of entries that are not likely to be asked by the reader.
- The Canon of Consistency helps in maintaining standardization of bibliographic data elements to avoid adverse effects of variant usage.
- It requires all added entries to be consistent with the main entry and main entries to be consistent with one another.
- The Canon of Currency directs to use current terminologies for catalogue entries and subject headings.
- Cross Reference Index Entry (CRIE) can be provided for variant names.
- The Canon of Permanence emphasizes on making entry elements permanent and not subjected to change by the rules of a catalogue code.
- The Canon of Prepotence guides in arranging entries in a catalogue according to the most potent information.
- It aims to place the entry under the most significant part of the information given in the catalogue card.
- The Canon of Context guides in developing code, formulating rules, and selecting terminologies based on the present context of cataloguing features of the book.
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