HPB technical aspects

These pages contain information about:

• HPB Access - where to log in; how to make use of IP recognition for connecting to the HPB Database; free access for Cluster Libraries; and how to obtain a free trial period.
• Information for institutions that wish to contribute bibliographical data to the HPB Database - cataloguing rules, special cataloguing fields, procedures for file contributions, including vetting, conversions and the Memorandum of Agreement that file providers are asked to sign.
• Exporting HPB records in MARC21 and UNIMARC formats (MARC21 through OCLC‘s interfaces and UNIMARC via Z39.50), the HPB Database Copyright notice and information on how to cite HPB records in (scholarly) publications.
• Future Technical Developments - how we plan to improve the HPB Database in the coming years.

Go to HPB Introduction to find out more about the HPB Database and its contents.