The introduction provides a survey of cultural developments in the GDR during this decade and an account of the development of this collection. It contains descriptions and black and white reproductions of 304 books, ten presses and editions and 26 periodicals. Entries are numbered and presented according to bibliographic standards, giving edition, volume, supplements, class-mark, format, decoration, printing and binding technique, and method of reproduction. Contributors to individual issues are recorded and indexed. Especially useful is the indication of works originally intended to appear as a series.
Indexing is thorough.
Only a chronology is lacking. Biblioteche Italiane e per le Informazioni Bibliografiche. This new series of the Italian national bibliography, distinguished from the old by its bright red cover and new format, is the result of the pilot project Edificare, an attempt to produce a more complete and current bibliography through greater coordination among Italian publishers and national libraries and improved working methods. Layout and entry format have not changed and are in accordance with international and Italian bibliographic standards. Title entries are numbered by year and indexed by author or editor, contributors, keywords, and by publisher.