TitleMalaysian National Bibliography
Web site addresshttp://www.pnm.gov.my/
Start dateBegan 1966
Period covered1900 to date
Current sizeUp to 31 Nov. 2010: 156,106 records
Media coveredPrinted material :·
Monographs, serials, seminar papers, maps atlases, charts, thesis and brochure, posters etc.
Non printed material :·
Cinematographic film, microform, transparency, video and audio recordings, electronic media (computer software, CD-Rom) and other media containing information
General selection criteriaMalaysian National Bibliography received library material underdeposit of Library Material Act 1986 (Act 331). The Act makes it compulsory for publishers to deposit their publications with National Library of Malaysia through the National Publications Depository Centre. The materials received form the National Collection reflects the intellectual heritage of our people, their literature, culture, knowledge, intellect etc.
Selection criteria for digital resources–
Exclusions policies appliedgrey literature, computer games, ephemera
Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic controlNational Library of Malaysia
Web site address of national bibliographic agencyhttp://www.pnm.gov.my/
Co-operative structures or  relationships supporting the production of the national bibliographyRelationships with ISBN/ISSN agencies, Co-operation with local publisher
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographiesSinglenational bibliography covers all publications
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliographyData created in-house
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangementsAll material included in Malaysian National Bibliography database received under national legal deposit arrangement.
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programmeCIP programme co-ordinated by the Malaysian National Bibliography.  CIP records not included in national bibliographic services
Media & format optionsOnline
Access options to national bibliographic metadataNational Library of Malaysia OPAC
Metadata enhancements offered via online servicesMalaysian National Bibliography is studying this matter
Web 2.0 services offered–
Frequency of service updatesDaily
Target audiences for servicesResearcher, academic/public libraries and members of the public
Uses made of  services offeredAcquisition/selection, derived cataloguing, retrospective conversion
Pricing policy for national bibliographic servicesMalaysian National Bibliography operates for free basis
Availability of metadata for re-useMalaysian National Bibliography is studying this matter
Metadata formatsMARC21, Dublin Core
Cataloguing codeAACR2
Levels of description offeredISBD, AACR Level 2
Subject standardsDDC, LCSH, Local Subject Headings
Name authority standardsPlease refer to attachment: Malaysian_authority_standard
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC?Yes
Date information submitted10 December 2010
Information supplied byMohd Din Ahmad
Senior Deputy Director
Malaysian National Bibliography
[email protected]