1. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20101 THE USE OF UNIMARC in the National Library of Tunisia Sihem Ghédira Sihem.ghedira@bnt.nat.tnSihem.ghedira@bnt.nat.tn

2. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20102 LANDMARKS 1998 Acquisitions were cataloged in a data base using the CCF format 2002 Unimarc was used for the first time in a temporary data base (Access) for the retrospective conversion of printed and card catalogs 2005 A table of conversion of the format CCF towards the format Unimarc was realized to facilitate the transfer of the data Migration of the data in the new system Horizon 200000 records (books, serials) 14837 records of manuscripts in Arabic

3. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20103 National Library Collections The manuscript collection consists of nearly 40,000 titles, grouped in 24,000 volumes The Book collection totals nearly one million volumes. Serials : more than 16,000 collections Other materials Maps and postcards Audio, visual, and electronic materials Microfiches and microfilms Digitized material

4. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20104 Format implementation Software : Horizon7.3 SIGBD : SQL Server 2005 Computer stations : 110 Multilingual : yes (Arabic and French) Z39.50 : yes Native Unimarc : no Unimarc exchanges and work: yes

5. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20105 Qualification and training Qualification of the staff using the format Conservatives: 07 Librarians: 27 Assistant librarians: 33 Help librarians: 05 Training before using the format: yes Training on the format: yes

6. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20106 Standards and normalization Standards of cataloguing: AFNOR, ISBD List of codes : Languages, countries, functions Level of description : maximum Availability of standards and manuals: yes - Unimarc: yes - ISBD: yes

7. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20107 Downloading records FROM : BNF Moccam Amazon Electre

8. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20108 Online catalog : Statistics and quality Bibliographical records: 416581 Authority records : 420800 Records and catalog quality : average ⁄ high quality Type of documents books: yes Thesis: yes Serials : yes Electronic Resources: yes Maps: yes Manuscripts: yes Other materials photographs, posters and postcards Microfiches and microfilms Digitized material

9. ENSSIB 31 MARS 20109 Linguistic and cultural environment specific questions Excessive use of local fields for specific needs : Manuscripts : fields 219, 339, 349, 900 National bibliography : sorting keys(fields 690, 790 )

10. ENSSIB 31 MARS 201010 Synthesis and conclusions UNIMARC used for cataloguing : National bibliography New acquisitions Arabic manuscripts  A multilingual unique data base

11. ENSSIB 31 MARS 201011 Thank you for your attention