Part I. Introduction

Cataloging in context

Development of cataloging codes

Part II. Electronic formatting

Encoding

Part III. Description

Description of analytical materials

Choice of access points

Form of headings for names and titles

Part IV. Subject analysis

Subject access to library materials

Classification of library materials

Decimal classification

Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Creation of complete call numbers

Other classification systems

Verbal subject access

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Sears List of Subject Headings (Sears)

Other types of verbal access

Part V. Authority control

Part VI. Administrative issues

Processing centers, networking, and cooperative programs

Catalog management

Appendix: Arrangement dilemmas and filing rules.