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Operational Regulations for Nippon Cataloging Rules

Operational Regulations for Nippon Cataloging Rules comprises detailed instructions for applying the Nippon Cataloging Rules (NCR) at the NDL. We started application of NCR 2018 in 2021. For a chronological list of revisions, please refer to "History of Applied Rules" (in Japanese).

Application of NCR2018

Although the NDL has adopted NCR2018 in principle, some changes have been made to parts of the NCR. Please refer to the Operational Regulations for NCR for details.

Operational Regulations for NCR2018

"Part 1: General Introduction" and "Part 2: Attributes" (Materials)

"Part 1: General Introduction" provides general information about NCR2018.

"Part 2: Attributes" addresses the "Recording of Attributes" and "Construction of Access Points".

The NDL created the Operational Regulations for some parts of Part 1 and Part 2 as below.

Operational Regulations for "Part 1: General Introduction" and "Part 2, Section 1: General Rules for Attributes"
Operational Regulations for "Part 2, Section 2: Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items"

"Part 3: Relationships"

Operational Regulations for "Part 3: Relationships"

Applied Rules

Former Operational Regulations

Here are "Former Operational Regulations" (in Japanese) that were adopted by the NDL in the past.

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