TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– ABCD is a web‐based open and free software suite for library management derived from the UNESCO CDS/ISIS software technology. The first version was launched officially in December 2009 with a MARC 21 bibliographic format database. This paper aims to detail the building of the UNIMARC bibliographic format database for ABCD.Design/methodology/approach– ABCD provides tools for building any MARC‐like or structured bibliographic format database; this feature is used to set up a UNIMARC bibliographic format database according to its structure as defined by IFLA. As a member of the ISIS family of software applications, ABCD provides a robust formatting language that allows the output of records according to the needs of the user.Findings– ABCD provides a robust platform for building a UNIMARC bibliographic format database and many other facilities for editing records. But, it is not yet possible to have more than one active fixed length coded field in a worksheet.Originality/value– CDS/ISIS users who have data in the UNIMARC format on old versions of CDS/ISIS software applications now have the opportunity to migrate their data into the new application without changing their structure. Aslo, a second international MARC format is provided to new CDS/ISIS users.
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
SN  - 0033-0337
DO  - 10.1108/00330331211276503
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00330331211276503
AU  - Mêgnigbêto Eustache
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - A UNIMARC bibliographic format database for ABCD
T2  - Program
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 458
EP  - 467
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -