About ALA MARBI

MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information) is an interdivisional committee of the American Library Association (ALA): ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services); LITA (Library and Information Technology Association; and RUSA (Reference and User Services Association). Its mission is to:

• Encourage the creation of needed standards for the representation in machine-readable form of bibliographic information
• Review and evaluate proposed standards
• Recommend approval of standards in conformity with ALA policy (especially the ALA Standards Committee)
• Establish a mechanism for continuing review of standards (including the monitoring of further development)
• Provide commentary on the content of various implementations of standards to concerned agencies
• Maintain liaison with concerned units within ALA and relevant outside agencies

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