CATALOGUING OF INFORMATION MATERIALS

3. Historical development of cataloguing codes

3.2. Rules that cataloguing codes should cover

(i) Choice and form of main entry heading.

(ii) Instances when the title entries should be made.

(iii) Choice and form of added entry headings, cross-references, uniform titles

 and subject headings and subject cross-references.

(iv) The elements to be included in a bibliographic description.

(v) Filing rules.

(vi) Rules for limited cataloguing.

(vii) List of abbreviations and a glossary of difficult terms.