Osman, Rania RamadanEl-Masry, Amr Farouk2025-09-242025-09-242016Abd ElHady, F. (2014) RDA: Tools, Implementation, and Usage. Paper presented in AFLI workshop on RDA, Doha, Qatar. Arabic Union Catalog. Retrieved from: http://www.aruc.org/ Biella, John C. (2012) RDA and Bibliographic Description. [PowerPoint Slides]. Retrieved from: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtZWxhY2F0YWxvZ2luZ3xneDo2MjlkZGMzMWEwZTM0MTE0 Ismail, M. , Yaakub, T. & Napiah, M. (2014) Fear Factors in Cataloguing Arabic Books: USM experience. [PDF Document]. Retrieved from: http://eprints.usm.my/26106/1/FEAR_FACTORS_IN_CATALOGING_ARABIC_BOOKS.pdf Khairy, I. (2013) Starting RDA Implementation in Arabic Libraries: Issues and Consideration. .[Power Point Slides]. Retrieved from: http://slideplayer.com/slide/3875643/ Madhusudhan, M. & Singh, V. (2016). Integrated Library Management Systems. The Electronic Library, 34 (2). 223-249 Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-08-2014-0127 Medawar, K. (1999). The Implementation of Arabic Script in OLIB at the American University of Beirut Libraries. Program, 33 (4). 303-312 Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006920 Muller, T. (2011). How to Choose an Free and Open Source Integrated library System International digital library Perspectives. 27 (1) . 57-78. Retrieved from: www.emeraldinsight.com/1065-057X.htm Osman, R. (2016) Are We Ready for BIBFRAME? : The Future of the New Model in the Arab Region. Cybrarians Journal. 41. Retrieved from: http://journal.cybrarians.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=726:rania&catid=286:conf&Itemid=104 Shenity, M. (1959) Some Problems in the Cataloguing and Classification of Arabic Books [PDF document]. Retrieved from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001476/147658eb.pdf Shenity, M. & Al Mahdy, M. (1969). The principles of Descriptive cataloguing for the Arab Libraries (2nd ed.). Cairo: Matbuat Al Maktabah Al Arabiyah. Taylor, A. (2006) Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification (10th ed.) London: Libraries Unlimited. Tillette, B. & Cristán, A. (Eds.), (2005) IFLA cataloguing principles: steps towards an international cataloguing code, 2 : report from the 2nd IFLA Meeting of Experts on an International Cataloguing Code, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2004. München : K.G. Saur. Uzomba, E., Oyebola, O. & Izuchukwu, A. (2015) The Use and Application of Open Source Integrated Library System in Academic Libraries in Nigeria: Koha Example. Library Philosophy and Practice. Paper 1250. Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1250 Welsh, A. & Batley, S. (2012) Practical Cataloguing: AACR, RDA and MARC 21. London: Facet Publishing.https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5706This research focuses on the Arab libraries' challenges in the era of the information revolution that has left its marks and its implications clear to all sectors of society, including the libraries that cannot lag behind the spirit of the age. How the Arab libraries could contribute to the international cataloguing community; should we contribute in the development phase and only testing phase or we are still behind. The findings of this paper aim at giving better understanding to the challenges being experienced by Arab libraries depending mainly on new brand international standards such as RDA and BIBFRAME. Moreover, this research will be focusing on the usage of Arab libraries subscribing to OCLC and AUC.Cette recherche a pour objet les défis que connaissent les bibliothèques arabes à l’heure de la révolution de l’information, révolution qui a posé sa marque et fait sentir ses effets sur tous les secteurs de la société, bibliothèques comprises, car ces dernières ne sauraient rester à l’écart de l’esprit du temps. Quel pourrait être l’apport des bibliothèques arabes au monde du catalogage ? Devrions-nous prendre part à la phase de développement, nous contenter de la phase de test, ou bien rester à l’arrière-garde ?Les résultats mis en avant dans cette communication ont pour objet de permettre de mieux comprendre les défis que traversent celles des bibliothèques arabes qui s’appuient sur les nouveaux standards internationaux comme RDA et BIBFRAME. En particulier, cette recherche porte sur les pratiques des bibliothèques qui adhèrent à OCLC et au Catalogue Arabe Uni (CAU)frAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Articlehttp://2016.ifla.org/open accessArabic ScriptArabic Cataloguing ChallengesMENA Region LibrariesArab LibrariesIntegrated Library Management Systems