International Standard Bibliographic Description

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bibliographic description standard library cataloging standard

International Standard Bibliographic Description is an international set of rules for creating consistent and standardized bibliographic records for library and information resources.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
International Standard Bibliographic Description canonical	3
ISBD	2
ISBD consolidated edition	1
ISBD consolidated edition 2011	1
ISBD elements of description	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1290141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Standard Bibliographic Description
Context triple: [AACR2, basedOn, International Standard Bibliographic Description]

A. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is a widely used library cataloging standard that provides guidelines for describing and accessing library materials in English-speaking countries.
B. International Standard Book Number
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.
C. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
D. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
E. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary used by libraries worldwide to provide standardized subject access to cataloged materials.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Standard Bibliographic Description
Target entity description: International Standard Bibliographic Description is an international set of rules for creating consistent and standardized bibliographic records for library and information resources.

A. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is a widely used library cataloging standard that provides guidelines for describing and accessing library materials in English-speaking countries.
B. International Standard Book Number
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.
C. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
D. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
E. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary used by libraries worldwide to provide standardized subject access to cataloged materials.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bibliographic description standard ⓘ library cataloging standard ⓘ
abbreviation	International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ISBD
appliesTo	bibliographic records ⓘ library and information resources ⓘ
category	library and information science standard ⓘ
defines	mandatory and optional data elements ⓘ order of bibliographic elements ⓘ prescribed punctuation for bibliographic records ⓘ
developedBy	IFLA Cataloguing Section ⓘ
firstPublishedBy	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ surface form: IFLA
goal	to facilitate international exchange of bibliographic data ⓘ to provide consistent and standardized bibliographic records ⓘ to support interoperability between library catalogs ⓘ
hasComponent	ISBD areas of description ⓘ International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ISBD consolidated edition International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ISBD elements of description ISBD punctuation rules ⓘ
hasEdition	International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ISBD consolidated edition 2011
influenced	international cataloging practices ⓘ national cataloging rules ⓘ
language	multilingual ⓘ
mainSubject	bibliographic description ⓘ library cataloging ⓘ
publisher	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ surface form: IFLA International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ
regulates	description of edition ⓘ description of notes ⓘ description of physical description ⓘ description of publication, distribution, etc. ⓘ description of series ⓘ description of standard numbers and terms of availability ⓘ description of title and statement of responsibility ⓘ
relatedTo	Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records ⓘ surface form: FRBR Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records ⓘ MARC standards ⓘ surface form: MARC 21 RDA ⓘ Resource Description and Access ⓘ
scope	all types of library materials ⓘ continuing resources ⓘ electronic resources ⓘ non-book materials ⓘ printed monographs ⓘ
standardizes	bibliographic description across countries ⓘ transcription of data from resources ⓘ
usedBy	bibliographic agencies ⓘ libraries ⓘ library networks ⓘ national libraries ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AACR2 → basedOn → International Standard Bibliographic Description ⓘ

International Standard Bibliographic Description → abbreviation → International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ISBD

International Standard Bibliographic Description → hasComponent → International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ISBD consolidated edition

International Standard Bibliographic Description → hasComponent → International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ISBD elements of description

International Standard Bibliographic Description → hasEdition → International Standard Bibliographic Description self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ISBD consolidated edition 2011

Korean cataloging rules → relatedTo → International Standard Bibliographic Description ⓘ

Paris Principles → influenced → International Standard Bibliographic Description ⓘ