A collection of papers delivered at a course designed to give librarians and other information professionals an insight into the standards which exist, the bodies which make and promote them and the technology which exploits them. The contributors consider the major international bodies concerned with standards, the problems associated with special forms and different scripts and the creation of bibliographic records, including the role of national bibliographic agencies, standards for subject access and the importance of automation.

The IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control was formerly known as the UBCIM series (Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC ). It consists of reports reflecting the ongoing process towards International Cataloguing Principles, which began in 2003. Through the series of meetings represented by each volume the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout different parts of the world that will culminate with the creation of a truly international set of principles to guide the development of cataloguing codes worldwide.

This publication contains the following four parts: A model Competent Authority Agreement (CAA) for the automatic exchange of CRS information; the Common Reporting Standard; the Commentaries on the CAA and the CRS; and the CRS XML Schema User Guide.

Manual for cataloguing of library material, intended to facilitate the international information exchange of bibliographic data - includes sample entries.