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    Difference between Library catalogue and Bibliography

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    Library catalogues and bibliographies are two different tools that serve different purposes in library settings.

    A library catalogue is a comprehensive list of all the materials (books, journals, multimedia, etc.) held in a library. It provides bibliographic records for each item, including author, title, subject headings, publication information, and location within the library. The purpose of a library catalogue is to help users locate materials held in the library by searching for the author, title, subject, or keyword.

    On the other hand, a bibliography is a list of sources (books, articles, websites, etc.) that have been cited or referenced in a particular work, such as a research paper, article, or book. Bibliographies usually provide bibliographic information, including author, title, publisher, and date of publication. The purpose of a bibliography is to acknowledge the sources used in the work and to provide readers with a list of resources for further reading on the topic.

    Some of the key differences between a library catalogue and bibliography are:

    Catalogue

    Bibliography

    Contains call number. (class number + Author mark)

    Do not contain any of them.

    Contains 1st, 2nd and 3rd indention.

    Generally contains only one running indention.

    Confined to the collection of a particular library or a group of
    libraries in case of Union Catalogue.

    Not confined to any collection, materials listed may or may not be
    available in any library of the world.

    Generally a list of books only there can also be a catalogue of
    journal or periodicals held in a library.

    List article published in periodicals, books, reports, documents,
    monographs and other materials.

    Cannot be selecting.

    May be either selecting for comprehensive.

    May be in either online, micro-fetch, printed or card form.

    Found mostly in book or printed form- computer may also produce a
    bibliography.

    Always contains added entries.

    Does not generally contain added entries.

    The class catalogue of a large library may be used as a book
    selection tools for smaller or new libraries.

    Works as the major book selection aid.

    Served research needs.

    Works as the major tools of research.

    Contains subject headings.

    Also contains subject headings, particularly in subject bibliography
    in which entries are arranged by subject, author, and title.

    Contains information of illustration, high, bibliography, index,
    series, and ISBN number.

    Dose not contains them, series and ISBN number may be mention.

    May contain notes for special type of information, i.e. if the book
    was serialized in any periodical; if the work is publish under different
    title by a different publisher in some other country etc.

    Does not contain that form of notes. As annotated bibliography
    contain brief summary of the work.

    Prepared on the basis of a code, i.e. ASCR2, ALA49, L.C (Library of
    Congress) etc.

    Prepared on the basis of some system or method.

    While both library catalogues and bibliographies provide bibliographic information for materials, they serve different purposes and have different contents and formats. Library catalogues help users locate materials held in the library, while bibliographies provide a list of sources used in a particular work.

     

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