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International bibliographic standards in Lithuania: the impact of decentralization

Elena Maceviciute (Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication of Vilnius University, Lithuania.)

Library Management

ISSN: 0143-5124

Article publication date: 1 December 1995

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Abstract

Presents an outline of post‐Soviet Lithuanian attempts to bring national standards of bibliographic practice into line with those of the international community. Perceives international bibliographic standards as the tools of international integration of library and information work. UNIMARC is one of the first to be implemented in Lithuanian libraries and is used as a national and inner format. It is closely linked to the international standard bibliographic description. The Centre of Bibliography and Book research is working on the translation of ISBDs. Together with the Paris principles and UNIMARC/Authoritiesthey will serve as a basis for Lithuanian national cataloguing rules. Universal decimal classification is used in subject cataloguing in Lithuanian libraries. International standard publication numbers (ISSN, ISBN, ISMN) are mandatory elements of the catalogue records in computerized library stystems. The implementation of international bibliographic standards in Lithuania is supported by IFLA and the international library community.

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Maceviciute, E. (1995), "International bibliographic standards in Lithuania: the impact of decentralization", Library Management, Vol. 16 No. 8, pp. 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129510772364

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