Third, we have employed an efficient and doable way to process CIP in China. Our CIP has been processed through regular mails of CIP workforms, which is a different approach from other countries. Although there are still some space in which the CIP program could be improved, the program has been running successfully in the current communication condition. In addition to the reasons mentioned above, we could never forget the great contributions and cooperation of the professionals in the publishing industry. However the situation has not yet been perfect.
Many problems remain.
Quality control is another major concern which is accompanied by the shortage of human and financial supports. Nevertheless, as the nationwide expansion of the CIP program, as the improvement of CIP data quality, CIP will have tremendous impacts on the development of Chinese library and information services as well as the publishing services. References Xu, Mian. A Handbook of Cataloging in Publication . Cataloging in Publication, Bibliographical Data Standardization and Authorization .