The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) provides stipulations for the maximum amount of descriptive information that may be required for bibliographic activities. A small number of elements like title, edition statement are mandatory if the information is available. Elements are designated as mandatory, mandatory if available, or mandatory if applicable. The responsibility for creating bibliographic descriptions extends beyond libraries to cultural institutions, publishers, independent scholars, and online communities.

1. BY –
ROHIT
LIB.SC

2. Table of content

3. introduction

4. HISTORY

5. OBJECTIVES AND
PRICIPALS

6. SCOPE

7. PURPOSE

8. USES
ISBD PROVIDES STIPULATIONS TO COVER THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF DISCRIPTIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE
REQUIRED IN ARRANGE OF DIFFERENT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL
ACTIVITIES.
A SMALL NO. OF ELEMENTS OF THE DISCRIPTION SUCH AS
TITLE EDITION,STATEMENT ARE MANDATORY IS
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
ELEMENTS ARE DESIGNATATED BY THE TERM MANDATORY
OR MANDATORY IF AVAILABLE OR MANDATORY IF APLICABLE
AFTER THE HEADING FOR THE ELEMENT.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING BIBLIOGRAPHIC
DISCRIPTIONS MAY EXTEND BEYOND LIBRARIES .
FOR EXAMPLE – TO CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS,PUBLISHERS,INDIPENDENT,SCHOLARS AND
VARIOUS ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

9. CONCLUSION

10. REFERENCES