Cataloguing in Publication (CiP)

Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) is a free service offered to publishers by the National Library of Australia to provide a bibliographic record for a book before it is published. The CiP record is derived from information supplied by the publisher and includes author/s, title, ISBN and price. Library of Congress Subject Headings and Dewey decimal classification numbers are assigned to facilitate subject access. The record is created and arranged according to internationally established standards.

The CiP record is added to the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD), available on Libraries Australia, which provides advance notice of new publications to libraries, booksellers and the general public. When the book is published the CiP data is printed on the reverse side of the title page. For electronic publications, the CiP data appears near the title and other publication details. The CIP data printed in the book is an abbreviated form of the online record.

Review of the Cataloguing in Publication service

The National Library of Australia has engaged Gundabluey Research to conduct a review of the Cataloguing-in-Publication (CiP) service.  The CiP service is a free service offered to publishers by the National Library to provide pre-publication catalogue records. The catalogue records also serve the purpose of providing advance notice of new publications to libraries and others and reduces the amount of cataloguing required when the books have been published and acquired by libraries.

The survey stage of the review has been completed with a range of publishers, libraries and library suppliers surveyed. The Library is grateful for their support. We will update this page as results are received and considered.

All enquiries regarding the review should be directed to Rosemary Turner, Director, Corporate Performance Management, at the National Library of Australia (02) 6262 1527.

Advantages of the CiP program

The information is routinely used by libraries and the publishing sector for selection and to place advance orders for new publications.

CiP data is printed in the book and available on Libraries Australia. It can readily be used by libraries for cataloguing new acquisitions.

Publishers can use CiP data in their internal files, trade catalogues and promotional material.

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Scope

Eligibility

The Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) program covers new and revised editions of books published in Australia.

To be eligible for the program, publications should be published in Australia, be relevant to a wide audience with strong information content and be likely to be acquired and made available by Australian libraries. Some examples are listed below. If you are not sure if your publication is eligible for the CiP program, please contact us.

The following are included in the CiP program The following are excluded in the CiP program
Monograph publications of university presses, professional and trade associations Books that do not bear the imprint of an Australian publisher
Books in numbered or multi-volume series Classroom educational material such as: workbooks, test sheets or photocopy masters, multimedia kits or teaching kits, course specific guides, primary level readers
Textbooks Books with an Australian imprint that are transitory or ephemeral in nature such as: trade catalogues, telephone directories, almanacs, timetables, comic books, colouring-in books, fill-in books, diaries, calendars and other types of material not for permanent retention
Translated books published in Australia Magazines, periodicals or serial publications
Commonwealth, state and local government publications Publications that do not have a valid ISBN
Exhibition catalogues Reprints where the imprint, publisher, content or format are unchanged
CD-ROM/DVD-ROMs Audio, video, DVD's
Loose-leaf publications Single articles reprinted from magazines, periodicals or serials
Musical scores Maps
Electronic books Wall charts
  Computer programs
  Self-published e-books

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