Prenatal cataloguing is process in which

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  1. the catalogue cards are printed on the verso of the tile page.
  2. the catalogue entries can be prepared when the book is published 
  3. the catalogue cards are printed before the book is published 
  4. the catalogue cards can be printed after the book is released 

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Option 3 : the catalogue cards are printed before the book is published 
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The correct answer is the catalog cards are printed before the book is published.

 Key Points

  •  Prenatal cataloging is a term used by S.R. Ranganathan.
  • Prenatal means before Birth. 
  • It is the cataloging and classification of a book prior to its release by the publisher.
  • Since the cataloging is to be done before it is delivered(released) for sale or use he called the process Pre-natal Cataloguing.
  • Pre-natal technical work is undertaken by the National Central Library of each country.
  • The National Central Library prepares a master stencil of the catalog cards for the book before its release.

Additional Information

  • Cataloguing in Publication-
    • In publishing and library science, Cataloging in Publication (CIP, or Cataloguing in Publication) is basic cataloging data for a work, prepared before publication by the national library of the country where the work is principally published or by the library of a publishing organization, such as a government department.
    • Ranganathan mooted the idea of cataloging and classification of a book prior to its release by the publisher hence, he called the process `Pre-natal Cataloguing'.
    • In the United States, the Cataloging in Publication Program (CIP) was established by the Library of Congress in 1971 and has since developed in various ways.
    • There are three products of Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP). Namely:
      • Record of CIP cataloging data on MARC tape made available before the final cataloging copy appeared on the MARC tape.
      • The LC cards were made available before the publication date of the book.
      • Cataloging data printed in the book itself.
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