Guidelines for Subject Access by National Bibliographic Agencies
Established: 2004
Terms of Reference
- Look at national indexing policies of national libraries and national bibliographic agencies to consider what kind of access should be given to the different groups of users (stakeholders) of national bibliographies,
- Provide recommendations on the selection of documents to be given subject access and propose various levels of indexing and classification, and
- Establish guidelines (minimal requirements) in addition to the Guidelines for National Bibliographies in The Electronic Age ensuring that appropriate subject access is given by national bibliographic agencies to meet user needs.
Approval of the Guidelines for Subject Access in National Bibliographies
The primary purpose of producing these Guidelines is to assist National Bibliographic Agencies in designing or re-designing their national bibliographies with respect to subject access. It is considered important to make recommendations showing the importance of subject access and giving options for different levels of application. These Guidelines are to be understood as a supplement to the IFLA Guidelines on National Bibliographies in the Digital Age, published in 2009.
The IFLA Working Group on Guidelines for Subject Access by National Bibliographic Agencies is pleased to submit the final version of the Guidelines for Subject Access in National Bibliographies for the Standing Committees approval.
Last revision November 2, 2011 after worldwide review (May 15 - July 15, 2011)
The final version will be deemed approved by simple majority (50% + 1 vote). In the advent of a tie, the Chair of the Classification & Indexing Section will cast the deciding vote.
Voting must be received by December 9, 2011.
Please submit your vote to the chair of the WG, Yvonne Jahns (y.jahns@dnb.de)
Contact
Chair:Yvonne JahnsMailing list: WG-GuidelinesNBA@d-nb.deDeutsche Nationalbibliothek
Deutscher Platz 1 D-04103 LeipzigE-mail: y.jahns@d-nb.de
Last update: 5 January 2012
