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UNIMARC is
now a “family” of four formats: the
Bibliographic and the Authorities represent the
core information in the libraries databases but
the Classification and the Holdings add to
an information integrated approach.
UNIMARC Bibliographic
The UNIMARC Bibliographic format was the first created
and proposed by IFLA in 1977, with the title UNIMARC:
Universal MARC format. A second edition was
published in 1980, followed in 1983 by the UNIMARC
Handbook. Finally, in 1987, the UNIMARC Manual
was published, with the aim of helping standardize
bibliographic information in machine-readable form.
The current edition is UNIMARC Manual: bibliographic
format, published in 1994 in a loose-leaf binder
to facilitate updates. These were issued in 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002 and 2005.
1. Printed form (available
from Saur Verlag)
UNIMARC manual: bibliographic format / IFLA UBCIM.
-2nd ed. - München: Saur, 1994. - (UBCIM
publications. New series; vol. 14) + Update 1,
1996; Update 2, 1998; Update 3, 2000; Update 4,
2002; Update 5, 2005.
2. Electronic versions
UNIMARC
manual: bibliographic format 1994
UNIMARC
Concise Bibliographic Format 2000
3. About UNIMARC Bibliographic
UNIMARC:
an introduction / Brian Holt. 1996
UNIMARC
Manual: Bibliographic Format: update edition and
future developments/ Mirna Willer. 2001
References:
Universal
Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core
Programme (UBCIM)
UNIMARC Authorities
The UNIMARC Authorities Format was designed to allow
the creation of authority records where the authorized
forms of an entity name (person, corporate body,
title, subject …) and references (see
and see also) to other forms of the name,
could be accommodated so as to control access points
in a database. It was first published in 1991 under
the title UNIMARC/ Authorities: Universal Format
for Authorities.
The current edition, UNIMARC Manual: Authorities
Format was published in 2001, already incorporating
relevant information from other IFLA working groups
and from UNIMARC users.
1. Printed form (available
from Saur Verlag)
UNIMARC manual: authorities format / IFLA UBCIM.
-2nd ed. Revised and enlarged ed. - München:
Saur, 2001. - (UBCIM publications. New series;
vol. 22)
2. Electronic versions
UNIMARC manual: authorities format, 2nd revised
and enlarged edition 2001
3. About UNIMARC Authorities
Introduction
to the UNIMARC manual: authorities format, 2nd
edition, Alan Danskin
References:
Mandatory
Data Elements for Internationally Shared Resource
Authority Records
UNIMARC Classification
The UNIMARC Classification Format is still in
progress. It was prepared by a working group appointed
by the Permanent UNIMARC Committee, as a follow-up
of a document produced by another IFLA group,
about the Requirements for a Classification
Format. A draft concise version of the UNIMARC/Classification
format is available at:
Concise
UNIMARC Classification Format (20001031)
UNIMARC Holdings
In late 1999, PUC appointed a working group to develop
a UNIMARC specification for holdings information
pertaining to a bibliographic item. UNIMARC/Holdings
draft version was recently posted on IFLANET for
comments and is available at:
UNIMARC
Holdings Format
About UNIMARC Holdings
UNIMARC
Holdings Format: the state-of-the-art / Rosa Galvão
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