Qur'an [= collected revelations in written form], the sacred book of the Muslims, containing the collected revelations of the Prophet Muhammad, is the “core and inspiration” of Muslim religious life. It has been the “sole source of wisdom” to Muslim scholars and has given rise to “a great variety of studies” in Islamic literature. A critical study of the book, therefore, is of paramount importance and basic to Islamic studies, because, as remarked by Goldziher- an undisputed authority on the Qur'an.

For the purpose of this thesis, the writer's own definition of “subject analysis” is “The art of determining and recording the subject matter of a publication in such a way that the publication will be readily brought to the attention of a reader interested in the same subject”. “Aeronautical libraries” will be considered u those serving organizations that manufacture or operate airplanes, that do research on airplanes or that legislate on matters involving airplanes. This thesis is a study of the tools and techniques of subject analysis available to the aeronautical librarian. These tools and techniques fall into the following categories: the various formats of catalogues, lists of subject headings, classification schemes, printed catalogue cards, indexes.

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