2016 Volume 25 Pages 40-55
The current situation and future scenario of ʻbibliographic descriptionʼin library catalogues are overviewed from the author's perspective. Since library catalogues are in a state of transition to a new phase, there is a mix of the traditional composition/framework and the new at present, as well as a gap between the international and domestic（i.e. Japanese）trends. Chapter 2 provides a requirement analysis and definition of bibliographic description in library catalogues. It also confirms that the authority data for persons, corporate bodies, etc. needs to be taken up together with bibliographic description data. In Chapter 3, the principal standards of the conceptual model, data element definition, and the descriptive rule set for bibliographic description and authority data are reviewed from the historical perspective of international English-speaking countries, and the Japanese situation. Chapters 4 to 6 focus on FRBR, RDA, and BIBFRAME, respectively,each of which has a key position in the conceptual model, data element definition, and descriptive rule set in the current situation and in the future scenario of library catalogue standards.
