Cataloguing older monographic publications in the National and university library: cataloguer’s experience

ABSTRACT The article describes the practice of cataloguing older monographic publications in the National and University Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The specific characteristics of this material, modes of acquisition, processing and preservation are presented in the introduction. The article doe...

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Main Author: Jasna Hrovat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2008-01-01
Series:Knjižnica
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/knjiznica/article/view/14210
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Summary:ABSTRACT The article describes the practice of cataloguing older monographic publications in the National and University Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The specific characteristics of this material, modes of acquisition, processing and preservation are presented in the introduction. The article does not set out any new rules but highlights those characteristics and particularities of older monographic publications which should be given special attention, or indicates the problems which we meet. Simultaneously, it should stimulate creative cooperation of all who catalogue older monographic publications, especially those who document the historical, cultural and language development of the Slovene nation.
ISSN:0023-2424
1581-7903