IFLA Standards

Family of ISBDs (September 2003)

Guidelines for the Application of the ISBDs to the Description of Component Parts.
Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section on Serial Publications.
1988. viii, 22 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-50-5

Reproduction with corrections
Cataloging Directorate, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2003

ISBD (A): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Older Monographic Publications (Antiquarian).

Recommended by the Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Older Monographic Publications (Antiquarian). Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section on Rare and Precious Books and Documents.
1980. x,59 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-27-0

2nd Rev. Edition
Recommended by the Project Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Older Monographic Publications (Antiquarian). Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts.
1991. xiii, 100 pages. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-10988-1

ISBD (CF): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files.

http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbd.htm

ISBD (CM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials.

Recommended by the Joint Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing and the IFLA Sub?section of Geography and Map Libraries.
1977. x, 58 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-16-5

Rev. Edition.
Recommended by the ISBD Review Committee. Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section of Geography and Map Libraries.
1987. vii, 55 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-47-5

ISBD(CR): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials and Other Continuing Resources.

Revised from the ISBD(S): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials.
Recommended by the ISBD(S) Working Group. Approved by the Standing
Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section on Serial Publications.
2002. xi, 112 p. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-11599-7

ISBD (ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources.

Revised from the ISBD(CF): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files. Recommended by the ISBD(CF) Review Group.
1997. x, 109 pages. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-11369-2
ISBD (G): General International Standard Bibliographic Description.
Annotated text. Prepared by the Working Group on the General International Standard Bibliographic Description set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing.
1977. x, 24 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-18-1

Rev. Edition.
Annotated text. Prepared by the ISBD Review Committee Working Group set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing.
1992. vii, 36 pages. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-11084-7
ISBD (M): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications.

First Standard Edition.
1974. x, 36 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-02-5

First Standard Edition Rev.
1978. viii, 51 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-21-1
Rev. Edition.

Recommended by the ISBD Review Committee. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing.
1987. viii, 62 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-48-3

2002 Revision
Recommended by the ISBD Review Group. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing.
(Published only in PDF format.)

ISBD (G): General International Standard Bibliographic Description.

Annotated text. Prepared by the Working Group on the General International Standard Bibliographic Description set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing.
1977. x, 24 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-18-1

Rev. Edition.
Annotated text. Prepared by the ISBD Review Committee Working Group set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing.
1992. vii, 36 pages. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-11084-7

ISBD (M): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications.

First Standard Edition.
1974. x, 36 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-02-5

First Standard Edition Rev.
1978. viii, 51 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-21-1

Rev. Edition.
Recommended by the ISBD Review Committee. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing.
1987. viii, 62 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-48-3

2002 Revision
Recommended by the ISBD Review Group. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing.
(Published only in PDF format.)

ISBD (NBM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Non-Book Materials.

Recommended by the Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Non-Book Materials set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing.
1977. viii, 61 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-12-2

Rev. Edition.
Recommended by the ISBD Review Committee. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing.
1987. vii, 74 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-46-7

ISBD (PM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Printed Music.

Recommended by the Joint Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Printed Music. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and by the International Association of Music Libraries.
1980. ix, 53 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-26-2

2nd Rev. Edition.
Recommended by the Project Group on ISBD(PM) of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML). Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Sections on Cataloguing and Information Technology.
1991. 73 pages. Hardbound.
ISBN 3-598-10985-7

ISBD (S): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials.

Recommended by the Joint Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing and the IFLA Committee on Serial Publications.
1974. x, 36 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-03-3

First Standard Edition.
Prepared by the Joint Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials set up by the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing and the IFLA Committee on Serial Publications.
1977. viii, 61 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 0-903043-13-0

Rev. Edition.
Recommended by the ISBD Review Committee. Approved by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the IFLA Section on Serial Publications.
1988. viii, 76 pages. Softbound.
ISBN 3-903043-49-1

Translations

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

FRBR Review Group home page
Full text
Adobe Acrobat PDF [559K]

Guidelines for authority records and references

2nd edition, 2001 [Acrobat PDF version: 294Kb]

Structures of Corporate Name Headings

Final Report - November 2000

Guidelines for Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Displays. Draft version. Sept. 2003

http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/guide/opacguide03.pdf

Guidelines on the Structure, Content an Application of Metadata Records for Digital Resources and Collections. Draft version. Oct. 2003

http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/guide/metaguide03.pdf

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