Australian National Bibliographic Database
Type of site | Online database |
---|---|
Owner | National Library of Australia |
URL | www |
Commercial | No |
Launched | 1981 |
Accessible via Libraries Australia; set to become part of Trove Collaborative Services. |
The Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD), formerly part of the Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) and for some years renamed Kinetica, is a national shared library cataloguing network, hosted by the National Library of Australia. It commenced in 1981 in Australia as the ABN, and after a series of rebrandings and added services, has since 2006 been available through Libraries Australia (the successor to the ABN). In mid-2019, Libraries Australia partnered with Trove, and as of June 2020 is set to be co-branded with Trove.
ANBD is Australia's largest single bibliographic resource, containing
History
The National Library of Australia (NLA) began investigating the potential for a national shared cataloguing network in the 1970s. The idea behind the network was that, instead of every library in Australia separately cataloguing every item in their collection, an item would be catalogued just once and stored on a single database. Librarians in other libraries could then copy the record, thus bringing about huge savings in efficiency and money.[1] In August 1978, following a feasibility study,[2] the NLA announced a pilot project.[3]
The Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) commenced operations on 2 November 1981,
The database was known as the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD),[7][8] while the library network was the Australian Bibliographic Network.[1] The ABN may be seen as the forerunner to Libraries Australia.[9] The National Library established an advisory body, the ABN Network Committee (now Libraries Australia Advisory Committee, or LAAC) to advise the Library on the operation and development of the service.[9]
Various state library systems joined the network within the next few years, such as State Library Victoria in 1982,[10][11] and the first ABN conference was held in Melbourne in 1983.[12] The ABN system was as a multi-sector network, including university, state, public and special libraries.[13] Services to school libraries were provided under a separate national service, the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS), first developed in 1984 as ASCIS.[14]
National standards
Training for the network,[15] and the subject catalogue of the network underwent a range of changes in the 1980s.[16][17] The ABN Standards Committee met for the first time on 14 May 1981. The issues dealt with in the first four meetings included:[5]
- minimum level of detail in contributed records
- allowable and mandatory changes to bibliographic and authority records
- priorities for authority control
- detailed examination of AACR2rule interpretations
- standards for geographic names
- extension of Library of Congress Subject Headings to allow additional 'approved' subject headings
- use of MeSH and "Participant" subject headings
- the subject heading for Aboriginal Australians
- policy on duplicate records
- the hierarchy for "bumping" (record replacement) among different sources
- standards for a "high level record" that would be immune from bumping
- extension of the Input/Edit system to cater for music, maps and manuscripts
Once standards were established, a range of guidelines and publications ensued [18][19][20]
Inter-library loans
In 1990, the ABN created an inter-library lending service.[1]
Rebranding
In 1999, the National Library moved to a new system, called Kinetica, which conformed to the standard international
After a two-year project to redevelop Kinetica, the software used for searching and cataloguing was replaced, and a new administration system was created in November 2005. The new service was branded Libraries Australia, consisting of four components: Search, Cataloguing, Administration and Document Delivery. The more
International cooperation
In 2006, the National Library entered into an agreement with the National Library of New Zealand, allowing inter-library loans between the two countries.[1]
In 2007, Libraries Australia signed an agreement with international library cooperative
Trove, and recent changes
In 2008–9, Libraries Australia's free and subscription services were separated, and the free public search was replaced by Trove. In 2013, it adopted a new cataloguing standard, RDA Resource Description and Access. In 2014, it redeveloped the search facility, and the following year, ANBD reached a million RDA records.[1]
Current services and organisation
The ANBD is the largest single bibliographic source in Australia. It contains millions of entries for books, journals and items in formats other than text, such as films,
Apart from the ANBD, Libraries Australia's subscription service also provides access to a number of databases from other major institutions, such as the
From July 2019, Libraries Australia became a partner within Trove Collaborative Services, continuing all services as before and with a rollout of new services. From June 2020, co-branding with Trove will become effective.[26][27]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Libraries Australia". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-642-99077-8
- ^ a b "Our History". Libraries Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-642-99217-8
- ^ .
- ^ Bryan, Harrison (March 1982). "The development of the Australian Bibliographical Network. -Mollie Thomson Memorial Lecture, 9 October 1981-". Cataloguing Australia. 8: 2–18. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ National Bibliographic Database survey July 1999, National Library of Australia, 1999, retrieved 8 December 2014
- S2CID 61124103.
- ^ a b "LAAC: your voice at Libraries Australia". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Victoria joins library network". The Canberra Times. 28 June 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Library network progresses rapidly". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 8 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 978-0-642-99302-1
- ^ Development of ABN
- ISBN 978-1-4408-3473-8.
- ISBN 978-0-642-99329-8
- ISBN 978-0-642-99334-2
- ISBN 978-0-642-10476-2
- ISSN 0726-0644
- ISSN 0726-0679
- ISSN 0726-0660– this particular publication preceded implementation, and continues to date...
- ^ CiteSeerX 10.1.1.691.2948.
- . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "National Bibliographic Database (ANBD)". User support. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "About the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD)". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Help - Database Information". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Trove Collaborative Services". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Our services". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.