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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