Mauro Guerrini
2026.1.15JLIS.it
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The context of cataloging has changed since 1984, the year SBN was launched and it is comforting to recognize that methodological and technical solutions developed at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries offer unimaginable potential compared to what was possible at the beginning of SBN, when there was no internet and even a single bit needed to be saved.
Abstract
The context of cataloging has changed since 1984, the year SBN was launched. Its philosophy risks remaining unknown to young librarians, increasingly burdened by daily work and, in many cases, bureaucratic burdens. The context has also changed with respect to the numerous developments that have occurred over the years. Today, it is comforting to recognize that methodological and technical solutions developed at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries (FRBR, IFLA LRM; linked data) offer unimaginable potential compared to what was possible at the beginning of SBN, when there was no internet and even a single bit needed to be saved. What can be done, therefore, in light of a renewed conceptual awareness and the reaffirmed need to operate with an eye to the international context and technological innovations. What is the relationship between BNI and Casalini Libri, the bibliographic agencies that collaborated on the BNI's issues XI (1968) to XXVII (1984)?
Citation format
GUERRINI, Mauro. The bibliographic transition and the challenges of cataloguing cooperation in the digital age: Some reflections. JLIS.it, 2026, 17(1): 1–19.