IFLA Cataloguing Section
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The IFLA Cataloguing Section is a division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions responsible for developing international standards and guidelines for bibliographic description and cataloguing practices.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IFLA Cataloguing Section canonical | 3 |
| IFLA Standing Committee on Cataloguing | 1 |
| IFLA UBCIM Programme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6519448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IFLA Cataloguing Section Context triple: [International Standard Bibliographic Description, developedBy, IFLA Cataloguing Section]
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A.
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services is a professional division of the American Library Association focused on advancing best practices in collection development, cataloging, metadata, and technical services in libraries.
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B.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is the leading professional body in the United Kingdom for librarians, information specialists, and knowledge managers, setting standards, providing accreditation, and supporting professional development in the information sector.
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C.
Library and Information Technology Association
The Library and Information Technology Association is a professional division focused on the intersection of libraries and information technology, supporting innovation, standards, and best practices in library tech services.
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D.
International Cataloguing Principles
International Cataloguing Principles are a set of globally agreed guidelines that define the fundamental concepts and objectives for creating consistent and user-focused library cataloguing rules.
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E.
Indian Library Association
The Indian Library Association is a national professional body in India dedicated to the development, promotion, and advocacy of librarianship and library services across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IFLA Cataloguing Section Target entity description: The IFLA Cataloguing Section is a division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions responsible for developing international standards and guidelines for bibliographic description and cataloguing practices.
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A.
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services is a professional division of the American Library Association focused on advancing best practices in collection development, cataloging, metadata, and technical services in libraries.
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B.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is the leading professional body in the United Kingdom for librarians, information specialists, and knowledge managers, setting standards, providing accreditation, and supporting professional development in the information sector.
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C.
Library and Information Technology Association
The Library and Information Technology Association is a professional division focused on the intersection of libraries and information technology, supporting innovation, standards, and best practices in library tech services.
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D.
International Cataloguing Principles
International Cataloguing Principles are a set of globally agreed guidelines that define the fundamental concepts and objectives for creating consistent and user-focused library cataloguing rules.
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E.
Indian Library Association
The Indian Library Association is a national professional body in India dedicated to the development, promotion, and advocacy of librarianship and library services across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IFLA section
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professional body ⓘ |
| activity |
coordination of international cataloguing projects
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development of cataloguing rules and guidelines ⓘ organization of professional meetings and sessions at IFLA congresses ⓘ publication of reports and recommendations on cataloguing ⓘ |
| affiliation | IFLA Division of Library Services ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
IFLA Bibliography Section
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IFLA Classification and Indexing Section ⓘ IFLA Committee on Standards ⓘ IFLA Subject Analysis and Access Section ⓘ |
| country | International ⓘ |
| field |
bibliographic control
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cataloguing ⓘ library and information science ⓘ metadata standards ⓘ |
| focus |
authority control
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bibliographic description ⓘ interoperability of cataloguing data ⓘ resource description standards ⓘ |
| goal |
harmonization of cataloguing practices internationally
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improvement of access to bibliographic resources ⓘ |
| governedBy | standing committee ⓘ |
| hasMember | cataloguing experts from different countries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to IFLA cataloguing principles and guidelines
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involvement in development of the International Standard Bibliographic Description ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ |
| partOf | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to develop international guidelines for cataloguing practices
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to develop international standards for bibliographic description ⓘ to promote standardization in cataloguing worldwide ⓘ to support universal bibliographic control ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector | libraries ⓘ |
| shortName | IFLA Cataloguing Section ⓘ |
| supportsConcept | Universal Bibliographic Control ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academic libraries
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national libraries ⓘ public libraries ⓘ special libraries ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ifla.org/units/cataloguing/ ⓘ |
| worksOn |
guidelines for application of cataloguing codes
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standards for description of all types of library materials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IFLA Cataloguing Section Description of subject: The IFLA Cataloguing Section is a division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions responsible for developing international standards and guidelines for bibliographic description and cataloguing practices.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IFLA Cataloguing Section
linked to: IFLA Cataloguing Section