Contains over 1,700,000 records

The British National Bibliographyís Current File contains all records from 1986 to the present day on one CD-ROM. Published monthly, each issue cumulates the file and replaces the previous disc. The backfile contains records from 1950 to 1985 on one CD-ROM. Subscriptions may begin with any issue.

 

With the BNB on CD-ROM you can easily identify titles, answer queries and keep up to date with current awareness searches. Catalogue records can be saved for immediate use. BNB on CD-ROM also facilitates access to the British Library Online Catalogue and user-selected Web sites.

 

The BNB on CD-ROM is used across all types of library and where people require access to bibliographic information:
- Academic libraries - school, college and university libraries
- Public libraries - HQ, branch and community libraries
- Special libraries - research, industry, commerce, training and development
- Health care - hospitals, medical research, education and training
- Government departments - research agencies, defence establishments
- International organisations and national libraries

Reference, cataloguing, Internet access and more...
- Flexible and efficient searching - 25 search indexes to identify relevant material quickly and easily
- Search on author, title, keywords, ISBN and other control numbers, publication details, series, subject (including Library of Congress Subject Headings), Dewey class number and more
Browse, Form Search and new Expert search options
- Display and export formats include Catalogue Card and full MARC records
- Search the national collections on the British Library Online Catalogue

 

Current awareness - ... over 6,000 records of new and forthcoming titles are added every month
- Track items added since the previous issue with a New Records search
- Keep up to date on any topic with Save Search
-Create links to Web sites of your choice
Reference and enquiries - swift, prompt access to a vast store of information
- Answer enquiries, check book requests and compile reading lists
- Create searches to meet specific requirements
- Enable users to do their own searching
- Locate reference and lending items on the British Library Online Catalogue

 

Cost-efficient cataloguing - ... an indispensable source of bibliographic records
- Trace up to 1,000 records with an ISBN Batch Search
- Keep pace with current cataloguing and clear backlogs
- Convert older records to full MARC status
- Flag BNB records with local holdings information

In its CD-ROM version, BNB is an interactive tool for learning, research and resource discovery, with the added benefit of Internet access, including the British Library Online Catalogue. The BNB on CD-ROM opens the way to the world of books and to the world of information on the Internet.

 

Comprehensive and current

 

- Over 1.7 million catalogue records for books and the first issues of serials
- Created to international standards, records include Dewey class numbers, Library of Congress Subject Headings and other subject information
- Fully cumulated and updated every month
- Advance notice of 50,000 forthcoming titles a year under the Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) Programme
- In-depth coverage of publishing in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales under the Copyright Libraries Shared Cataloguing Programme