French National Bibliography online

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@YALE.EDU>]

Of possible interest to many yulib-l readers.  Ann Okerson

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:21:05 +0200
From: FABRICE.BLONDEAU@BNF.FR
To: IFLA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA
Subject: French National Bibliography online

   The French National Bibliography is now available on the Web
   http://bibliographienationale.bnf.fr

  The French National Bibliography, Books and Serials, is now
  available for free access on the Web site of the
  Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

  This publication describes books and serials published, printed or
  distributed in France and received by the Bibliothèque Nationale de
  France through legal deposit.

  It contains a list of records sorted by a thematic and alphabetical
  classification author/title: a list of books and official publications,
  a list of serials.

  - Books
  Bimonthly publication
  About 50,000 new titles or new editions annually

  - Serials
  Monthly publication Around 5,000 new titles a year: newspapers, journals,
  yearbooks and monographic series

  Searches are available by browsing the pages or by selecting a topic
  included in one of the thematic index:
  - Books Indexes: author (personal authors; corporate authors); titles
  (general; official publications; scholarly books; books for children);
  printers;
  publishers; RAMEAU subjects.
  - Serials Indexes: serial titles (general; journals; yearbooks;
  monographic
  series); corporate authors; subjects.

  Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information
   E-mail: depot.legal.livres@bnf.fr