Title"Qiryat Sefer" – The national bibliography of the State of Israel and of the Jewish people
Web site addresshttp://nli.org.il/qrsinfo_eng
Start date1925-
Period covered1925 to date (Online since October 2003)
Current size65 volumes in print include 347,673 items. Online 104,707
Media coveredDigital, printed books, serials, maps, printed music, audio, video, DVD
General selection criteriaIncludes all material printed or distributed in Israel deposited by law in the National Library. Qiryat Sefer also includes publications acquired by the library in all languages, from various countries around the world, dealing with Hebraica and Judaica.
Selection criteria for digital resourcesSame criteria as for non-digital material
Exclusions policies appliedComputer games, ephemera, private publications of less than 50 copies
Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic controlThe only national bibliography in Israel. Non profit orgnization
Web site address of national bibliographic agencyThe National Library: http://nli.org.il/eng
Co-operative structures or  relationships supporting the production of the national bibliography ——
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographiesSingle bibliography that deals with all the subjects
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliographyOriginal cataloguing + copy cataloguing from other libraries
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangementsThe Legal Deposit law passed in 1953 encompassed only printed materials but since 2001 has included also non-print materials such as audio-visual, electronic publications etc.
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programmeNo CIP programme in Israel
Media & format options Marc exchange files per request
Access options to national bibliographic metadataWeb catalogue, Z39.50 – configurable per request
Metadata enhancements offered via online services——
Web 2.0 services offered——
Frequency of service updatesDaily
Target audiences for servicesPublic libraries, academic libraries, general public
Uses made of  services offered Selection, acquisitions, derived cataloguing, statistics
Pricing policy for national bibliographic servicesFree basis. No restrictions. Until 2003 was sold only to subscribers
Availability of metadata for re-useNo restriction
Metadata formats MARC21
Cataloguing codeAACR2
Levels of description offeredAACR2 level 2
Subject standardsLCSH
Name authority standardsLocal
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC?No
Date information submitted12-29-2010
Information supplied byShunit Degani