Purposes of ISBD

The main purpose of International Standard Bibliography Description (ISBD) is to help to standardization for worldwide in descriptive cataloguing in order to aid the international exchange of bibliographic agencies and throughout the international library and information community.

The main purposes: Make records from different sources interchangeable The records that produces in one country can easily accepted in library catalogues or other bibliographic lists in any other country. This is because to standardize a bibliographic records for its contents and information style. To assist the interpretation of records across language barriers, so that records produced for users of one language can be interpreted by users of other languages. Is to simplify the introduction of data records elements without concerning the language of the materials. To assist in the conversion of bibliographic records to machine-readable form. It help in the conversion of bibliographic records to electronic form. Enhance interoperability with other content standards