Why Book Labelling?
In the 1930s, Bertha Barden summarised the purpose of book
labels, or as we professionally term them call numbers, in six
points. Many of these are still relevant irrespective of library
automation:
• To arrange books in order on the shelves
• To provide a brief and accurate call number for each book
• To locate a particular book on the shelf
• To provide a symbol for charging books to borrowers
• To facilitate the return of books to the shelves
• To assist in quick identification of a book when inventories
are taken (Barden, 1957)
With respect to the useful collocation of documents on
shelves, Satija (1990, p. 21) suggested that call numbers can be
used to fulfil the following functions:
• Bring together all the books of an author within a given class,
if the arrangement is alphabetical
• Bring together different editions and various copies of a
book
• Bring together a host and all its associated books together on
the shelves
• Bring together all the books by and on a prolific writer
• Depict the historical development of a specific subject if the
book numbers are of a chronological variety
One can also add to this:
• Bring together biographical or critical works on a person,
author, artist.
Most importantly, if call numbers hold information about a
subject class (class mark) they can assist in collection development
and management as they will allow book acquisition and circulation
statistics to be analysed by subject areas.
Why Book Labelling?
In the 1930s, Bertha Barden summarised the purpose of book
labels, or as we professionally term them call numbers, in six
points. Many of these are still relevant irrespective of library
automation:
• To arrange books in order on the shelves
• To provide a brief and accurate call number for each book
• To locate a particular book on the shelf
• To provide a symbol for charging books to borrowers
• To facilitate the return of books to the shelves
• To assist in quick identification of a book when inventories
are taken (Barden, 1957)
With respect to the useful collocation of documents on
shelves, Satija (1990, p. 21) suggested that call numbers can be
used to fulfil the following functions:
• Bring together all the books of an author within a given class,
if the arrangement is alphabetical
• Bring together different editions and various copies of a
book
• Bring together a host and all its associated books together on
the shelves
• Bring together all the books by and on a prolific writer
• Depict the historical development of a specific subject if the
book numbers are of a chronological variety
One can also add to this:
• Bring together biographical or critical works on a person,
author, artist.
Most importantly, if call numbers hold information about a
subject class (class mark) they can assist in collection development
and management as they will allow book acquisition and circulation
statistics to be analysed by subject areas.
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