Cataloguing in Publication (CiP)
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Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) is a voluntary 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.
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.
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 from 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,activity sheets or photocopy masters, multimedia kits, teaching aids, resource material, course specific guides and 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, DVDs |
| Loose-leaf publications | Single articles reprinted from magazines, periodicals or serials |
| Musical scores | Maps |
| Electronic books | Wall charts |
| Computer programs (e.g. games, online interactive training programs) | |
| Self-published e-books | |
| Print on demand (except commercial publishers) |
