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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779171603321

Autore

IFLA Working Group on Guidelines for Subject Access by National Bibliographic Agencies

Titolo

Guidelines for subject access in national bibliographies [[electronic resource] /] / IFLA Working Group on Guidelines for Subject Access by National Bibliographic Agencies ; edited by Yvonne Jahns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Saur, 2012

ISBN

1-280-56966-2

9786613599261

3-11-028110-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

IFLA series on bibliographic control, , 1868-8438 ; ; v. 45

Classificazione

AN 95500

Altri autori (Persone)

JahnsYvonne

Disciplina

015

Soggetti

Bibliography, National

Subject cataloging

Online library catalogs - Subject access

World Wide Web - Subject access

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Working Group on Guidelines for Subject Access by National Bibliographic Agencies"--Preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Users of national bibliographies and subject access -- Subject access standards and tools -- Functionality and interface of national bibliographies -- Application scenarios (indexing/access levels) -- Indexing policies of national bibliographic agencies -- Examples of subject access provided by national bibliographic agencies -- List of recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

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 bibli