The National Serials Data Centre

Abstract

The very nature of serials, which are so often subject to changes in title, frequency, and format, poses considerable problems for bibliographic control. These problems are accentuated when automation is introduced into libraries. The establishment of the UK National Serials Data Centre will become a focus for the development of serials processing both within the British Library and nationally. As the UK national centre of the International Serials Data System, the Centre is already registering serials published within the UK and assigning to them International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN). The Centre is also establishing a national database of serials information, and will be able to provide a number of services for libraries.

Citation

Woodward, A.M. (1975), "The National Serials Data Centre", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046726