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A Proposal for Achieving Uniformity in the Citation of International Documents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2019

Linda E. Williamson
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The desirability of applying uniform standards to international documentation is well recognized. The need to “identify and consider adoption of established, relevant standards aimed at improving retrieval” was expressed by Helen Seymour at the 1972 International Symposium on the Documentation of the United Nations and Other Intergovernmental Organizations. Among the final recommendations emanating from that meeting were Number 31, which calls for application of the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) system, and Number 33, which calls for adoption of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). In line with this thinking, I would like to suggest the development and adoption of a standard for the bibliographic citation of international documents.

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International Journal of Law Libraries , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 47 - 54
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Copyright © 1981 International Association of Law Libraries. 

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