التركيبات الببليوغرافية المستخدمة في المكتبات و مراكز المعلومات الأردنية : دراسة مسحية

Abstract EN

The study aims at identifying the bibliographic formats used to build data bases in Jordanian libraries and to compare that with other standard internatioanl formats.

The study used the questionnaire to collect information from the libraries.

The questionnaire was distributed to 30 libraries who are known to have computers and data bases.

The questionnaire included questions on type of library, type of computer, the format used, the fields used in the format, languages of data bases.

The study shows that most libraries use personal computers, CDS/ISIS is the most used packages, Common Communication Format is the most used format, other formats used are ALDOC and CEHANET formats both of them are based in CCF.

The study included a comparison between the CCF, ALDOC, ARISNET and CENANES formats.

The study recommended that a national format should be adopted based on CCF.

The format should be used by all libraries in Jordan.

Training should be provided on the format.