Third in direct descent from Bibliographic Description of Rare Books (BDRB) -- from preface.

This public domain book is an open and compatible implementation of the Uniform System of Citation.

Describes the manual, Bibliographic Formats and Standards, 2nd. ed., a revised guide to machine-readable cataloging records in the WorldCat. Describes conventions. Describes and provides an example of input standards tables. Addresses revisions of the manual as well as ordering and distribution. Includes acknowledgements. Provides a link to the table of contents.