Frequently Asked Questions
Compilation and Supply of Catalogs and Bibliographies
List of Applied Rules
1.Japanese-language books
| Time of Compilation (Number of the Japanese National Bibliography) |
Cataloging Rules | Classifications | Subject Headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868-1949 (JP40-JP47) (*1) |
NCR 1952 ed. et al.Additional data: NCR Preliminary New Edition (*2) | NDC 6th new rev. ed. | Only personal name headings are assigned for books published in Meiji era (JP40-41) |
| 1948-1968 (JP48-JP68) |
1948-1953.3 NCR First ed. 1953.4-1970 NCR 1952 ed. 1971-1977 NCR 1965 ed. (*2) |
NDC 6th new rev. ed. (From 1948 to Aug. 1950 used the thousand sections of the NDC 5th Ed.) |
NDLSH |
| 1969-1976 (JP69-JP76) |
NDC 6th new rev. ed. NDLC |
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| 1977-1980 (JP77-JP80-11676) |
NCR Preliminary New Edition | ||
| 1980-1996 (JP80-11677-JP96) |
NDC Newly Rev. 8th ed. NDLC |
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| 1997 (JP97) | NDC Newly Rev. 9th ed. NDLC |
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| 1998- (JP98-JP99, JP2*******) |
1998-2001.7 NCR 1987ed. 2001.8-2006.5 NCR 1987ed.2001rev. 2006.6- NCR 1987ed.2006rev. |
Notes:
*1 JP45 consists of retrospective conversion data of children's books, re-cataloged according to the NCR Preliminary New Edition
*2 All of the retrospective conversion data were re-cataloged according to the NCR Preliminary New Edition
2.Western-language books
| Cataloging Rules | Classifications | Subject Headings |
|---|---|---|
| 1948- ALA Cataloging Rules for Author and Title Entries 2nd ed., Rules for descriptive cataloging in the Library of Congress |
1948- DDC 13th ed, 14th ed. |
1948- LC Subject headings 4th ed.Sears List of Subject Headings 5th ed. |
| 1950.8- Sears List of Subject Headings 6th ed. |
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| 1953.8- LC Subject headings 5th ed. |
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| 1958.10- LC Subject headings 6th ed. |
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| 1963.4- NDLC (partly) |
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| 1964.4- NDLSH |
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| 1968.4- NDLC |
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| 1968.8- AACR (1967) |
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| 1986.1- AACR 2nd ed. |
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| 2002.4- Subject headings are not assigned |
3.Japanese and Western-language serials
| Cataloging Rules | Classifications | Subject Headings |
|---|---|---|
| -1985 Cataloging rules for serials (draft), Cataloging rules for microform materials cataloged as serials (draft), etc. |
-2002.3 NDLC, NDC Newly Rev. 6th ed., or "  ("zatsu" serials, formerly owned by the Imperial Library) |
Subject headings are not assigned |
| 1986-2002.3 National Diet Library Cataloging Rules for Serials 1982 |
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| 2002.4-2006.5 NCR 1987 ed. 2001rev. 2006.6- NCR 1987ed.2006rev. |
2002.4- NDLC |
NCR: Nippon Cataloging Rules
AACR: Anglo-American Cataloging Rules
NDLC: National Diet Library Classification
NDC: Nippon Decimal Classification
NDLSH: National Diet Library Subject Headings
