2025 IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control, Endorsed 9 July 2025 by the Governing Board, the 2025 IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control replaces the previous 2012 Statement. This new statement was strongly supported by the Professional Council and the five sponsoring committees – the Bibliography, Cataloguing, Subject Analysis and Access, and National Libraries […]
Read moreThe Significance of a UBC Statement in 2025 , By Rehab Ouf, Bibliography Section Chair The IFLA Bibliography Section’s specific scope and specialized mission are clearly communicated through its name: driving advancements in National Bibliographies (NBs), supporting the crucial work of National Bibliographic Agencies (NBAs), and championing the overarching aim of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC). This […]
Read moreUBC Has a Special Place in My Heart, By Maud Henry, Secretary of the IFLA Bibliography Section, Co-Chair of the UBC Working Group; Metadata Librarian, KBR (Royal Library of Belgium) Endorsement of the 2025 UBC Statement When the IFLA Governing Board endorsed the revised IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC) on 9 July 2025, […]
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By Maud Henry Achievements and innovations In 2025, the Belgian Bibliography celebrates its 150th anniversary. First published in February 1875, it has evolved significantly, becoming an essential tool for documenting all publications in Belgium. This anniversary provides an ideal opportunity to not only reflect on its history but also to highlight exciting new services aimed […]
Read moreThe Russian Library Association, Russian National Library (St. Petersburg), Russian State Library (Moscow), State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk), Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts (Yakutsk), and National Library of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (Yakutsk) announce the convocation of the 4th International Bibliographic […]
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By Eduardo da Silva Alentejo E-mail: [email protected] In a growing universe of information alternatives, emerging technologies on the Web have been adapted and applied to the ways in which human beings control what they produce. That is, what is organized, preserved and disseminated to society through successive generations of bibliographic systems. Considering that in libraries […]
Read moreBy Sandra Martín Abstract The aim of this paper is to determine the coverage, format and degree of visibility of the national bibliographies in progress and on the web of the Latin American countries members of the Association of Ibero-American States for the Development of National Libraries of Ibero-America (ABINIA), -excluding Spain and Portugal-. The […]
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