Cataloging of Chinese language materials in the digital era: the cataloging standards and practices in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

Cheung, Celine

Pong, Joanna

2006-04

In Hong Kong, cataloging of Chinese language materials is more costly than that of English language materials because the major sharing of cataloging work of Chinese language materials is limited to the eight government-funded universities. There is little sharing of bibliographic records among libraries in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. One main reason is the different cataloging rules and practices in these three places. This paper stresses the importance of sharing cataloging work and the need of standardization to make this sharing possible. It provides an overview of the cataloging rules and practices in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and also gives some thoughts on future directions to enhance sharing of bibliographic data among different Chinese communities.

在香港，由於中文資料編目工作的合作僅限於八所政府資助大學的圖書館，因此，每一筆中文書目的平均編目成本較英文書目昂貴很多。中港台三地的圖書館之間，幾乎沒有中文資料編目方面的合作與共享，其中一個主要障礙是彼此的編目規則及標準各不相同。本文強調合作編目及書目共享的重要，同時認為必須有統一編目標準才能達到共建共享的目的。本文首先概述有關中港台三地中文資料編目的規則與實施，然後就未來中文編目記錄共享的發展提出建議。

Cataloging rules and standards

China

Chinese language materials

Comparative studies

Cooperative cataloging

Hong Kong

Taiwan

圖書館學與資訊科學，32卷1期，2006年4月，頁54-66

Journal Article