Singapore National Bibliography
Title | Singapore National Bibliography |
Web site address | Please log on to the following page to look for description of the bibliography:http://tinyurl.com/y8galrk. Alternatively, you can log on to http://nl.sg and look under the Site Map – About the National Library and then log on to the Statutory Functions of the National Library for the above page on the description of the Singapore National Bibliography. With regards to the website for the Singapore National Bibliography, you can log on to http://snb.nl.sg/catIndex/index.html for a beta version of the online bibliography. The agency is reviewing this website. |
Start date | Began in 1969 |
Period covered | 1967 to date |
Current size | 96, 018 (as at Dec 2009) |
Media covered |
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General selection criteria | Materials which are published in Singapore. |
Selection criteria for digital resources | CD-ROM, multimedia CD-ROMs, DVDROMS published in Singapore. |
Exclusions policies applied |
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Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic control | National Library, Singapore |
Web site address of national bibliographic agency | http://nl.sg |
Co-operative structures or relationships supporting the production of the national bibliography | Legal deposit networks, relationships with ISBN/ISSN agencies, cooperation with publisher organisations. |
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographies | Single national bibliography |
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliography | In-house. |
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangements | National Legal Deposit arrangements |
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programme | Yes. The CIP programme is part of the services provided to aid in the formation and gathering of records for the national bibliography. |
Media & format options | – CD-ROM and DVD-ROM – Online (http://snb.nl.sg/catIndex/index.html) – SILAS (Singapore Integrated Library Automation Services) website |
Access options to national bibliographic metadata | Web catalogue; CD/DVD Rom; Z39.50 |
Metadata enhancements offered via online services | NIL |
Web 2.0 services offered | NIL |
Frequency of service updates | Twice a year for the CD/DVD ROM |
Target audiences for services | Academic & Public libraries; Book trade; Users & researchers interested in Singapore & its publishing trends. |
Uses made of services offered | Advance notification of publications; Selection aid for Singapore Imprints & Acquisitions; Sharing of Bibliographic data with local libraries. |
Pricing policy for national bibliographic services | Cost recovery. |
Availability of metadata for re-use | Only librarians are aware and can access the metadata via web catalogue as the web catalogue has not been promoted even though it is in public domain. |
Metadata formats | MARC21 |
Cataloguing code | AACR2 |
Levels of description offered | AACR Level 2 |
Subject standards | LCSH supplemented by SASH (SILAS Approved Subject Headings) |
Name authority standards | NACO |
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC? | No |