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List of Applied Rules

What rules and tools are used depends on the kind of materials and the time of cataloging. Rules and tools used now are as below. For details about cataloging rules, classifications, subject headings and their chronological transitions, please refer to History of Applied Rules (in Japanese).

Japanese books

Western books

* Books in Western languages published in Japan are cataloged the same way as Japanese books.

Japanese/Western serials (periodicals, newspapers)

Japanese non-book materials

Western non-book materials

* Non-book materials in Western languages published in Japan are cataloged the same way as Japanese non-books materials.

Materials in Asian languages

  • Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition (2018) (For materials in the Chinese or Korean languages as well as materials in other Asian languages published in Japan.)
  • Resource Description and Access: RDA (For materials in other Asian languages published outside of Japan.)
  • National Diet Library Classification

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Rules managed by other organizations

Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition

Nippon Cataloging Rules (NCR) contains the cataloging standards used by libraries in Japan, as compiled and published by the Japan Library Association.
The current edition, Nippon Cataloging Rules 2018 Edition, was published in 2018.

The National Diet Library has created operational regulations for the NCR.

Nippon Decimal Classification 10th Revised Edition

Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) has been revised and published by the Japan Library Association and widely adopted in Japan.
The current edition, Nippon Decimal Classification 10th Revised Edition, was published in 2014.

Resource Description and Access : RDA

The National Diet Library applies RDA (link to RDA Toolkit) for cataloging Western books.

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