(b) Representation
(c) Convenience of the user
(d) Economy
(e) Consistency and standardization
(e) Consistency and standardization
ANSWER
(c) Convenience of the user
Out of the International Cataloguing Principles, the principle "Convenience of the user" comes first and should always be kept in mind when providing bibliographic descriptions and access points.
STATEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUING PRINCIPLES (ICP) 2016
... ... The principles in this statement are intended to guide the development of cataloguing codes and the decisions that cataloguers make. They apply to bibliographic and authority data, and consequently to current library catalogues, bibliographies and other datasets created by libraries.
They aim to provide a consistent approach to descriptive and subject cataloguing of bibliographic resources of all kinds.
The following principles direct the construction and development of cataloguing codes, the decisions that cataloguers make and policies on access to and exchange of data. Of these, the Convenience of the user is the most important, while principles 2 through 13 are in no particular order. If there is a conflict among principles 2-13, the Principle of interoperability should be rated higher than others.
Convenience of the user. Convenience means that all efforts should be made to keep all data comprehensible and suitable for the users. The word “user” embraces anyone who searches the catalogue and uses the bibliographic and/or authority data. Decisions taken in the making of descriptions and controlled forms of names for access should be made with the user in mind. ... ...
They aim to provide a consistent approach to descriptive and subject cataloguing of bibliographic resources of all kinds.
The following principles direct the construction and development of cataloguing codes, the decisions that cataloguers make and policies on access to and exchange of data. Of these, the Convenience of the user is the most important, while principles 2 through 13 are in no particular order. If there is a conflict among principles 2-13, the Principle of interoperability should be rated higher than others.
- Convenience of the user
- Common usage
- Representation
- Accuracy
- Sufficiency and necessity
- Significance
- Economy
- Consistency and standardization
- Integration
- Interoperability
- Openness
- Accessibility
- Rationality
Convenience of the user. Convenience means that all efforts should be made to keep all data comprehensible and suitable for the users. The word “user” embraces anyone who searches the catalogue and uses the bibliographic and/or authority data. Decisions taken in the making of descriptions and controlled forms of names for access should be made with the user in mind. ... ...
SOURCES
- Library of Congress
- IFLA
SEE ALSO
- Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)
- Library and Information Science Quiz - Questions Answers
