An analytical study of the indexing project during publication of books published in the fields of natural and applied sciences For the period 2000-2005

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the cataloging during publication project adopted by the National Library as it contributes to unifying the technical efforts of libraries and unifying and activating the process of accuracy and retrieval, through analyzing the volume of books deposited and indexed by the Cataloging Department during publication to arrive at the volume of books deposited in the National Library as the cultural interface. For the country and the mirror of its cultural and scientific renaissance. The study was divided into two parts: The first: deals with the study and analysis of deposited books according to the variables (subject, place, years, role and places of publication), and the second: deals with the analysis of the classification numbers for deposited books in the subjects of natural sciences and applied sciences, which according to the Dewey decimal classification is symbolized by (600,500) for identification. On the validity and accuracy of the numbers given by the department, as the years were specified, from 2000-2005, for books in Arabic and English. The total number of Arabic books reached 740 books for both subjects - out of 2000, while the total number of books in the English language was 47 books.

The study concluded that most of the authored production was in the field of applied sciences, with 608 books while natural sciences had 179 books, most of which were in the Arabic language. The year 2004 was also the most productive year with a rate of (21.98%), followed by 2002 with a rate of (19.69%), in addition to the creation of most Authors published their works at their own expense, with the largest percentage (13.6%) followed by Safaa House. Most of the publishing was concentrated in the city of Amman due to the lack of branches of Jordanian publishing houses in most governorates. With regard to the classification numbers, the total number of classification numbers that completely match what is in the classification plan reached 622 books, and the books that conform to some extent are 144 books, while the total of non-conforming books is 21 books. The authorship was more on general topics than on specific topics.

The study recommended the necessity of writing in other languages and the necessity of supporting the National Library’s cataloging project during publication with specialized cadres to activate its role and services for the public interest.