national bibliography meaning

[Medicine]
A bibliography which lists all the books and other publications published,or distributed in significant quantity,in a particular country. Sometimes the term is used with respect to the new publications published within a specific period,and sometimes with respect to all those published within a lengthy period of many years. It is also used to indicate a bibliogrpaphy of publications about a country (whether written by its nationals or not) and those written in the language of the country as well as those published in it. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary,7th ed)

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1. The collection grew rapidly and the national bibliography Canadiana was automated.
2. Nevertheless, this tradition of national bibliography has two main drawbacks.
3. The Guyanese National Bibliography has been in publication since 1973.
4. Since the very outset, its main concern has been the national bibliography.
5. Its catalogue represents a retrospective national bibliography.