IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS) Questionnaire

The IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS) core program of IFLA was established in 2003 to assume some of the work of the IFLA core programs that were ending at that time (UBCIM, UAP, and UDT) and to pursue some of the areas that had been identified in digital initiatives and committees of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). With special funding no longer available, the intent for ICABS was to leverage work going on in the member institutions to give IFLA visibility in new areas, particularly related to standards and concepts in the digital resource environment, and support some of the ongoing Section work.

The ICABS focus has been on the following:

• web archiving
• digital preservation
• technical standards for the digital infrastructure
• descriptive data models (primarily the Functional Requirements models)
• descriptive data cataloging guidelines (primarily the ISBDs)

The ICABS principals are interested in assessing how visible their work has been, how useful their reports have been, and advice on areas that need to be pursued.
Would you please fill out this questionnaire to assist with that process? Please keep the answers brief, sometimes a yes and no may suffice, but additional comments are welcome.

1. Were you aware of the general ICABS program or of any of the specific components of the program?
   yes  no  (If no, then skip to question 5)
   
   Additional comments?
   
   
   
2. Have you used the ICABS section on the IFLA web site for information?
   yes  no 
   
   For what purposes?
   to learn about the program 
   to read the member semiannual reports 
   to view or find out about member publications 
   other? 
   
   Additional comments?
   
   
   
3. Have you attended ICABS sessions at the IFLA annual conference?
   yes  no 
   Have you accessed the session papers on IFLANET?
   yes  no 
   
   Additional comments?
   
   
   
4. If you have consulted the ICABS web site or session papers on IFLANET, were they useful?
   yes  somewhat  no 
   
   Additional comments?
   
   
   
5. Are there topics in the general areas described above that you would like to see investigated in ICABS or discussed at a conference session?