1. Rosa Maria Galvão Permanent UNIMARC Committee UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: BRIEF OVERVIEW Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 3rd UNIMARC Users Group Meeting

2. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview 1.Introduction 2.The selection of UNIMARC 3.UNIMARC as internal format 4.UNIMARC training/teaching 5.Conclusion

3. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview 1985 1987 1988 1997 1989 1991 2010 Begining of the automation studies Starting with UNIMARC PORBASE – OPAC implemented Online cataloguing in UNIMARC Online authority control Web OPAC Going automated Ongoing with UNIMARC

4. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview The standards…  Bibliographic description  RPC – Regras Portuguesas de Catalogação (Portuguese Cataloguing Rules)  Subject access  UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)  Machine readable format  UNIMARC

5. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview Why UNIMARC?  Being a format which primary purpose is to facilitate the international exchange of bibliographic data  Being a format developed by IFLA with worldwide recognition

6. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview Portuguese UNIMARC publications 1986  Manual de Operações UNIMARC (transl. of UNIMARC Handbook) 1989  Manual UNIMARC (transl. of UNIMARC Manual, 1987)  UNIMARC/Autoridades (transl. of UNIMARC/Authorities, 1989) 2008  Manual UNIMARC: Formato bibliográfico (transl. of UNIMARC Manual: bibliographic format, 3rd ed, 2008)  Manual UNIMARC: Formato autoridades (transl. of UNIMARC Manual: Authorities format, 2nd ed,2001)

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19. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview UNIMARC in Portugal is:  adopted in almost portuguese libraries  teached in all library schools  used as a tool for cooperation  to National and international level

20. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview UNIMARC is:  a very efficient structure for communicating bibliographic information  robust and flexible to accommodate renovation

21. Rosa Maria Galvão, March 31, 2010 UNIMARC IN PORTUGAL: Brief overview Thank you! Rosa Maria Galvão rgalvao@bnportugal.pt

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