| Series |
Music Library Association basic manual series ; no. 1
Music Library Association basic manual series ; no. 1. ^A518805
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| Contents |
An introduction to music classification. Music classification, history and background ; Systems of classification -- Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). History and background of DDC ; Arrangement within DDC ; Notes and instructions ; Hierarchies ; Facets and number building ; Using the tables ; Using the manual ; Using the Relative Index -- Library of Congress Classification (LCC). History and background ; Features of LCC ; Development of the music schedule -- Organization of the Class-M schedule ; The three subclasses of LCC:M: M, ML, MT -- Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Sound Recordings (ANSCR) -- History and background ; Outline of the system -- Shelf arrangement in the classification of music materials. Shelf arrangement in DDC ; Shelf arrangement in LCC -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix I. Class-M Outline. |
| Abstract |
Librarians have long considered music a separate language and the organization and arrangement of its materials challenging. Often, the task of cataloging and providing access to those materials is so painstaking that it sits on the back burner awaiting a stroke of genius to complete it. In response to this problematic situation, this book, the first in the Music Library Association's Basic Manual Series, is designed to introduce the principles of music classification to beginning music catalogers, as well as nonspecialist catalogers and others who only occasionally deal with music materials. Besides providing practical guidelines for music classification, this book also clarifies and explains the most commonly used classification systems in the United States--Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), and Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR). This manual presents a number of illustrative examples and combines theoretical principles with practical how-to advice. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001057702 |
| ISBN | 0810842637 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780810842632 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
