IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control
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The IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control was formerly known as the UBCIM series (Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC ). It consists of reports reflecting the ongoing process towards International Cataloguing Principles, which began in 2003. Through the series of meetings represented by each volume the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout different parts of the world that will culminate with the creation of a truly international set of principles to guide the development of cataloguing codes worldwide.
In a networked and globalized world of information the form of national bibliographies may have changed, however their major function remains unchanged: to inform about a country’s publication landscape, its cultural and intellectual heritage. Subject access offers a major route into this landscape providing information about the dispersion of publications in specific fields of knowledge and topics contained in a particular national publishing output. The Guidelines for Subject Access in National Bibliographies give graded recommendations concerning subject indexing policies for national bibliographic agencies and illustrating various policies by providing best practice examples.
This is the new edition of the first consolidated ISBD that was published in 2007. The first years of usage have led to interesting and useful corrections and additions. Many cataloguers and practitioners worldwide will welcome this updated first class tool, which is useful and applicable for descriptions of bibliographic resources in any type of catalogue.
The purpose of authority control is to ensure consistency in representing a value - a name of a person, a place name, or a term or code representing a subject - in the elements used as access points in information retrieval. The primary purpose of this study is to produce a framework that will provide a clearly stated and commonly shared understanding of what the subject authority data/record/file aims to provide information about, and the expectation of what such data should achieve in terms of answering user needs.
This volume contains the proceedings of a special conference held in Florence, August 2009. The theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge are explored. Innovative projects deployed to cope with the challenges of the future are presented and discussed. This book offers a unique opportunity for librarians and other information professionals to get acquainted with the state of the art in subject indexing.
This book represents one part of the continued development and expansion of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. It contains a further analysis of the characteristics of various entities which are in the focus of standard data (persons, families, corporate bodies, work, expression, manifestation, item, concept, object, event and place), the definitions under which these entities are known and the standard search entries which the cataloguers create for these entities.
The purpose of the Guidelines for OPAC Displays is to assist libraries and similar institutions in designing the displays of their OPACs, taking into consideration the needs of users. This German translation of the guidelines is directed at librarians charged with customizing OPAC software and at producers and vendors of this software. The guidelines are intended to apply to any type of catalogue, independently of the kind of interface and technology used.
The changes brought about by the World Wide Web and the explosion of electronic media have called into question many of the assumptions on which national bibliographies have been founded. The need was growing of a route map to navigate through unchartes territories. After a preparation period of several years, IFLA´s Bibliography Section endorsed this large set of guidelines. They seek to help national bibliographic agencies improve their bibliographic services. Many examples and references are included.
The UNIMARC Authorities Format was designed in the early 1990s to allow the creation of authority and reference records for the management of controlled access points in a bibliographic database. Incorporated in this work is relevant information from other IFLA working groups and from UNIMARC users. It is published under the auspices of the IFLA Cataloguing Section. This is the 3rd, completely updated and enlarged edition.
This professional book presents the history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles that will underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age. The Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) provides the fundamental principles, objectives, and basic rules for cataloguing throughout the world among the world's rule makers and national cataloguing experts. These principles will be useful for all types of institutions and organizations that deal with bibliographic resources.
The third edition succeeds the fifth update of second edition. One of the main features has been the adoption of new and revised international standards, notably the International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations, the ISBN 13 and the linking ISSN. New fields have been added for recording the Persistent Record Identifier. Uniform Conventional Headings for Legal and Religious texts are now catered for with separate fields. A number of fields have been revised: archival materials, manuscripts and documentation produced by the ISSN International Centre.
Volume 35 presents the final stage in the development of an international set of principles that will guide the development of cataloguing codes worldwide. It is the report of the fifth and final meeting of the IME ICC. The series of meetings began in 2003. This volume contains information in English, French, and Portuguese where possible. The draft Statement of International Cataloguing Principles included here reflects the votes of agreement from all participants of the IME ICC1-5 for cataloguing codes worldwide.
Le rapport de la cinquième et dernière réunion IME ICC constitue le volume 35 de la collection "IFLA Series on bibliographic Control". La série de rencontres, commencée en 2003, s'est achevée par l'élaboration d'un ensemble de principes internationaux qui vont guider le développement des règles de catalogage à travers le monde. Ce volume contient des textes en anglais, en français et en portugais qui rendent compte des travaux de la communauté des experts en catalogage de l'Afrique sub-saharienne. La version de travail de la Déclaration des principes internationaux de catalogage ci-incluse est celle approuvée par les participants des rencontres IME ICC 1-5 [2003-2007].
Le rapport de la cinquième et dernière réunion IME ICC constitue le volume 35 de la collection "IFLA Series on bibliographic Control". La série de rencontres, commencée en 2003, s'est achevée par l'élaboration d'un ensemble de principes internationaux qui vont guider le développement des règles de catalogage à travers le monde. Ce volume contient des textes en anglais, en français et en portugais qui rendent compte des travaux de la communauté des experts en catalogage de l'Afrique sub-saharienne. La version de travail de la Déclaration des principes internationaux de catalogage ci-incluse est celle approuvée par les participants des rencontres IME ICC 1-5 [2003-2007]
This book represents an important part of the extension and expansion of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. It contains an analysis of attributes of various entities that are the centre of focus for authority data (persons, families, corporate bodies, works, expressions, manifestations, items, concepts, objects, events, and places), the name by which these entities are known, and the controlled access points created by cataloguers for them. The conceptual model describes the attributes of these entities and the relationships between them.
This manual is the French translation of the second edition of UNIMARC Manual: bibliographic format published in English in 1994 and completed by 5 updates published from 1996 to 2005. This 5th French edition is composite. It reproduces identically a part of the 4th edition published in 2002 and, for the fields of the format modified in the Update 5, it offers a new more structured presentation. This is a handbook dedicated to French-speaking users of the UNIMARC format for bibliographic descriptions.
Ce manuel est la traduction française de la deuxième édition de UNIMARC Manual : bibliographic format publiée en anglais en 1994 et complétée par 5 mises à jour publiées entre 1996 et 2005. Cette 5ième édition française est composite. Elle reprend à l'identique une partie de la 4ième édition publiée en 2002 et, pour les zones du format modifées dans le Mise à jour 5, elle offre une nouvelle présentation plus structurée. C'est l'ouvrage de référence destiné aux professionnels francophones utilisant le format UNIMARC pour les descriptions bibliographiques.
With the expansion of the World Wide Web during the last decade, libraries and their standards face an ever-complex environment, with new types, genres and forms of information resources. Changing information network structures and the emergence of new retrieval methods all play their roles.
A three day conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal in March 2006, in order to review the current state of bibliographic standards and to discuss a number of questions in charting a future for their development.
This is the latest report in a process towards International Cataloguing Principles that began in 2003 and will continue through 2007. Through the series of meetings represented by each volume the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout the different parts of the world that will culminate with the creation of a truly international set of principles to guide the development of cataloguing codes worldwide. This volume contains information in English and Arabic on the recommendations of cataloguing experts from countries in the Arabic-speaking Middle East. The April 2006 draft Statement on International Cataloguing Principles included here reflects the votes of agreement from all participants of the IME ICC1 (Europe and Anglo-American), IME ICC2 (Latin America and the Caribbean), and IME ICC3 (Middle East).
Vol. 26 of IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control was the start of a process towards an International Cataloguing Code that will continue through 2007. Through the series of meetings represented by each volume, the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout the different parts of the world, that will culminate with the creation of a truly international cataloguing code. The current volume 28, contains information in English and Spanish on the use of cataloguing rules throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and provides perspectives from the experts representing each of these countries in today's environment.
Existing Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs) demonstrate differences in the range and complexity of their functional features, terminology, and help facilities. While many libraries already have OPACs, there is a need to bring together, in the form of guidelines or recommendations, a corpus of good practice to assist libraries in designing or re-designing the displays for their OPACs, taking into consideration the needs of users. The audience for these guidelines is librarians charged with customizing OPAC software and vendors and producers of this software. The guidelines are mainly designed for general libraries with collections of resources in the humanities, the social sciences, and the pure and applied sciences. The guidelines are intended to apply to any type of catalogue, independently of the kind of interface and technology used.
