Library Science

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) was expanded from 10 digits to 13 digits in 2007 to increase the available numbering capacity.

AACR-II (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition) was the first major code to fully integrate the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) into its rules.

A tell-tale title is one that clearly indicates the subject matter or content of the book, allowing the reader to know what the work is about without further investigation.

S.R. Ranganathan devised the chain procedure for subject indexing in 1934, first introducing it in his work 'Theory of Library Catalogue'.

Uniterm indexing, a system of coordinate indexing, was developed by Mortimer Taube in the early 1950s.

A thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary tool used in information retrieval to organize terms and show relationships between concepts.

AACR-2 is divided into two parts: Part I covers the description of the item, and Part II covers the choice and form of access points.

According to AACR-2, dimensions are recorded in centimeters, rounding up to the next centimeter if there is a fraction. However, the format for height and width is typically expressed as height x width.

A thesis is considered a primary source because it represents original research. Abstracting journals, handbooks, and statistical digests are secondary sources that summarize or organize primary information.

In AACR-2, parallel titles are preceded by an equals sign (=) to indicate that they are equivalent versions of the title in another language.

Compiling a bibliography is a fundamental first step in research to understand existing literature and identify gaps in knowledge.

Konrad Gesner is widely recognized as the 'Father of Bibliography' for his work 'Bibliotheca Universalis' published in 1545.

PRECIS (Preserved Context Indexing System) is a pre-coordinate indexing system developed by Derek Austin for the British National Bibliography.

KWIC (Keyword-in-Context) indexing is a computer-based system that generates index entries by permuting the words in the title of a document.

The Encyclopedia Americana is traditionally published in 30 volumes.

'India: A Reference Annual' is an official publication issued by the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.