Hi,

In case of interest for linguaphiles, a forward from cataloguing colleagues in Egypt J

Best wishes,

Tamsyn

From: Middle Eastern and Islamic Library Collections and Bibliography [mailto:LIS-MIDDLE-EAST@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb
Sent: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 21:02 PM
To: LIS-MIDDLE-EAST@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Fwd: [MELANET-L] Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches the online version of MARC 21 in Arabic

Dear All,

For your information.

Dominique
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Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb

SOAS Library, University of London

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From: Dagher, Iman <idagher@library.ucla.edu>
Date: 24 May 2016 at 15:56

FYI.

Iman.

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Alexandria, Egypt, 23 May 2016.

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

The online version is accessible from the Arabic Bibliographic Standards website (

www.bibalex.org/ABS), launched earlier this May. It is a free edition that provides Arab catalogers with a selection of the most commonly used fields in cataloging monographic and serial items specifically, and adopts a tailored field description structure.

The online version covers until update 21, published in September 2015, featuring the complete Format Summary of the bibliographic format, and core fields accommodating emerging cataloging rules, i.e. Resource Description and Access (RDA), manifested in fields 264, 336, 337, and 338. It includes Arabic examples boosting Arab cataloging rules and practices.

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

From: Nesma Elnakeeb [mailto:Nesma.Elnakeeb@bibalex.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:23 AM
To: Dagher, Iman <idagher@library.ucla.edu>

Dear M

. Iman,

Hope this email finds you well.

We are delighted to share with you the press release of the online version (http://bibalex.org/abs/marcA/Bibliographic) of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic that has been launched by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina via the Arabic Bibliographic Standards website.

It would be appreciated if you could share it with the librarianship community.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Kindest regards,

Nesma El Nakeeb

Information Communication Specialist,

Arabic Bibliographic Standards Department,

Library Sector

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

P.O. Box 138, Chatby

Alexandria 21526, Egypt

Tel.: +(203) 483-9999 ext. 2689

E-mail: nesma.elnakeeb@bibalex.org

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