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Library Classification and Cataloguing Theory
Notes Self Assessment
State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. National bibliographic agencies create records for publications issued in each country,
using ISBD as a guide.
2. A USMARC format is a set of codes and content designators defined for encoding machine-
readable records.
3. MARC means Machine Access Readable Catalogue.
4. MARC is based on upon ISO 2709: 1996, format for Information Exchange (INEX).
10.2 Summary
Today terminals and fiche readers, printers and CRTs, COM catalogs and database search-
ing, on-line catalogs and on-line access to bibliographic utilities are seen in most of the
public library reference departments in the country.
The ISBDs have today been accepted as the universal standard for describing documents of
all types in bibliographical databases and therefore the corresponding rules in the CCC
which were framed for a hand written card catalogue have lost their relevance.
This document provides references to the use of SGML/XML in bibliographic data man-
agement based upon MARC formats. It also has references some generalized approaches to
markup-based bibliographic database management and citation generation.
10.3 Keywords
Dramatically : Relating to drama, exciting or impressive.
Decentralized : Transfer from central to local government.
Updating : Making more modern, changing version.
10.4 Review Questions
1. Write a paragraph on Database Searching.
2. Discuss the current trends in standardization.
3. Write a short note on ISBD.
Answers: Self Assessment
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True
10.5 Further Readings
Books Zhang, Wenxian. Classification for Chinese Libraries (CCL): Histories, accomplishments,
problems and its comparisons. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences,
The Standardization of Chinese Library Classification, Xiaochun Liu, Cataloging &
Classification Quarterly.
Online links http://www.ifap.ru/library/book264.pdf
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0008/000806/080626eb.pdf
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