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IV. Division of Bibliographic ControlWorking Group on FRANARWorking Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR)ScopeThe Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR) was established in April 1999 by the IFLA Division of Bibliographic Control and the IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme (UBCIM). Following the end of the UBCIM Programme in 2003, the IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS) took over joint responsibility for the FRANAR Working Group with the British Library as the responsible body. The Working Group is charged by the IFLA Division IV:
A Review of the Feasibility of an International Authority Data Number (ISADN)The FRANAR Working Group has prepared a paper analyzing the feasibility of an International Standard Authority Data Number and making recommendations for future actions. The paper was approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Cataloguing Section on 15 September 2008.
Functional Requirements for Authority DataThe second worldwide review of the Functional Requirements for Authority Data was completed in mid-2007. The Working Group is completing work in a new draft which incorporates comments received during the review. When complete, the draft will be submitted to Division IV for approval. In the meantime, the draft used in the second worldwide review remains available. Readers of the document should be aware that there will be many changes in the final version.
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