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Regina Public Library. THE BRITISH LIBRARY. WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. ODLIS — Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science. In classification, one of the distinguishing characteristics of a class, identified as a means of differentiating it from other classes.

ODLIS — Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science

As defined in FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records), one of a set of characteristics enabling users of information to formulate queries and evaluate responses when searching for information about a specific entity. Attributes can be inherent in the entity (physical characteristics, labeling information, etc.) or supplied by an external agent (assigned identifiers, contextual information, etc.).

For example, the logical attributes of a creative work include its title, form, date of creation, intended audience, etc. As a general rule, a given instance of an entity exhibits a single value for each attribute, but multiple values are possible (a work may be published under more than one title or in more than one form), or a value may change over time (date of publication for serials). About IFLA. Español | français | Deutsch The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users.

About IFLA

It is the global voice of the library and information profession. Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 30 September 1927 at an international conference, we celebrated our 75th birthday at our conference in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. We now have 1500 Members in approximately 150 countries around the world. IFLA was registered in the Netherlands in 1971.