Bourne, R.: National bibliographies : do they have a future? (1993)
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- Abstract
- National bibliographies serve a variety of functions, but act essentially as archival records of the national imprint. However, coverage and currency are often constrained by inadequate legal deposit mechanisms, and it may be questioned whether the national bibliography needs to include all publications or whether the national bibliographic agency should act as a coordinator of current bibliographic data. Some have been driven to reduce the bibliographic content of their records as a result of declining income and increases in publishing output. Such measures have not met with universal approval, but appear to have resulted in improved currency. Technology continues to have an impact on the production of national bibliographies, with CD-ROMs, the UNIMARC format and, particularly, networking initiatives all facilitating greater availability of and access to bibliographic information. Networking may well render less relevant the local basis of national bibliographies, with possibilities for supranational coverage and the linking of document supply to bibliographic access
