Country:Denmark
Title of the bibliography:Nationalbibliografien
Bibliography website address (URL):https://slks.dk/omraader/kulturinstitutioner/biblioteker/nationale-ordninger/nationalbibliografien
Organisation responsible for the bibliography:Slots og Kulturstyrelsen (Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces)
Organisation website address (URL):https://slks.dk
Contact for bibliography queries:[email protected]
When was the bibliography first established:1841
Approximately, how many records are in the bibliography:
What is the date range for records included in the bibliography:
How is the bibliography published:Online database, Integrated with library catalogue
Are separate bibliographies published for different subject/format categories:

If so, please describe the varying bibliographies published.

Dansk Bogfortegnelse
Dansk Lydfortegnelse
Dansk Billedfortegnelse
Danske Musikoptagelser
Dansk Artikelindeks
Dansk Anmeldelsesindeks
Danske Musikanmeldelser
Dansk Periodicafortegnelse
Dansk Musikfortegnelse (noder)
Dansk Kortfortegnelse
What are the general selection criteria that define the scope of the bibliography according to Geography:Works published in the country, Works published abroad by national or foreign publishers, circulating in the country to be sold, distributed or reproduced, Works published abroad in the national language, Translations of national works published abroad
What are the general selection criteria that define the scope of the bibliography according to author nationality:Works by national authors published in the country, Works by national authors published abroad, Works by foreign authors published abroad related to the country or about the country
What type of resources are included in the bibliography:Books (print), Books (electronic), Books (digitized), Journals (print), Journals (electronic), Journals (digitized), Maps (print), Maps (electronic), Maps (digitized), Sheet music (print), Sheet music (electronic), Sheet music (digitized), Government publications (print), Government publications (electronic), Government publications (digitized), Dissertations/Theses (print), Dissertations/Theses (electronic), Dissertations/Theses (digitized), Conference proceedings (print), Conference proceedings (electronic), Conference proceedings (digitized)
Deposit arrangements: Statutory legal deposit
What type of resources have legal deposit requirements:Books (print), Books (electronic), Journals (print), Journals (electronic), Maps (print), Maps (electronic), Sheet music (print), Sheet music (electronic), Ephemera (print) pamphlets etc., Ephemera (electronic) pamphlets etc., Government publications (electronic), Government publications (digitized), Dissertations/Theses (print), Dissertations/Theses (electronic), Conference proceedings (print), Conference proceedings (electronic)
What cooperative relationships are in place to support the production of data for the bibliography:ISBN/ISSN/ISMN/ISNI agencies, Publishers and Book Trade, Other libraries/cataloguing agencies, 80 % of the National Bibliography is produced by DBC DIGIGTAL a/s, the other 20 % by the Danish Royal Library
Who else can access the bibliography:Other libraries and information agencies, Library patrons, Members of the public, Vendors/Suppliers, Publishers, Researchers, Open to everyone through https://bibliotek.dk
Do you know how others use the bibliography:Advance notification of publications, Acquisition/selection activities, Co-operative cataloguing, Retrospective conversion, Resource sharing (interlibrary loans), Understanding national publishing output
Does the national bibliography operate for:Government funded
What metadata format are records created in the bibliography:danMARC2 format, convertbableto MARC22
What levels of description does the bibliography offer:Full, Core, Minimal
How can records be searched/retrieved in the bibliography:OAI-PMH, API
What metadata format are records exchanged in the bibliography:MARC21, MARCXML
What cataloguing rules are used to describe resources in the bibliography:RDA, Local rules based on AACR2. Move to RDA in 2027-2028
What classification schemes are used to classify resources in the bibliography:DDC, DK5, a Danish system based on DDC
What subject indexing schemes are used for subject analysis in the bibliography:Local subject system
What authority control formats are used in the bibliographyAn authority control format is being developed for the move to RDA
What name authority standards or name authority files are used in the bibliography:The standard being developed is Local/RDA
What Identifiers are available in the bibliography:ISBN, ISSN, ISMN, URI, DOI
How often is the bibliography updated:Continuously
Does the bibliography also operate a Cataloguing In Publication (CIP) programme:No
Are there any major changes planned for the bibliography:Yes
If major changes are planned for the bibliography, please describe:Move to RDA within a couple of years
Name of the person submitting this form: Anders Cato
Contact email for the person submitting this form:[email protected]