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Bibliographic control

A broad term encompassing all the activities involved in creating, organizing, managing,
and maintaining the file of bibliographic records representing the items held in a library or
archival collection, or the sources listed in an index or database, to facilitate access to the
information contained in them. Bibliographic control includes the standardization of
bibliographic description and subject access by means of uniform catalogue code,
classification systems, name authorities, and preferred headings; the creation and
maintenance of catalogues, union lists, and finding aids; and the provision of physical
access to the items in the collection. (Reitz, 2004, p. 69)
Bibliographic record

An entry representing a specific item in a library catalogue or bibliographic database,
containing all the data elements necessary for a full description, presented in a specific
bibliographic format. In modern cataloguing, the standard format is machine-readable, but
prior to use of computers, the traditional format was the catalogue card. (Reitz, 2004, p.
71)
Bibliographic resource

An expression or manifestation of a work or an item that forms the basis for bibliographic
description. A bibliographic resource may be in any medium or combination of media and
may be tangible or intangible. (ISBD(CR), p. 3)
BIC

Book Industry Communication

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