Books in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control series

A report in a process towards International Cataloguing Principles that began in 2003. This volume contains information in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean on the recommendations of cataloguing experts from countries in Asia.

Adopts the International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations, the ISBN 13 and the linking ISSN.

This is the new edition of the first consolidated ISBD that was published in 2007. 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.

Contains the proceedings of a special conference held in Florence, August 2009. This title explores the theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge. It presents and discusses innovative projects deployed to cope with the challenges of the future.

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD)

The IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control includes titles which provide detailed information on bibliographic standards and norms, the cultivation and development of which has become indispensable to the exchange of national bibliographic information on an international level. The Series also gives a comprehensive, accurate overview of a wide range of national bibliographic services on offer.

Merges the texts of seven ISBDs (for books, maps, serials, sound recordings, computer files and other electronic resources, etc) into a single text. This work is useful and applicable for descriptions of bibliographic resources in several types of catalogues.

Consists of reports reflecting the process towards International Cataloguing Principles.

Contains the draft Statement of International Cataloguing Principles that reflects the votes of agreement from participants of the IME ICC1-5 for cataloguing codes worldwide.

Presents the history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles which underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age.

Intends to allow the creation of authority and reference records for the management of controlled access points in a bibliographic database. This title incorporates relevant information from other IFLA working groups and from UNIMARC users.

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.