The Canons of Cataloguing Quiz

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.