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Specialty Expressions: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Bibliographic descriptionArtIn a general sense, all the elements of data necessary to conclusively identify a specific document, presented in some form of record. In library cataloging, the detailed description of a copy of a specific edition of a work, intended to identify and distinguish it from other works by the same author, of the same title, or on the same subject. In AACR2, the bibliographic record representing an item in the catalog includes the following standard areas of description: title and statement of responsibility (author, editor, composer, etc.), edition, material specific details, details of publication and distribution, physical description, series, notes, and standard number and terms of availability (ISBN, ISSN, price). See also: chief source of information and level of description. (references)
Bibliographic descriptionInformationDescription of a document using only bibliographical categories, as author, title, publisher etc. Source: European Union. (references)
Bibliographic descriptionLanguageA set of data describing a document or part of a document, and sufficiently precise and detailed to identify and locate it. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
International Standard Bibliographic Description9   International Standard Bibliographic Description9

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).