The authors of AACR in preparing the revised edition are asked to take its international use into account and in so doing will contribute much to UBC. (Author)

Contains lists of national and other bibliographies now using or intending to use the ISBD(M). Also lists organizations and committees that have commented on the text (Author/JB)

The article outlines the evolution, development, and current operational programme of the ISBD's (International Standard Bibliographic Description) within the framework of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations). (Author/JAB)

The efforts of the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing to establish international standards for cataloguing and bibliographic records since 1954 are briefly reviewed. (16 references) (SJ)

The work of the Committee on Cataloging is described in a speech presented at the American Library Association's 1973 Midwinter Conference. Further discussion of the Committee's work can be found in the author's article in Unesco Bulletin for Libraries,'' 27:66-71 (March/April 1973). (11 references) (SM)

National bibliographic developments worldwide are planned with awareness of international context and of advantages of following internationally used standards. The information gap between librarians in rich and poor countries through unavailability of high technology in poor countries where international bibliographic tools are in use appears to…