TY - JOUR AB - Discusses the place of traditional bibliographic standards in the new electronic age. Questions the more extreme predictions of Internet enthusiasts concerning the future of printed materials and considers the culture change involved in developing print‐based and network‐based systems side‐by‐side. Discusses the nature of the standards required and concludes that existing bibliographic standards are not only suitable for dealing with the new situation but also have the benefit of applying relevant professional wisdom learned over many years to the new situation. Discusses Anglo‐American Cataloguing Rules and indicates some possible amendments to the machine‐readable catalogue format. VL - 45 IS - 2 SN - 0024-2535 DO - 10.1108/00242539610107569 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539610107569 AU - Oddy Pat PY - 1996 Y1 - 1996/01/01 TI - Bibliographic standards for the New Age T2 - Library Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 30 EP - 40 Y2 - 2024/05/01 ER -