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Standards : IFLA - CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (.... IFLA - CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS)

A new alliance between IFLA and national libraries was established in August 2003 to continue and expand the coordination work formerly done by the IFLA UBCIM and UDT Core Programme Offices.

An example of their plans are:

Goal

1. Maintain, promote, and harmonize existing standards and concepts related to bibliographic and resource control

Actions

1.1 ISBD maintenance and development
Support the work of the IFLA Cataloguing Section’s ISBD Review Group in developing and maintaining the International Standards for Bibliographic Description. Encourage the harmonization of national practices to follow these standards. Promote the results of the ISBD revisions.
Responsible partner: Die Deutsche Bibliothek

1.2 FRBR maintenance and development
Support the work of the IFLA Cataloguing Section’s FRBR Review Group in developing and maintaining the conceptual model and related guidelines for the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). Promote the use of this model.
Responsible partner: British Library

1.3 FRANAR project
Support the IFLA Division IV Working Group on Functional Requirements of Authority Numbering and Records (FRANAR). Promote the use of this model for authority control.
Responsible partner: British Library

1.4 UNIMARC
Promote the development and use of UNIMARC.
Responsible partner: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

1.5 MARC 21
Promote the development and use of MARC 21 and its XML derivatives.
Responsible partner: Library of Congress

1.6 Z39.50 and Z39.50-International: Next Generation (ZING)
Promote the application and use of Z39.50. Cooperate with Z39.50 implementors to continue development of ZING, and notably its XML-based Search/Retrieve Web Services (SRW) in order to evolve next generation implementations of Z39.50.
Responsible partner: Library of Congress

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