descriptive Cataloging

 Descriptive Cataloging is an activity of identifying the physical characteristics of a material library, such as author, title, where published, name of publisher, number of pages, and so forth. the identification of library materials is called by the term lajim bibliographic description

that provides quick dish to distinguish one from the library materials library materials lain.pembuatan bibliographic description is basically the same for all types of library materials.

the descriptive pekngatalogan also specify header entry as an access point to be approached in terms of the bibliographic library materials. the author's name is generally determined as the main entry canopy, if it is associated with a catalog of goals, then the author's access point enables users to;

     find specific library materials known author;
     to know the works of a particular author contained in the library collection.

besides that also users should be able to find library materials from the title and this means subjek.hal catalog should also provide a point of approach and subject headings.

in the conduct of Cataloging deksrptif, to be considered is uniformity. AACR.