Arabic Library Standards

Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches the online version of MARC 21 Format for Authority Data in Arabic

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches the online version of MARC 21 Format for Authority Data in Arabic.

The online version is accessible from the Arabic Library Standards website. It is a free edition that provides Arab catalogers with a selection of the core MARC 21 Format for Authority Data fields, and adopts a tailored field description structure.

The online version covers until Update 19, featuring the complete Format Summary of the Authority format, and core fields accommodating emerging cataloging rules, known as Resource Description and Access (RDA), manifested in fields 046, 370–378, 385–386, 388, and more. It also includes Arabic examples boosting Arabic cataloging rules and practices, featuring various Arabic Authority Files.

The online version of MARC 21 Format for Authority Data in Arabic introduces the release of the full print edition that will be in one volume. Intended to be available for acquisition by patrons and institutions, the print edition is a complete Arabization of the original MARC 21 Format for Authority Data as published by the Library of Congress.