Volume 17, No. 4, 2020
A Study On Book Blurbs: Quest For A New Tool As Well As A New Record For The Library
Dr. Biswajit Adhikary
Abstract
During last few decades blurb has become an inevitable part of any published documents. Blurb is a small piece of text which provides a short description of a book, film, or other artistic creation, written mainly for promotional purposes. This paper is concerned only with the blurb of books. The paper tries to check if there are any other utilities of the blurb beyond its commercial target. It tries to discuss the relation between the blurb and the reader and the relation between the blurb and the librarian. The paper concludes with the comment that the blurb can be regarded as a very useful tool for the libraries. It also suggests that there must be some standard for the blurb to maintain its quality and reliability.
Pages: 161-168
Keywords: Book-blurb, Library management, Library Catalogue, New arrival, Blurb index, Blurb booklet, Blurb exhibition, MARC, ISBD(G).