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Bibliographical Progress in South Africa 1967-1968*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Reuben Musiker*
Affiliation:
Rhodes University

Extract

This is a two-year survey of bibliographical work completed in the Republic of South Africa. Recent developments in current and retrospective national bibliography are outlined. The South African National Bibliography has been mechanised and good progress has been made with the retrospective volume for 1926-1958. Attention is drawn to the State Library's work on the documentation of banned books. Catalogues of important collections completed are briefly described, and recent developments in the field of periodical lists and indexes are outlined. Special attention is paid in the review to Africana indexes and bibliographies. The author concludes that despite lacunae which remain to be filled, the bibliographical scene in South Africa is satisfactory and full of promise.

This review, like its forerunner covers a two-year period and is based on information derived from a questionnaire sent to the major libraries of South Africa. The interim period has also been covered to some extent by a number of informal bibliographical progress reports published in the South African Library Association Newsletter.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © African Studies Association 1969

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Footnotes

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This article appeared originally in South African Libraries, 37:1, July 1969, pp. 13-19, and is reproduced by permission of the South African Library Association.

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