Over two-dozen essays from international scholars and practitioners of library science consider various aspects of cataloging and classification throughout the centuries. Topics include, for example, the development of cataloging in Mexico and the relationship between Japanese and Western cataloging rules. Other contributions focus on narrower topics, such as the organization of materials in the Kinsey Institute Library and the historical development of serials cataloging in Germany. Joachim is the Principal Cataloger at the Indiana U. Libraries in Bloomington. The volume has been co-published simultaneously as Cataloging & Classification Quarterly , v.35, nos.1/2 2002 and v.35, nos. 3/4 2003. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)