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CCF(COMMON COMMUNICATION FORMAT)
Dr. Gurjeet kaur
1.WHAT IS CCF
ANS: it is a structure format for creating bibliographical records and for exchanging records
between groups of information agency and libraries .
2. which institute help UNESCO to develop reference manual
Ans. ICSU?AFB
3. in which year UNESCO PGI sponsored international symposium on bibliographic exchange
format
Ans: 1978
4 In which city international symposium on bibliographic exchange format was held
Ans. Termini Sicily
5.Which program me sponsored by UNESCO IN 1978
Ans. international symposium on bibliographic exchange format
6.Who organized international symposium on bibliographic exchange format
Ans. UNISIST International Centre for Bibliographic Description (UNIBID) in co-operation with
the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSUAB), the International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO).
7. what was the main aim to develop CCF
Ans. The main aim of this format was to produce a method of organizing bibliographic
descriptions which could be exchanged between institutions. This format was to act as a link
between the databases produced in different internal formats of libraries.
8. why was the need to develop CCF
Ans. CCF provides rules to achieve consistency, uniformity and compatibility between more
than one computer systems. All rules and formats (like AACR-2 or CCC) are mainly devised to
achieve the consistency and uniformity in the record entry.
9. UNESCO-PGI adhoc group devised which format of which countries
Ans. MEKOF - format of COMECON countries.
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CCF(COMMON COMMUNICATION FORMAT)

Dr. Gurjeet kaur 1.WHAT IS CCF ANS: it is a structure format for creating bibliographical records and for exchanging records between groups of information agency and libraries.

2. which institute help UNESCO to develop reference manual Ans. ICSU?AFB 3. in which year UNESCO PGI sponsored international symposium on bibliographic exchange format Ans: 1978 4 In which city international symposium on bibliographic exchange format was held Ans. Termini Sicily 5.Which program me sponsored by UNESCO IN 1978 Ans. international symposium on bibliographic exchange format 6.Who organized international symposium on bibliographic exchange format Ans. UNISIST International Centre for Bibliographic Description (UNIBID) in co-operation with the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSUAB), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 7. what was the main aim to develop CCF Ans. The main aim of this format was to produce a method of organizing bibliographic descriptions which could be exchanged between institutions. This format was to act as a link between the databases produced in different internal formats of libraries. 8. why was the need to develop CCF Ans. CCF provides rules to achieve consistency, uniformity and compatibility between more than one computer systems. All rules and formats (like AACR-2 or CCC) are mainly devised to achieve the consistency and uniformity in the record entry. 9. UNESCO-PGI adhoc group devised which format of which countries Ans. MEKOF - format of COMECON countries.

10. Adhoc group worked on what basis Ans. The group worked on the basis that the new format must be compatible with MEKOF - UNIMARC and UNISIST Reference manual formats and also taking care of the derivatives of these formats like USSR/US exchange format based on UNIMARC and ICSU/AB extension to the reference manual-developed by the four ways committee 11. which principles are advised by adhoc group Ans. The structure of the format conforms to the international standard ISO 2709. • The core record consists of a small number of mandatory data elements essential to bibliographic description, identified in a standard manner. • The mandatory elements are augmented by additional optional data elements, identified in a standard manner. • A standard technique is used for accommodating levels, relationships, and links between bibliographic entities. 12 Which six standard formats as a guide the group identified The group undertook comparison of all the data elements in the ` Reference Manual', UNIMARC, ISDS Manual, MEKOF-2, ASIDIC/EUSIDIC/ICSU-AB/NFAIS interchange specifications and USSR-US Common Communication Format 13. The first edition of CCF - The Common Communication Format was published in 1984 14. second edition of CCF 1988 15. The first CCF user's group meeting was held at which place and what was happened in meetings Geneva in 1989 and users recommended some minor changes for incorporation in the later editions. 16. What is Implementation Notes' Ans. Implementation Notes' for users of the CCF, which explains how various features of the CCF may be implemented within the constraints of local computer software and provides further information on-the use of the bibliographic data elements 17. scope of CCF

The directory is a table containing a variable number of fourteen character entries; a field separator character terminates the table. Each directory entry corresponds to an occurrence of a data field in the record and is divided in five parts 25.what is Datafields A datafield consists of: • Indicator • One or more subfields each of which is preceded by a subfield identifier, • A datafield separator

26. what is record separator The record separator (character 1/13 of ISO 646) is the final character of the record. It follows the field separator of the final datafield of the record.