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Abstract
Standardization within the library and information community is defined and then considered in terms of support from and involvement of the community, factors causing standardization, and problems encountered in the development of standards. The author concludes that there is a viable mechanism for the development of bibliographic standards, but that there is lacking not only a basic understanding of this mechanism and the importance of standards by the information community, but also the necessary commitment and involvement critical to successful standardization.