Introduction to cataloging and classification / Arlene G. Taylor ; with the assistance of David P. Miller.

Preface to the tenth edition, xv -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Cataloging in context, 3 -- 2. Development of cataloging codes, 25 -- Part II. Electronic formatting -- 3. Encoding, 39 -- Part III. Description and access -- 4. Description, 53 -- 5. Description of analytical materials, 179 -- 6. Choice of access points, 187 -- 7. Form of headings for names and titles, 219 -- Part IV. Authority control -- 8. Authority control, 283 -- Part V. Subject access -- 9. Subject access to library materials, 301 -- 10. Verbal subject access, 307 -- 11. Library of congress subject headings (LCSH), 315 -- 12. Sears list of subject headings (Sears), 355 -- 13. Other types of verbal access, 369 -- 14. Classification of library materials, 391 -- 15. Decimal classification, 403 -- 16. Library of congress classification (LCC), 426 -- 17. Creation of complete call numbers, 448 -- 18. Other classification systems, 456 -- Part VI. Administrative issues -- 19. Processing centers, networking, and cooperative programs, 471 -- 20. Catalog management, 485 -- Appendix: Arrangement dilemmas and filing rules, 509 -- Glossary of selected terms and abbreviations, 525 -- Selected bibliography, 549 -- Index, 577.