CUTTER-SANBORN THREE FIGURE AUTHOR TABLE SUPPLEMENTED WITH INDIAN NAMES
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Book Details
- Publisher: Ess Ess Publication
- ISBN: 9789387698390
- Year of Publication: 2021
- Language: English
- Binding: HardBound
- Pages: 220
About the Book
This book focuses on the important yet often misunderstood role of book numbers in library classification and shelf arrangement. Contrary to the common misconception that book numbers play only a subsidiary role, the book explains how they are essential for creating a precise, logical, and efficient arrangement of documents in library collections. It highlights that the function of book numbers begins where class numbers end, making them indispensable for effective shelf organization and retrieval.
One of the major objectives of the book is to provide an authentic and extended version of the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Table. Recognizing the limitations of the original tables for Indian names, the author has supplemented the work with a large number of Indian names arranged alphabetically for practical use by Indian librarians. The expanded table contains approximately 15,850 entries compared to the original 12,361 entries, making it a valuable and time-saving tool for library professionals. Additional Western names have also been included for wider usability.
The book also serves as a practical manual for using cutter tables, preparing shelf lists, and designing unique book numbers for various categories of publications and subjects, especially biographies, literary works, classics, and works of prolific authors. It addresses the challenges of creating accurate book numbers and call numbers, an area often neglected in Indian libraries.
Drawing inspiration from best practices followed in libraries in the United States, the publication provides numerous examples based on Indian subjects and authors to demonstrate effective book numbering methods. It presents book numbering as a craft, skill, and science that librarians must master in order to organize knowledge systematically and improve library services for users.
