Scope

 

This database includes bibliographies and catalogs (printed or electronic) that are useful in verifying, identifying, or describing items held in rare book or special collections libraries and that have been or are likely to be cited in bibliographic records, trade catalog descriptions, and bibliographies. 

 

Maintenance

 

This resource is maintained by the Standard Citation Forms Editorial Team, appointed by the RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee.

 

A. For sources not in this database, apply the working principles to create a citation form. Catalogers are urged to propose the addition of a new bibliography to the database if the citation is likely to be used by other libraries in bibliographic records. When the editors add a bibliography or catalog to Standard Citation Forms, they will assign a citation form as described in this document. Propose additional sources via the online form provided here. To be considered, such a request must include:

 

   1)  a full bibliographic description, including an OCLC record number;

   2)  a suggested citation form, devised according to the rules provided in the working principles; and,

   3)  an indication that the bibliography or catalog has been, or will be, cited in a Citation/References note (510) field in a catalog record by the requesting library. If feasible, include the OCLC record numbers for records in which the bibliography has been cited.

 

B.   The editors may also add a bibliography or catalog to Standard Citation Forms in advance of any formal request if, in their judgment, it is likely to be cited in a bibliographic record.

 

C.   In general, only the most recent edition of a bibliography that has appeared in more than one edition will be added to Standard Citation Forms, unless:

 

   1)   the new edition is a multi-volume work that is not yet complete;

   2)   the new edition does not follow the same numbering scheme as the previous edition;

   3)   the new edition omits valid information present only in the earlier edition.

 

In any of the above cases, earlier editions will be added to Standard Citation Forms as long as they are useful.

 

D.  The editors will issue updates to Standard Citation Forms on an ongoing basis.

 

The Bibliographic Entry

 

A.  Construction of the basic entry

The bibliographic entry is based on information in the bibliographic record cited.  While this has resulted in some inconsistencies in the use of abbreviations among entries, this practice aligns with the principle of basing the citation form on the bibliographic record. 

 

Bibliographic entries in non-Roman scripts are romanized according to the ALA-LC Romanization Tables. 

 

Bibliographic entries in the examples below exclude physical description and notes.

 

B. Forms of names

The bibliographic entry uses the entire heading as established by the Library of Congress (with full forenames, etc.), omitting only nonessential information such as birth dates and parenthetical information. Directions for formulating names in the citation are in Constructing the Citation sections A and B.

 

C.  Supplements

In keeping with the principle to align the citation form with the bibliographic record, supplements and continuations are entered as separate works, not as subordinate entries under the main work.

 

D.  Reprints

Reprint information has been recorded when readily available; no special research was undertaken to identify all reprints. Note that in cases where a reprint contains additions, corrections, or supplements to the original, the reprint is considered a different edition and a separate entry is made.  However, no special attempt has been made in general to note the presence or absence of additional material in reprints.  

 

Construction of the Citation Form

 

Base the citation form on the bibliographic record. This serves to direct the user to the record for the work cited in the library's catalog.

 

 

A.  Works Entered Under a Personal Name

If a work is entered under a personal name, generally construct the citation according to the following pattern:

 

     Surname, Forename Initial(s). Title proper (excluding initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, and parallel titles)

 

Do not leave any spaces between forename initials.

 

In the citation form, use forename initials corresponding to the forenames in the Library of Congress Name Authority File.  

 

In formulating the title portion, use the title proper; however, do not include initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, parallel titles, or any information preceding the title. Do not make other omissions from the title proper.  

 

 

Bibliographic entry:	Campbell, Marinus Frederik Andries Gerardus. Annales de la typographie néerlandaise au XVe siècle. La Haye: M. Nijhoff, 1874.
Citation:	Campbell, M.F.A.G. Annales de la typographie néerlandaise au XVe siècle

 

 

Bibliographic entry:

Hatin, Eugène. Bibliographie historique et critique de la presse périodique française, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné de tous les écrits périodiques de quelque valeur publiés ou ayant circulé en France depuis l'origine du journal jusqu'à nos jours: avec extraits, notes historiques, critiques, et morales, indication des prix que les principaux journaux ont atteints dans les ventes publiques, etc.: précédé d'un essai historique et statistique sur la naissance et les progrès de la presse périodique dans les deux mondes. Paris:  Firmin-Didot frères, fils et Cie, 1866.

Citation:

Hatin, E. Bibliographie historique et critique de la presse périodique française

 

 

Bibliographic entry:	Repertoire international des sources musicales = Internationales Quellenlexikon der Musik = International inventory of musical sources. München : G. Henle,
Citation:	Repertoire international des sources musicales

 

Do not include part title information except in cases when needed to distinguish between similar titles. Transcribe only enough part title information to make the distinction

 

 

Bibliographic entry:	Crawford, James Ludovic Lindsay. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of a collection of English ballads of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, printed for the most part in black letter. [Aberdeen]: Privately printed [Aberdeen University Press], 1890.
Citation:	Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of a collection of English ballads

 

Bibliographic entry:	Crawford, James Ludovic Lindsay. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of English broadsides, 1505-1897. [Aberdeen]: Privately printed [Aberdeen University Press], 1898.
Citation:	Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of English broadsides

 

Do not include other title information except in cases when needed to distinguish between similar titles. Transcribe only enough other title information to make the distinction.

 

Bibliographic entry:	Arents, George. Tobacco: its history illustrated by the books, manuscripts, and engravings in the library of George Arents, Jr., together with an introductory essay, a glossary, and bibliographic notes by Jerome E. Brooks. New York: Rosenbach Co., 1937-52.
Citation:	Arents, G. Tobacco: its history

 

Bibliographic entry:	Arents Tobacco Collection. Tobacco: a catalogue of the books, manuscripts, and engravings acquired since 1942 in the Arents Tobacco Collection at the New York Public Library, from 1507 to the present. Compiled by Sarah Augusta Dickson. New York:  New York Public Library, 1958-69.
Citation:	Arents Tobacco Collection. Tobacco: a catalogue

 

Construct the citation form according to the instructions above for all works of personal authorship, regardless of the number of authors.

 

Bibliographic entry:	Crane, Ronald Salmon, and Frederick Benjamin Kaye. A census of British newspapers and periodicals, 1620-1800. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press; London: Cambridge University Press, 1927.
Citation:	Crane, R.S. Census of British newspapers and periodicals, 1620-1800

 

 

B.  Works Entered Under a Corporate Name

If a work is entered under a corporate name, generally construct the citation according to the following pattern:

 

     Corporate Body. Title proper (excluding initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, and parallel titles)

 

In the citation form, use the name of the corporate body as it appears in the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If the corporate name is hierarchical, use the main element. Include the subordinate body only if needed for accurate retrieval.

 

Entry :	Yale University. Library
Use:	Yale University

 

Bibliographic entry:	American Antiquarian Society. Library. A dictionary catalog of American books pertaining to the 17th through 19th centuries. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pub. Corp., 1971.
Citation:	American Antiquarian Society. Dictionary catalog of American books pertaining to the 17th through 19th centuries

 

 

In formulating the title portion, use the title proper; however, do not include initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, parallel titles, or any information preceding the title. Do not make other omissions from the title proper.    

 

Do not include other title information except in cases when needed to distinguish between similar titles. Transcribe only enough other title information to make the distinction.

 

 

Bibliographic entry:	Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906: author catalog of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1973.
Citation:	Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906

 

If the authorized name of the corporate body appears in the title proper, omit the main entry element:

 

Bibliographic entry:	Yale University. Library. Ornithological books in the Yale University Library: including the library of William Robertson Coe. Compiled by S. Dillon Ripley and Lynette L. Scribner. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1961.
Citation:	Ornithological books in the Yale University Library

 

but:

 

Bibliographic entry:	Maastricht (Netherlands). Stadsarchief en Bibliotheek. Catalogus der Stadsbibliotheek van Maastricht: bewerkt vooral als "Bibliotheca Limburgensis." Door Aug. Jean Flament. Maastricht: J. Germain & Cie, 1888-94.
Citation:	Maastricht (Netherlands). Catalogus der Stadsbibliotheek van Maastricht

 

Follow these instructions for constructing the citation form, regardless of whether a work entered under corporate name has become widely known either by its title or by personal name.

 

Bibliographic entry:	Yale Collection of German Literature. German Baroque literature: a catalogue of the collection in the Yale University Library. By Curt von Faber du Faur. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1958-69.
Citation:	Yale Collection of German Literature. German Baroque literature

 

 

C.  Works Entered Under Title

If a work is entered under title, generally construct the citation according to the following pattern:

 

     Title proper (excluding initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, and parallel titles)

 

In formulating the citation, use the title proper; however, do not include initial articles, part titles, alternative titles, parallel titles, or any information preceding the title. Do not make other omissions from the title proper. 

 

Bibliographic entry:	Répertoire bibliographique des livres imprimés en France au XVIIe siècle. Baden-Baden: V. Koerner, 1978-2010.
Citation:	Répertoire bibliographique des livres imprimés en France au XVIIe siècle

 

 

Do not include other title information except in cases when needed to distinguish between similar titles. Transcribe only enough other title information to make the distinction.

 

Bibliographic entry:

The National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints: a cumulative author list representing Library of Congress printed cards and titles reported by other American libraries. Compiled and edited with the cooperation of the Library of Congress and the National Union Catalog Subcommittee of the Resources Committee of the Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association. London: Mansell, 1968-81.

Citation:

National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints