Intro; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER I. THE AIMS AND THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF THIS STUDY; CHAPTER II. THE MEANING OF THE TERMS 'FUNCTION' AND 'OBJECT' OF AUTHOR-TITLE CATALOGUING; CHAPTER III. A BRIEF HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHOR-TITLE CATALOGUE; CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST FUNCTION I: THE RECORDING OF 'BOOKS'; CHAPTER V. THE FIRST FUNCTION II: ELEMENTAL OBJECTS OTHER THAN 'BOOKS'; CHAPTER VI. THE SECOND FUNCTION: THE RECORDING OF 'WORKS'; CHAPTER VII. THE THIRD FUNCTION: THE RECORDING OF PERSONS' AND BODIES' 'OEUVRES'
APPENDIX I. HAS IT NOT BEEN UNWARRANTABLE TO RESTRICT THE SCOPE OF THIS INQUIRY TO STANDARD CATALOGUING ONLY?APPENDIX II. CLASSIFICATION OF CATALOGUE ENTRIES ACCORDING TO THEIR OBJECTS; APPENDIX III. RECAPITULATION OF THE DEFINITIONS OF THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF STANDARD CATALOGUING; REPERTORY OF THE DEFINITIONS OR EXPLANATIONS OF NEWLY INTRODUCED TERMS AND OF TERMS EMPLOYED DIFFERENTLY FROM PREVAILING USAGE