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M.A. in Library and Information Science, Institution of Public Libraries, I.R. Iran
Abstract
Purpose: There have been different trends and methods for manuscript cataloging in Iran which can be divided into three types: 1. Traditional 2. Median 3. Modern. This study reviews the 22 volume catalog of the National Library of Iran according to the specifications of these three methods. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: The research data were collected from a sample of 150 catalog cards and on the basis of a checklist which contained 23 criteria. Findings: Median and modern methods of cataloging are applied in the 22 volumes of the manuscript catalog of the National Library of Iran: for the first 12 volumes the median method, for the 13th and 14th volumes a moderate method (between median and modern) and for the 15th to 22nd volumes, the modern method was applied. The 22-volume manuscript catalog was examined based on the checklist and the Kruskal-Wallis test proved a significant difference between catalogers’ styles of reflecting the different manuscript cataloging elements. Conclusion: The catalogs prepared by the modern method have the greatest conformity with the checklist items. By applying a comparative study between the three methods, it was proved that the latter catalogs have a more consistent and clearer pattern and they are more relevant and balanced in representing codicological and bibliographical information.
Nazi, A. and Ghasempour, S. (2011). Manuscript Cataloging in the National Library of Iran: Trends and Methods. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 22(3), 104-114.
MLA
Nazi, A. , and Ghasempour, S. . "Manuscript Cataloging in the National Library of Iran: Trends and Methods", Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 22, 3, 2011, 104-114.
HARVARD
Nazi, A., Ghasempour, S. (2011). 'Manuscript Cataloging in the National Library of Iran: Trends and Methods', Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 22(3), pp. 104-114.
CHICAGO
A. Nazi and S. Ghasempour, "Manuscript Cataloging in the National Library of Iran: Trends and Methods," Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 22 3 (2011): 104-114,
VANCOUVER
Nazi, A., Ghasempour, S. Manuscript Cataloging in the National Library of Iran: Trends and Methods. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 2011; 22(3): 104-114.
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