What is Difference Between Bibliography and Catalog - Library Science

Difference Between Bibliography and Catalog | Bibliography & Library Catalog

Bibliography and Library Catalog both literally have the same meaning 'bibliography' and thus it does not have a literal difference but it has some special difference that needs to be understood. To understand its meaning it is necessary to understand the concept of both.

Catalog: The word catalog is derived from the Greek word 'Katalogus'. The literal meaning of 'kata' is' according to 'or' to 'and logus' means' word' 'order' or 'logic'. Thus the meaning of this word becomes clear. The catalog relates to the "content" that is arranged as a sequence. 

The definition of library catalog "Library catalog" can be defined in various ways. In the context of the five formulas of the library, it can be said - "Library catalog is a key of library collection"

According to Dr. Ranganathan

Library List is a tool that provides readers with information regarding the textual material stored in the library.

What is Bibliography

The word Bibliography is derived from the Greek word 'biblion'. It means the store of books. Thus the meaning of this word becomes clear.

Difference Between Bibliography and Catalog | Bibliography and Library Catalog

The Difference Between Bibliography and Library Catalog

Bibliography

(1) The term the bibliography is derived from the Greek word biblion.

(2) It is a list of texts which are related to particular institutions, publishers, suppliers, etc.

(3) It may be related to a particular subject.

(4) It can be a published list at the national or international level.

(5) It is generally used for commercial purposes.

(6) It is the key to knowledge collection.

(7) This book is not to indicate collection.

(8) Bibliographic service is a type of reference service.

 Library catalog

(1) The word bibliography is derived from the Greek word kata logos.

(2) It is a list of texts available in a library.

(3) It is not related to any particular subject.

(4) It is limited to any library.

(5) It is used to convey information to library users.

(6) This the library is the key to the collection.

(7) This book is to indicate the library collection.

(8) It is the main document of the library.

Conclusion: It is clear from the above description that a catalog is a tool that provides information about all the textual materials available in the library and related information can be easily obtained by catalog.

We can say that the implementation of the five sources of library science without a list is difficult. That is, we can say that the "Library catalog is a key to library collection".

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