Title Bulletin of the Cyprus Bibliography (Δελτίον Κυπριακής Βιβλιογραφίας)
Web site address –        
Start date Began 2000
Period covered 1999 to date
Current size About 4000 records
Media covered Printed books, some multimedia (video, cd, dvd)
General selection criteria Mainly includes material published in Cyprus but may include a few books on Cyprus published elsewhere
Selection criteria for digital resources No digital resources are included
Exclusions policies applied Grey literature, computer games, ephemera, etc.
Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic control Cyprus Library
Web site address of national bibliographic agency No NBA.  The bibliography is prepared by the Cyprus Library.
Co-operative structures or  relationships supporting the production of the national bibliography No relationships exist in the production of the bibliography.  The ISBN/ISSN/ISMN agencies are part of the Cyprus Library.
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographies Single national bibliography
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliography Data created in-house
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangements The legal deposit function is controlled by the Press and Information Office.  There are no voluntary deposit arrangements.
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programme There is no CIP programme.  The Cyprus Library has occasionally provided CIP data at the request of isolated publishers.
Media & format options Printed catalogue
Access options to national bibliographic metadata Web catalogue
Metadata enhancements offered via online services None
Web 2.0 services offered None
Frequency of service updates Annual
Target audiences for services Libraries, general public
Uses made of  services offered Acquisition/selection, derived cataloguing
Pricing policy for national bibliographic services Free basis
Availability of metadata for re-use Only for non-commercial purposes
Metadata formats UNIMARC
Cataloguing code AACR2
Levels of description offered ISBD
Subject standards LCSH (adapted by the Union Catalogue of Greek Public Libraries)
Name authority standards Local name authority control
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC? The Cyprus Library is a member of IFLA
Date information submitted 12 October 2010
Information supplied by Antonis Maratheftis