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National Bibliography

A bibliography which lists all the books and other publications published, or distributed in significant quantity, in a particular country. Sometimes the term is used with respect to the new publications published within a specific period, and sometimes with respect to all those published within a lengthy period of many years. It is also used to indicate a bibliography of publications about a country (whether written by its nationals or not) and those written in the language of the country as well as those published in it. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)

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A bibliography which lists all the books and other publications published, or distributed in significant quantity, in a particular country. Sometimes the term is used with respect to the new publications published within a specific period, and sometimes with respect to all those published within a lengthy period of many years. It is also used to indicate a bibliography of publications about a country (whether written by its nationals or not) and those written in the language of the country as well as those published in it. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)

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  • Bibliographies, National
  • Bibliography, National
  • National Bibliographies

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. National Bibliography. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001637. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001637
  2. National Bibliography. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_bibliography
  3. National Bibliography. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609353