the library and information related to cataloging, are finally in luck. The National Library has recently published a technical documentation of great relevance for our professionals. This is the "English Cataloguing Rules," which is the main tool for the description and editing the entries for the works that make the documentary any information and documentation unit. As acknowledged by the head of the library system, one of its main missions is to provide the information workers in all facilities for the proper execution of their work.
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Cataloguing Rules in 1857
This work would be purely anecdotal, if not remember, they have been a documents most anticipated in recent years, remember how easy it was to find Anglo-Saxon rules the fruitless searches to locate a document full or partial content of the rules of English documentation on the Internet. Besides Cataloguing Rules currently in force, have recovered all previous editions since 1815. Without a doubt, will allow any curious and interested in the history and development of documentation, to draw any conclusions on its own, thanks to this quiet, but interesting work of digitalization.
- 1815 - Rules to be observed for the ballots for a general index.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000000.pdf
- 1836 - ancient method of making the ballots to be inserted after the index.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000002.pdf
- 1857 - Instructions to make existing printed indexes in the National Library.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000004.pdf
- 1882 - Instructions for forming the printed indexes of libraries administered by the Corps of Archivists, Librarians and Antiques. Author index.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000005.pdf
- 1902 - Instructions for writing the catalogs of the State Public Libraries.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000009.pdf
- 1941 - Instructions for writing the catalog alphabetical order of authors and anonymous works in public libraries in the state.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000010.pdf
- 1964 - Instructions for drafting the alphabetical list of authors and anonymous works of public libraries in the state.
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000014.pdf
- 1985-1988 - Cataloguing Rules.
Volume 1. Http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000016.pdf
Volume 2. Http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000017.pdf
- 1999 - Cataloguing Rules (pdf, 14,917 Kb).
http://www.bne.es/docs/reglas_catalogacion/RI/00000022.pdf
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Rules Cataloguing in 1882
But not everything is good. There is also a critical point in this good news. After checking the latest cataloging rules, corresponding to 1999, he detects a scan quality somewhat reduced. Despite being poor resolution, it is possible to recover text for your appointment, print and score. It is possible that the explanation for this phenomenon constitutes the final size that occupy many pages to find re-concentrated. Not surprisingly respectable 14 MegaBytes the current edition and a total of 46.5 full collection. Anyway reading the conclusion and this work is very good for the library, just have to wait for these measures be extended to other tools of interest IBERMARC Format and some thesauri (that are already widespread) and lists of very specific subject headings.
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Cataloguing Rules 1999
existing
Resources.
- Reference Web page of National Library Cataloguing Rules Digitized from 1815 to 1999.
http://www.bne.es/esp/servicios/reglascatalogacion1815-1999.htm
