IFLA Cataloguing Principles: Steps towards an International Cataloguing Code, 4 : Report from the 4th IFLA Meeting of Experts on an International Cataloguing Code, Seoul, Korea, 2006

This professional book presents the history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles that will underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age. The Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) provides the fundamental principles, objectives, and basic rules for cataloguing throughout the world among the world's rule makers and national cataloguing experts. These principles will be useful for all types of institutions and organizations that deal with bibliographic resources.