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Information Sources and Services

Notes The British Library took on the responsibility for the production of the BNB following its
foundation in 1973 and still produces a weekly printed version of the BNB together with
interim cumulations and annual volumes.

12.8 Keywords

Bibliographical Control: Bibliographical control can be defined to mean the mastery over written
or published records, which is provided by and for the purpose of bibliography.
Bibliography: A list of the written sources of information on a subject. Bibliographies generally
appear as a list at the end of a book or article. They may show what works the author used in
writing the article or book, or they may list works that a reader might find useful.
British National Bibliography (BNB): The BNB is the national bibliography of the United
Kingdom.
National Library: The national library ensures the bibliographic control of all the books or
book-like documents published in that particular country.
Plagiarism: The plagiarism is a copying or reproduction of a written material or ideas with the
claim as if it is one's own creation.
Subject Bibliography: Subject bibliography as the one that is a document bibliography confined
to a specific subject field, instead of covering the entire universe of subjects.
Trade Bibliography: A trade bibliography is a list of books and other materials, which are
printed and available in a country for sale, through publishers, booksellers, or trade agencies.
Universal Bibliography: A universal bibliography is one that includes everything that is
published, issued, or processed in the field of knowledge form the beginning to the future.
12.9 Review Questions

1. Define bibliography.
2. What are the functions of a bibliography?
3. Briefly explain the various kinds of bibliographies.

4. What is a subject bibliography? List the various kinds of subject bibliographies.
5. Explain about national bibliography.

6. What is trade bibliography? Explain the types of trade bibliographies.
7. What are various types of bibliographical sources? List them and specify what purpose
each of them serves?

8. Write down the importance of bibliographical sources.
9. What do you understand by Statistical Bibliographies? What kind of information queries
you can serve from such resources?
10. How are national bibliographies different from subject bibliographies?
11. What is bibliographical control? Explain bibliography of bibliographies.
12. Make comparison of Indian National Bibliography and British National Bibliography.

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