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G U I D E T O T H E G E N E R A L C A T A L O G U E
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O F P R I N T E D B O O K S
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
Telephone 031-226-4531
031-459-4531
Telex 72638 NLSEDIG
Fax 031-220-6662
GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS
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The General Catalogue of Printed Books at present consists of three
sections, which themselves are independent catalogues and, with minor
exceptions, do not overlap. In all of them books can be traced by their
authors and other contributors. Books published after 1978 can also be
found by their titles. Catalogue 1 contains books published before 1968
and received before 1974.
(a) Name catalogue (i.e. authors, editors, translators, illustrators,
institutions, local and central government bodies as publishers, persons
who are, or whose works are, the subjects of books); c.1,800,000 entries
on cards, microfilmed in frames (each of 6 cards in 2 columns) on
microfiche.
(b) Subject index of foreign books: loose-leaf slips in folders. Foreign
books published after 1880. Headings identical to those in the British
Museum Subject Indexes.
A detailed guide to the arrangement of Catalogue 1 is available at the
Enquiry Desk.
Catalogue 2 (Cards) contains books published after 1967 up to 1978, and
older books (published before 1968) received between 1973 and 1978.
(a) Name sequence: approximately 700,000 cards in drawers (PINK index
tabs).
(b) Subject index of foreign and older (pre-1950) British books: on
cards in drawers (GREEN index tabs).
The Online Catalogue contains all books received since 1978, regardless
of date of publication.
The Online Catalogue gives access to more than 1,000,000 catalogue
records held in the Library's automated database. The Catalogue can be
searched by author, title, subject and keyword.
A separate guide to the use of the Online Catalogue is available at the
Enquiry Desk.
THE ONLINE CATALOGUE
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The Online Catalogue gives access through computer terminals to the
Library's database of catalogue records for all books received since
1978.
The Online Catalogue can be searched:
(a) By author. This includes authors, editors, some translators and
illustrators, institutions, and local and central government bodies.
(b) By title. This includes the title as it appears on the title-page of
works, and also titles of series, uniform titles (such as Bible), and
alternative titles.
(c) By subject. The subject headings used are taken from the Library of
Congress Subject Headings placed in the Catalogue Hall, and it may help
to consult these if you are unabie to find an entry under the subject
you seek. Subject searches can also be used to find persons who are, or
whose works are, the subject of a book.
(d) By keyword. This includes words appearing anywhere in the entry, and
single words (using search key W/word) and two words (using search key
B/word 1 and word 2) may be used.
If you have difficulty in using any of the Library's catalogues, please
ask for assistance at the Enquiry Desk.
RETROCONVERSION PROGRAMME
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The Library has begun a phased programme of converting the General
Catalogue of Printed Books into a single Online Catalogue. During the
implementation of this programme readers may notice inconsistencies in
the arrangement and content of headings in the Online Catalogue until
the process of editing has been completed. The Library regrets any
inconvenience to readers consulting the Online Catalogue.
HOW TO OBTAIN BOOKS TO CONSULT IN THE READING ROOMS
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There are over 6,000,000 books in the Library. With the exception of the
reference collection in the Reading Rooms and Catalogue Hall in the
George IV Bridge building (which may be consulted by readers without any
tormality), and the open-access arrangements in the Scottish Science
Library, books have permanent locations on the shelves of the stack
floors denoted by shelf- or pressmarks, which are usually entered on the
front endpaper, and also in the catalogue entry or entries that refer to
the book.
To obtain a book you must find an entry for it in the General Catalogue
of Printed Books. You must then complete a call-slip (see example below)
with the essential details including the shelfmark and hand it to staff
at the Issue Counter. Books when found will be brought to your table in
the Reading Room, except in the evenhlgs and on Saturday mornings, when
yoU will be asked to collect them at the Issue Counter.
* The shelfmark in Catalogue I is to be found at bottom left of the
entry in Catalogue 2 (cards) at top right, and at the top ot the
relevant entry in the Online Catalogue.
HOW TO RESERVE BOOKS
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If you have to leave the Library but wish to have your books kept till
you return later that day or another day, you must complete a
reservation slip with your name and the date of reservation (i.e. the
current date). The books will then be kept until you return, up to a
maximum of 7 days if you have a 3-year ticket, or for a shorter period
if you have a short-term ticket.
Published by HMSO, Edinburgh Press Dd.8176958 C50 7/93 (212427)
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