The Use of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) in Nigeria.

Autor/in	Bankole, Beatrice S.
Titel	The Use of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) in Nigeria.
Quelle	(1980), (20 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alphabets; Cataloging; Cultural Differences; Developing Nations; International Programs; Languages; Library Catalogs; Library Standards; Publishing Industry; Questionnaires; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Buchstabenschrift; Cataloguing; Katalogisierung; Kultureller Unterschied; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Language; Sprache; Fragebogen
Abstract	Implementation of ISBD in Nigeria has successfully overcome problems with the diversities of 200 ethnic groups, 400 languages and dialects (in addition to English as the official language), arabic and roman alphabets, and the interface of two major religious systems--Islam and Christianity. This paper describes the adoption and uses of the ISBDs in some of the 300 major libraries in Nigeria, the problems experienced, and the reasons for non-adoption by other libraries. The role of the Nigerian National Library is explored with respect to the development and acquisition of ISBD information, the application of ISBD to the national bibliography, and the sponsorship of workshops and seminars. Specific problems encountered were acquisition of typewriters with special typefaces, punctuation signs, arrangement of entries, the use of arabic script, Nigerian variants of the roman alphabet, and the style and conventions of the Nigerian publishing and printing industry. The paper concludes with recommendations that bibliographic problems and peculiarities of non-western book production styles be included in the IFLA ISBD manual, and that ISBDs be simpler and briefer. A 5-item bibliography and a questionnaire on the use of ISBD are included. (RAA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC