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AACR

Date added 11 May 2009
Last edited 12 November 2009

Full Title

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules

Description

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) provides content rules for the construction of catalogues and other lists in general libraries of all sizes. The rules cover the description of library materials, and the provision of access points, and enable catalogue information to be readily exchanged between libraries. It is mostly used in conjunction with the mark-up standard MARC 21 (MAchine-Readable Cataloguing).

Standards Developing Organisations

ALA: American Library Association
CLA/ACB: Canadian Library Association/Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques
CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Rights

No information

Lifecycle Actions

Create or Receive
Description and Representation Information

Standard Framework

Digital Archive Standards

Standard Type

Metadata Content Standards

Current Version

1978 - Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR2) [external]: Password required for Web access at the above address. Information on purchase of the full text from the AACR2 homepage listed below.

Further Information

Wikipedia entry for AACR2 [external]
Homepage of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules [external]

Alternative Current Versions

None.

Previous Version

1967 - Ango American Cataloging Rules: Print publication. Now out of print.

Referenced Standards