This professional book presents the history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles that will underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age. The Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) provides the fundamental principles, objectives, and basic rules for cataloguing throughout the world among the world's rule makers and national cataloguing experts. These principles will be useful for all types of institutions and organizations that deal with bibliographic resources.

This is the new edition of the first consolidated ISBD that was published in 2007. The first years of usage have led to interesting and useful corrections and additions. 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.

This is the latest report in a process towards International Cataloguing Principles that began in 2003 and will continue through 2007. Through the series of meetings represented by each volume the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout the different parts of the world that will culminate with the creation of a truly international set of principles to guide the development of cataloguing codes worldwide. This volume contains information in English and Arabic on the recommendations of cataloguing experts from countries in the Arabic-speaking Middle East. The April 2006 draft Statement on International Cataloguing Principles included here reflects the votes of agreement from all participants of the IME ICC1 (Europe and Anglo-American), IME ICC2 (Latin America and the Caribbean), and IME ICC3 (Middle East).

Die in der Reihe IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control (früher: UBCIM - Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC ) erscheinenden Publikationen vermitteln detailliertes Wissen über bibliographische Standards und Normen, deren Pflege und Entwicklung für den weltweiten Austausch nationaler bibliographischer Informationen unverzichtbar geworden ist. Die Bände dieser Reihe geben außerdem einen umfassenden und genauen Überblick über die große Bandbreite verfügbarer nationaler bibliographischer Dienste.

Die International Cataloguing Principles enthalten den aktuellen Stand internationaler Vereinheitlichung von Katalogisierungsregeln für OPACs. Sie ersetzen die Paris Principles von 1961. Die neuen International Cataloguing Principles sind das Ergebnis von Bestandsaufnahmen und Diskussionen der Katalogisierungsarbeiten in den verschiedenen Ländern der Welt durch internationale Experten. Sie bieten einen weltweiten Überblick über die verschiedenen Bibliothekskataloge durch Länderberichte: Band 1: Europa, Band 2: Lateinamerika und Karibik, Band 3: Mittlerer Osten und Nordafrika, Band 4: Asien, Band 5: Südafrika. Band 5 schließt das Werk ab und enthält ein Glossar zu den Regeln.

Contains complete text of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2d ed., 1998 rev., including all amendments, all appendices, a fully searchable table of contents and index, a tutorial, and Folio Views Infobase.