Singapore National Bibliography (SNB) CD-ROM 1994
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Core Metadata
Title: Singapore National Bibliography (SNB) CD-ROM 1994
Creator: National Library Board, Singapore
Local Name: บรรณานุกรมแห่งชาติสิงคโปร์ (SNB) ฉบับซีดีรอม 1994
Countries: Singapore
Date Created: 1994
Date Acquired: 1994
Description: The 1994 CD-ROM edition of the Singapore National Bibliography provides a digital record of all publications issued in Singapore in that year. It includes bibliographic entries for books, serials, government documents, and local publications, stored in MARC format for library cataloguing and reference.
Language: English (with bibliographic entries also in Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
Type: National Bibliography / Reference Database
Format: CD-ROM (ISO 9660, MARC21 records)
Identifier: ISBN/ISSN varies by edition (often catalogued under ISSN for SNB series)
Rights: © National Library Board, Singapore
License: Educational, non-commercial library use
Link source: Click
Libraries Metadata
Author: National Library Board, Singapore
Publisher: National Library Board (NLB), Singapore
Publication Date: 1994
Edition: CD-ROM edition (1994 issue)
ISBN/ISSN: (varies by NLB record, example ISSN 0217-8831 for SNB)
Call Number: Z6028.S56 N37 1994 CD-ROM
Table of Contents: Machine-readable bibliographic entries: books, serials, government publications, grey literature of Singapore (1994 imprints)
Genre: Bibliography / Reference Work
Catalog URL: Singapore National Bibliography – NLB
Preservation Metadata
Preservation Status: Preserved in NLB Singapore and some ASEAN academic libraries
Preservation History: CD-ROM issue (1994) later migrated to DVD and online SNB services
Retention Policy: Long-term retention as part of national bibliography
Archival Location: National Library Board Singapore; National University of Singapore Libraries
Backup Status: Migrated to digital OPAC databases
Relational Metadata
Parent Collection: Singapore National Bibliography (SNB)
Sub Collections: SNB CD-ROM series (1990s)
Related Items: 1.SNB CD-ROM 1993 (first digital edition) 2.SNB CD-ROM 1995
Accessibility Metadata
Accessibility Features: Searchable on CD-ROM (Windows/DOS systems with CD-ROM drive)
Accessibility Compliance: Accessible in library terminals; limited external access
Legal Metadata
Copyright Status: In copyright
Copyright Holder: National Library Board, Singapore
License Terms: Educational and library use only
Jurisdiction: Singapore
Cultural Metadata
Cultural Significance: Official national record of Singapore’s publishing output for 1994; supports national heritage preservation and bibliographic control.
Cultural Context: Part of Singapore’s early 1990s shift from print to digital bibliographic records; demonstrates modernization of Southeast Asian library systems.
Usage Metadata
Access Statistics: Used extensively by librarians and researchers in Singapore during the mid-1990s
Citation Information: National Library Board Singapore. Singapore National Bibliography (SNB) CD-ROM 1994. Singapore: NLB, 1994.
User Feedback: Recognized as a milestone in Singapore’s digital library development
Educational Metadata
Educational Use: Reference for library science, Southeast Asian studies, publishing history
Curriculum Alignment: Bibliography, Library & Information Science
Learning Objectives: 1.Learn about digital bibliographic records 2.Understand national bibliographic control in Singapore 3.Analyze trends in Singapore publishing circa 1994
GEO Spatial Metadata
Location: Singapore (National Library Board)
Countries: Singapore
Technical Metadata
File Format: CD-ROM (ISO 9660, MARC21 data)
Bitrate: Codec / File Size: ~650 MB (typical CD-ROM capacity)
Temporal Metadata
Date Range: Singapore publications of 1994
Event Date: 1994 (CD-ROM release)