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Prospects of a current press bibliography

KÉGLI Ferenc

Since the publication in 1885 of the first press bibliography prepared by József Szinnyei, the need for the bibliographic control of newspaper articles has been expressed several times. The Bibliography of Periodical Articles (Idõszaki Kiadványok Repertóriuma) has been processing the most important articles of the central daily newspapers since 1962, but some organizations prepare specialized and local history bibliographies independently. The high number of newspapers by the early 1990 (470-480 titles instead of the approx. 30 existing formerly) multiplied the volume of information and, at the same time, the needs of the potential users also changed. The response to such a challenge could be a shared, integrated articles bibliography based upon a computerized bibliographic database, being a subsystem of the national bibliography. Cooperation among the participating libraries should rely on the existing bibliographic networks, providing comprehensive services e.g. online searching, printed indexes and full text. (pp. 421-428)

Országos Széchényi Könyvtár Észrevételek