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This module considers the principles and theories of cataloguing and classification, as well as the various guidelines and systems based on these principles. This module focuses on the description and organisation of both physical and digital bibliographic resources, covering bibliographic cataloguing, name authorities, subject analysis, subject indexing and classification schemes. Students will contemplate significant models and theories, such as LRM (an important model of bibliographic information), and key classification principles, such as about-ness and hierarchies. Students will also gain practical skills: for example, using RDA and MARC21 to learn how to catalogue bibliographic resources such as books and e-books, and exploring the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Thinking about the 鈥渨hy鈥� and contemplating how cataloguing and classification principles impact on users are key narratives throughout the module, as are the many ethical considerations of cataloguing and classification.

By the end of the module, students should be able to:听

• Describe the purpose and history of cataloguing听

• Explain the principles of bibliographic description, subject analysis, controlled vocabularies, subject indexing and classification听

• Evaluate and critique select cataloguing guidelines, controlled vocabularies, subject headings and classification schemes听

• Apply select cataloguing guidelines, controlled vocabularies, subject headings and classification schemes to bibliographic examples听

• Identify and discuss the limits and challenges in current cataloguing and classification, and discuss the future of cataloguing and classification.听