Global Libraries Standards: Biblio Commons

Libraries Standards


Standards … You may have heard this term one day

But what are the standards and who defines them and who is based on documenting them ?

Unified standards in the field of libraries, documentation and information are an indispensable tool for both library management and librarians. Without them, libraries become mere stores of information vessels only. We can imagine libraries and their bleak picture if each of them had its own classification, and its separate indexing rules.

Standards are a necessary tool in the technical processes, evaluation in library services, and planning for the creation of new libraries and the improvement of existing one.

The reasons that led to the use of unified standards in the field of libraries and information in essence are the same reasons that led to their entry into other fields and sectors.

Library Standards in the World is your window to keep abreast of what is new in the field of libraries and information regionally and internationally.

We are seeking to find an audience that is aware of all developments regarding the new standards for libraries, projects, various agreements, modern technologies, and others.


We will discuss three important and comprehensive points about Unified standards in Libraries, as follows:


  • Biblio Commons

  • Cooperation Agreements

  • Library Resource Management



The beginning will be with “Biblio Commons”


Biblio Commons :

  • The IFLA Metadata Newsletter June 2020 issue is published

IFLA … 24/06/2020

After Covid-19 pandemic … The IFLA Metadata Newsletter is a good way of keeping update with news from a safe distance.

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  • MARC 21 Update No. 30: Full and Concise Available Online

Library of Congress … 27/05/2020

Update No. 30 (May 2020) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site -- the Bibliographic format, Authority format, Holdings format, Classification format, and Community Information format. The documentation includes changes made to the MARC 21 formats resulting from proposals which were considered by the MARC 21 community since the publication of Update No. 29 (November 2019).

The changes are indicated in red. Each format also has an appendix, "Format Changes for Update No. 30 (May 2020)" that lists the changes that comprise the update. The Web version of the formats is the official version and its release is considered the start date for implementation planning for Update 30. Users are not expected to begin using the new features in the format until 60 days from the date of this announcement: May 27, 2020. For more information about format documentation

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  • FOLIO Launches Fameflower Release

FOLIO … 19/05/2020

FOLIO, a community collaboration to develop an open source Library Services Platform (LSP), has launched the Fameflower Release. The FOLIO Fameflower Release is the sixth in a series of named releases that define the features and functionality of the open source LSP and represents a significant list of workflow features for library staff.

The release offers integration improvements for VuFind and EBSCO Discovery Service™ customers in addition to user experience (UX) improvements and accessibility features

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  • BiblioCommons Launches New Features to Support Libraries in an Online-Only Environment

BiblioCommons … 08/05/2020

The BiblioCommons Team is proud to announce a number of new feature improvements across the BiblioCommons platform to support libraries in serving their communities in an all, or mostly, online environment.

: These new enhancements include

BiblioWeb .. BiblioEvents .. BiblioCore Catalog.

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  • RDA Free Trials and Things to Do While Stuck at Home

RDA Toolkit … 24/05/2020

During this period where many, many folks are staying at home and either working remotely or just trying to be productive in some way, we have a few options to offer.

Extended Free Trials

Starting today, free trials of RDA Toolkit will run for 60 days instead of 30. If you signed up for a free trial in the last 30 days, you will still get the extra 30 days. If you had a free trial a long time ago, no worries. You can still sign up for a 60 day trial.

Here's what to do. Go the Free Trial page and complete the form. All that is required is your name, your institution name and a valid email address. This trial is for individuals and institutions so you can simply put your name in the institution field if that is your preference.You'll also notice that the form says the trial period is 30 days. Just ignore that. You'll get 60 days of access, we promise. Then click submit, and you're done.

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  • Recording of webinar on contributing to Dewey

025.431: The Dewey blog … 20/02/2020

Our February 11th webinar…We talked about the process for proposing revisions to the DDC, the multiple ways people can be involved, and the variety of reasons it's so important to have the community as a partner in maintaining Dewey.
you can now find the recording online.

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  • RDA Workshop Exercises for All

RDA Toolkit … 17/01/2020

The RDA Toolkit Workshop: A Crash Course was held twice (morning and afternoon sessions) on Friday, January 24th at the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel. The workshop debuted a new approach to RDA orientation that seeks to explain changes to the standard and the Toolkit related to the 3R Project and LRM alignment through practical exercises and interaction with the beta RDA Toolkit. Included here are presentations explaining some basic concepts of the revised RDA and exercises and answers that can be completed on paper. In addition there are supporting documents that will be of use to those new to the beta RDA Toolkit

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