TitleNational Bibliography of Uganda
Web site addresswww.nlu.go.ug
Start date2004 (Originally Makerere University Library produced the Uganda National Bibliography from 1964 up to 1989)
Period covered2004 to date
Current size5,600 records
Media coveredPrinted books, audio-visual, video
General selection criteriaAll documents published in Uganda or about Ugnda or written by Ugandans
Selection criteria for digital resourcesNo digital resources listed
Exclusions policies appliedEphemera
Primary organisation responsible for national bibliographic controlNational Library of Uganda but there exists two other legal deposit centres namely Uganda Management Institute Library and Makerere University Library.
Web site address of national bibliographic agencywww.nlu.go.ug
Co-operative structures or  relationships supporting the production of the national bibliography Collaboration with Uganda Management Institute Library and Makerere University Library to include records of items they receive under the legal deposit laws.
Single integrated or multiple categorised bibliographiesSingle integrated
Sources of bibliographic metadata used to produce national bibliographyCreated in house except for records received from the other two institutions.
Relationship to national legal deposit legislation or voluntary deposit arrangementsMost items recorded are received under the national legal deposit law. Also includes grey literature
Relationship to national Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) programmeNo CIP programme exists yet
Media & format options MARC Exchange files
Access options to national bibliographic metadataWeb catalogue
Metadata enhancements offered via online servicesNot offered
Web 2.0 services offeredNot offered
Frequency of service updatesAnnual
Target audiences for servicesAcademic/public libraries and members of the book trade
Uses made of  services offered Acquisitions and derived cataloguing
Pricing policy for national bibliographic servicesCost recovery both locally and abroad
Availability of metadata for re-useReleased into the public domain without restriction
Metadata formats MARC21
Cataloguing codeAACR2
Levels of description offeredISBD, AACR level 2
Subject standardsDDC
Name authority standardsNACO
Is NBA affiliated to IFLA SC?No
Date information submitted7th October 2010
Information supplied byGertrude Kayaga Mulindwa