Standards for the International Exchange of Bibliographic Information

Résumé du livre

A collection of papers delivered at a course designed to give librarians and other information professionals an insight into the standards which exist, the bodies which make and promote them and the technology which exploits them. The contributors consider the major international bodies concerned with standards, the problems associated with special forms and different scripts and the creation of bibliographic records, including the role of national bibliographic agencies, standards for subject access and the importance of automation.