Information for publishers

Information on the Preparation of the Cataloguing in Publication

Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) represents a preliminary, short catalogue record prepared according to international standards for a book prior to its publication; it contains the most relevant data on the bibliographic characteristics and content of the publication.

CIP is prepared for: monographic publications; serial publications and other continuous sources (new and current titles of magazines, collections of papers, yearbooks, and so on); non-book materials (printed music, phonodocuments, audiovisual materials, cartographic materials, posters, postcards, graphic maps, and the like); electronic sources (with local access).

Legal Deposit

The legal deposit copies are the joint property of the publisher and the libraries where they are kept. Data on each published publication is available in a union electronic catalogue and on the internet.

The Law on Library and Information Service (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 52/11) specifies the overall library activities in the Republic of Serbia and the affairs of the National Library of Serbia and the Matica Srpska Library.

Purchase of Publications

The Ministry of Culture purchases selected titles of publications in the Serbian language and languages ​​of
national minorities in the Republic of Serbia, in printed and/or electronic form (CD/DVD editions), for the
network of public libraries in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
Publications of importance for culture and art are bought.