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5 Minutes on... Bibliographic Control
‘A current national bibliography is a mirror that reflects the culture of a country. By looking at the current national bibliography one is able to learn about the uniqueness of a country... A current national bibliography should reflect the interests and unique characteristics of a country much as a mirror reflects the uniqueness of an individual’ (BL Bell, 1998).
Further Reading... If you’re interested in reading further about the subject, check out some of these awesome resources: Robert Down, Problems of Bibliographic Control – Discusses the history of Bibliographic Control as well as the problems associated with it. Anthony Agena Igbashal and Jessia Aheman Agoh, Universal Bibliographic Control of Publications in Nigeria: The Journey So Far – Gives us a detailed look at the issues facing less developed countries, focussing on Nigeria. IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control IFLA Professional Statement on UBC