Paris Principles (cataloging)

The Paris Principles (PP[1]) also known as the Statement of Principles[2] defined the theoretical foundation for the creation of bibliographical cataloging rules for libraries. They were specified and agreed upon in October 1961 at the Conference on Cataloguing Principles (CCP) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in Paris.[3]

The six-page script stipulated which function and structure library catalogs should have in the future. It was the first international agreement – delegations from 65 countries were involved – on fundamental questions of cataloging, which formed an important basis for the development of regulations such as the German Regeln für die alphabetische Katalogisierung (RAK).[4][5]

For example, determining the function of a library catalog is influential up to now. By using the catalog, the user should be able to determine whether a respective library holds a certain book of which is known:

  • the author and the title, or
  • only the title (if the author is not mentioned in the book), or
  • a suitable replacement for the title (if the author and title are unsuitable or insufficient).

In addition, the catalog should allow to determine which works by a particular author and which specific editions of a work are present in a library.[2]

Since 2009, the Paris Principles have been replaced by the International Cataloguing Principles (ICP),[6] also an IFLA initiative.

See also

References
  1. Kasprzik, Anna (November 2014). "Vorläufer der Internationalen Katalogisierungsprinzipien" [Predecessors of the International Cataloguing Principles]. Perspektive Bibliothek (in German). Vol. 3, no. 2. pp. 120–143. doi:10.11588/pb.2014.2.16809. eISSN 2194-8992. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. Statement of Principles (PDF). The International Conference on Cataloguing Principles (CCP). Paris, France. 1961-10-18 [1961-10-09]. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-23. (6 pages)
  3. Popst, Hans; Croissant, Charles R. (2002). "The Development of Descriptive Cataloging in Germany". Historical Aspects of Cataloging and Classification. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 35 (1–2): 155–172. doi:10.1300/J104v35n01_10. S2CID 60973950. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. Wiegand, Wayne August; Davis, Donald G., eds. (1994). Encyclopedia of Library History. New York, USA: Garland Publishing.
  5. "Overview of the BIBFRAME 2.0 Model (BIBFRAME - Bibliographic Framework Initiative, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov.
  6. IFLA Cataloguing Section and IFLA Meetings of Experts on an International Cataloguing Code, ed. (February 2009). "Statement of International Cataloguing Principles 2009" (PDF). International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

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