UNIMARC Format for Authority Records: Its Scope and Issues for Authority Control

The IFLA standard for authority data, UNIMARC authorities format, is described in the light of developments of IFLA standards in the field of authority files, IFLA's activities in promoting the exchange of name authority records within the program of Universal Bibliographic Control and the desi...

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Published in:Cataloging & classification quarterly 2004-10, Vol.38 (3-4), p.153-184
Main Author: Willer, Mirna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authority control
Authority files
Bibliographic description. Cataloging. Referencing
Cataloguing rules
Exact sciences and technology
IFLA
IFLA standards for authority files
Information and communication sciences
Information and document structure and analysis
Information processing and retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Sciences and techniques of general use
UNIMARC
UNIMARC authorities format
Universal Bibliographic Control
Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC)
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Summary:The IFLA standard for authority data, UNIMARC authorities format, is described in the light of developments of IFLA standards in the field of authority files, IFLA's activities in promoting the exchange of name authority records within the program of Universal Bibliographic Control and the design of the UNIMARC format for bibliographic records that established principles for its structure and design. The second revised and enlarged edition, UNIMARC Manual: Authorities Format, is described. Particular attention is paid to the methods for expressing relationships between different forms of headings, and relationships between different languages and scripts of headings. The maintenance of the format and sources for its revision are described.
ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1300/J104v38n03_14