• The bibliographic data research center of Tianjin Coordination Committee for Library and information work (abbreviated as “Collecting and Editing Center”), established on the basis of the editorial department of Tianjin Library and, is a business organization that mainly develops the computer bibliographic data service for the local library automation development. As the Tianjin sub center of National Library Union Catalogue Center and one of the main sponsors of the China Regional Libraries Network, this center aims to organize and manage union cataloging of libraries within the boundaries of Tianjin, and use the concepts and technical means of advanced libraries to integrate the bibliographic data resources of all kinds of local libraries at various levels; taking Tianjin Library as the center, further to realize the co construction and sharing of local bibliographic data resources, to reduce cataloging costs for member libraries and users, and to improve quality and efficiency of cataloguing. Finally upload local bibliographic data and collections to National Library Union Catalogue Center and the China Regional Libraries Network, in order to realize the nationwide co construction and sharing of data resources.
    • As a non-profit organization, the center is based on the Tianjin Library, the National Library Cataloging Center, the China Regional Libraries Network, and all member libraries. After nearly twenty years of work practice, the ranks of the editorial center members are developing steadily. During this period, nearly one hundred member libraries have signed the agreements of book procurement and bibliographic data making with the center, industries involved covering all local public libraries at all levels, libraries of secondary schools, colleges and universities, and libraries of enterprises and institutions, etc. Every member library is playing an increasingly significant role in the work of Tianjin Editorial Center.
    • The center provides the bibliographic data service based on the collecting and editing combined operation mechanism. After many years of the practical work, there are a number of professional and rich professional personnel with excellent business and rich experience in cataloging and indexing. Relying on the ALEPH library automation integrated system of Israel Alipechy Co. Ltd., bibliography data retrieval service for each member library can be provided conveniently and quickly, ensuring the data integrity level and the specification of classification and subject indexing.