Copy cataloguing in India: a point‐of‐view

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide an Indian perspective on copy cataloguing and its current position in libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on the experiences of visiting various colleges and universities across the country. The paper explains copy cataloguing and its sources available to the Indian libraries for retrospective conversion.

Findings

Copy cataloguing in India is not widespread. The supply of a “ready cataloguing” in MARC format by Indian publishers and supply agents is also not widely available.

Practical implications

Copy cataloguing features have been implemented into the SOUL software and the IndCat, an online union catalogue of Indian universities for the Indian libraries.

Originality/value

It is observed that copy cataloguing features have never been explained in one place for Indian libraries. The information provided in the paper will help the community at large.

Citation

Chandrakar, R. and Arora, J. (2010), "Copy cataloguing in India: a point‐of‐view", The Electronic Library, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 432-437. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640471011052007