A directory usually includes

Directory refers to the contents contained in front of the text of a book, and it is a tool to reveal and report books. Catalogue is a tool to record book titles, authors, publications and collections, which are arranged in a certain order to reflect the collection, guide reading and retrieve books. In the computer application, the development of the catalogue has become a "folder", and with the development of the catalogue work, the "bibliography" has been derived.

concept

Bibliography is a science that studies the general law of the formation and development of cataloging work, that is, the law of bibliographic information movement, and it is a theoretical summary and summary of the practical experience of cataloging work.

The contents of bibliography mainly include document disclosure and description, bibliography indexing, bibliography information service and bibliography history. A branch of bibliography, including general bibliography: studying the general principles of bibliography and the basic methods of bibliographic indexing; Bibliography: studying the accumulation, arrangement and utilization of documents in various disciplines; Comparative bibliography: study the characteristics of bibliography development at home and abroad. In addition, there is a sub-discipline, which focuses on the textual research of book edition status, called edition bibliography.

history

This catalogue has a long history. The earliest catalogue in the world is Pinak Catalogue (also known as Catalogue of Famous Scholars and Their Works, with existing fragments) compiled by Calimarcos, an ancient Greek bibliographer and poet (about 305 BC ~ about 240 BC). The bibliography not only records the books of the Alexandria Library led by Carrimarks, but also includes all the Greek documents at that time. The invention of printing greatly promoted the exchange and dissemination of world culture, and also promoted the development of bibliography compilation.