Efforts for the unification of library standards between nations is described. (80 references) (SJ)

Reports, some only partial, from the member states regarding their action on the topic of international standards for library statistics are presented. The 22 countries represented in this report are: Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Cuba, Dahomey, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Libya, Nepal,…

Discusses efforts by the Library of Congress, the National Library of Canada, and the British Library to harmonize their respective MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) formats. Describes the harmonization of USMARC and CAN/MARC and explains why problems make the harmonization with UKMARC not feasible at the present time. (LRW)

The bibliographical control of world book production is a major problem which is seldom satisfactorily solved with regard to scope, content and speed. Another, and still more complex task which has so far been inadequately carried out is that of utilizing the available data on book production for library purposes. (9 references) (Author)

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 author councils care in the adoption of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). (SJ)

Describes progress in the efforts to develop an international standard for the description of archives (ISAD(G)) under the auspices of the International Council on Archives (ICA). Reconciling national standards from various countries is discussed; and provenance, access points, authority files, and a hierarchy of levels of arrangement are…

Illustrations are provided for descriptive cataloging of monographs in the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) format. Sample cards, mostly from the Library of Congress, illustrate the cataloging rules of the newly revised Chapter 6 of the "Anglo-American Cataloging Rules." Arranged in the same order as in Chapter 6,…

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) efforts to develop a uniform catalog of integrated standard indexes from around the world are described. The purpose is to facilitate the search for standards. (SM)

Outlines the past, present, and future development of AACR2 (Anglo American Cataloging Rules 2) with particular emphasis on the directions provided by the International Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR held in Toronto on October 1997. Highlights international cooperation as a significant element. (Author/LRW)

Prior to the meeting of the Committee for Higher Education and Research of the Council of Europe, library experts met to discuss shared cataloging in research libraries. Working papers by three of the experts are presented in this volume. The paper by Anneliese Budach on "The Duetsche Bibliothek at Frankfurt am Main and Its Contributions to…

The recruitment, curricula, teaching and examining, and post-qualification responsibilities of sub-professional library personnel is examined. (42 references) (MM)

The history of descriptive cataloging includes the works of early catalogers, the Library of Congress' role, activities of British and American library associations, international cooperation, cataloging codes, and local library usage. (LS)