Greek National Bibliography
Title | Greek National Bibliography |
Web site address | English: www.nlg.gr/en/node/166 & Greek: www.nlg.gr/el/node/79 |
Start date | Began 1989 (publication date of printed catalogue 1990) |
Period covered | 1987 to 2008 (bibliographic records of post 2008 items are included in OPAC) |
Current size | 121.602 records |
Media covered | Digital, printed books, maps, printed music, audio, video, etc. |
General selection criteria | Includes material printed in Greece. |
Selection criteria for digital resources |
So far, we have faced hand-held digital material only. Therefore, we have no special selection criteria for digital resources. |
Exclusions policies applied | Grey literature, computer games, ephemera, serials. |
Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic control | National Library of Greece |
Web site address of national bibliographic agency | nbib.nlg.gr |
Co-operative structures or relationships supporting the production of the national bibliography | No co-operative structures or relationships exist in the production of the bibliography. The ISBN/ISSN/ISMN agencies are part of the National Library of Greece. |
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographies | Single national bibliography |
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliography | Data created in-house and outsourced data creation. |
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangements | There is legal deposit legislation (N. 3149/2003 and N. 4452/17) whereas there are separate arrangements for different categories of material. |
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programme | There is no CIP programme. |
Media & format options |
Printed catalogue, CD-ROM. |
Access options to national bibliographic metadata |
Web catalogue, Z39.50, OAI-PMH harvesting
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Metadata enhancements offered via online services | Book jackets, QR code |
Web 2.0 services offered | Users reviews, user tagging, faceted search |
Frequency of service updates | No standard frequency |
Target audiences for services | Libraries, general public |
Uses made of services offered | Bibliographic information |
Pricing policy for national bibliographic services | Free basis |
Availability of metadata for re-use | No licensing arrangements |
Metadata formats | UNIMARC |
Cataloguing code | AACR2 |
Levels of description offered |
AACR2 Level 2 and above |
Subject standards | DDC, Controlled Vocabulary of Greek Subject Headings based on LCSH and MESH (compiled or adapted by the National Library of Greece) |
Name authority standards |
Name Authority File of the National Library of Greece (NACO is frequently used as a reference source) |
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC? | Yes |
Date information submitted | 28/12/2017 |
Information supplied by |
Aristea Boti
Mathios Stratis
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