MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (Concise Version) http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html MARC 21 Concise Format for Authority Data http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadhome.html MARC 21 Concise Format for Community Information http://www.loc.gov/marc/community/eccihome.html MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data http://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/echdhome.html Frieda Rosenberg, Introduction to the Marc Format for Holdings Data, The Future of Serials Control, LITA Pre conference Institute, June 15, 2001. http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/litapres-fr/ppframe.htm Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items ANSI/NISO Z39.71, Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-71.pdf Future of Serials Control, LITA Preconference Institute, June 15, 2001. http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/litapres-rg/sld001.htm MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/spechome.html MARC 21 Record Structure http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specrecstruc.html MARC 21 Character Sets http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/speccharintro.html Diffuse Guide to Character Sets http://www.diffuse.org/charguide.html Unicode: From Chinese to Cherokee; from Kana to Klingon http://www.pla.org/publications/technotes/technotes_unicode.html The Unicode Standard: A Technical Introduction. http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/principles.html Serial Item and Contribution Identifier (SICI) ANSI/NISO Z39.56, Serial Item and Contribution Identifier (SICI) http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-56.pdf Data Elements for Binding Library Materials ANSI/NISO Z39.76, Data Elements for Binding Library Materials http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-76.pdf NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) ANSI/NISO Z39.83, NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/z3983pt1.pdf http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/z3983pt2.pdf NISO NCIP website: http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/NCIP_Resource_Page.html Mark Needleman, The NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol: An Overview and Status Report, Serials Review, v. 26, no. 4, 2000, pp. 42-45. Pat Stevens, NCIPThe Invisible Stitches, ALA Midwinter, January 21, 2002 http://www.niso.org/committees/at_jan_02/index.htm Code 39 Specification [about] http://www.barcodeman.com/info/c39_1.php3 Codabar Barcode Specification [about] http://www.barcodeman.com/info/codabar.php Barcode Technology http://www.aimglobal.org/technologies/barcode/ Interlibrary Loan Application Standards Maintenance Agency (ILL ASMA) website: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/ill/ ILL Protocol Implementors Group (IPIG) website: http://www.arl.org/access/naildd/ipig/ipig.shtml IPIG Profile and Guideline Documentation http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/ill/ipigprfl.htm Barbara Shuh, et al Tutorial on the ISO Interlibrary Loan Protocol http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/ill/readtut1.htm The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 website: http://www.x12.org/ Z39.50 ANSI/NISO Z39.50, Information RetrievalApplication Service Definition and Protocol Specification http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-50.pdf Information Retrieval U.S. National Profile NISO Z39.89, The U.S. National Z39.50 Profile for Library Applications http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-89.pdf GILS (Global Information Locator Service) FIPS 192-1a, Application Profile for the Government Information Locator Service (GILS) http://www.gils.net/prof_v2.html Source: http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/RFP_Writers_Guide.pdf. The RFP Writers Guide to Standards for Library Systems This booklet is available for free download from the NISO website (http://www.niso.org/) Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.