Take a look at the latest British National Bibliography records to help you decide whether to obtain a particular publication.

The following information is given for each title:

• Dewey number
• Title and statement of responsibility
• Publication details
• Physical description
• ISBN
• BNB number
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Prepublication record flag, where appropriate.

Search BNB online for full details of a title.

 

List of the latest records in PDF format

The lists covering the most recent 25 weeks are available to download. The records are brief, but each PDF runs to several hundred pages. 

• 22/03/2023 (PDF format 2,466 KB)
• 15/03/2023 (PDF format 2,725 KB)
• 08/03/2023 (PDF format 3,340 KB)
• 01/03/2023 (PDF format 2,754 KB)
• 22/02/2023 (PDF format 5,639 KB)
• 15/02/2023 (PDF format 2,935 KB)
• 08/02/2023 (PDF format 3,477 KB)
• 01/02/2023 (PDF format 3,895 KB)
• 25/01/2023 (PDF format 3,269 KB)
• 18/01/2023 (PDF format 3,626 KB)
• 11/01/2023 (PDF format 3,151 KB)
• 04/01/2023 (PDF format 929 KB)
• 28/12/2022 - no file
• 21/12/2022 (PDF format 2,537 KB)
• 14/12/2022 (PDF format 2,499 KB)
• 07/12/2022 (PDF format 3,185 KB)
• 30/11/2022 (PDF format 3,291 KB)
• 23/11/2022 (PDF format 2,616 KB)
• 16/11/2022 (PDF format 2,414 KB)
• 09/11/2022 (PDF format 2,797 KB)
• 02/11/2022 (PDF format 5,047 KB)
• 26/10/2022 (PDF format 2,597 KB)
• 19/10/2022 (PDF format 2,792 KB)
• 12/10/2022 (PDF format 2,600 KB)
• 05/10/2022 (PDF format 2,885 KB)
• 28/09/2022 (PDF format 2,905 KB)
• 21/09/2022 (PDF format 2,153 KB)
• 14/09/2022 (PDF format 2,785 KB)
• 07/09/2022 (PDF format 2,843 KB)
• 31/08/2022 (PDF format 3,063 KB)
• 24/08/2022 (PDF format 2,875 KB)
• 17/08/2022 (PDF format 2,962 KB)
• 10/08/2022 (PDF format 2,590 KB)

List of the latest records in RDF/XML

The weekly files are made available in a basic RDF/XML representation as documented in this mapping table (PDF format 68 KB).

Not all fields are present in the source MARC 21 records, but when they are, they are output as described in the mapping. These files are distributed under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication licence. Please read our terms and conditions for RDF and CSV datasets.

The RDF/XML files covering the most recent 25 weeks will be available to download below.

• 22/03/2023 (bnbrdf_N3737.zip 797 KB )
• 15/03/2023 (bnbrdf_N3736.zip 956 KB)
• 08/03/2023 (bnbrdf_N3735.zip 1,142 KB)
• 01/03/2023 (bnbrdf_N3734.zip 989 KB)
• 22/02/2023 (bnbrdf_N3733.zip 2,492 KB)
• 15/02/2023 (bnbrdf_N3732.zip 904 KB)
• 08/02/2023 (bnbrdf_N3731.zip 1,102 KB)
• 01/02/2023 (bnbrdf_N3730.zip 1,362 KB)
• 25/01/2023 (bnbrdf_N3729.zip 1,126 KB)
• 18/01/2023 (bnbrdf_N3728.zip 1,220 KB)
• 11/01/2023 (bnbrdf_N3727.zip 1,043 KB)
• 04/01/2023 (bnbrdf_N3726.zip 281 KB)
• 28/12/2022 - no file
• 21/12/2022 (bnbrdf_N3725.zip 850 KB)
• 14/12/2022 (bnbrdf_N3724.zip 826 KB)
• 07/12/2022 (bnbrdf_N3723.zip 1,062 KB)
• 30/11/2022 (bnbrdf_N3722.zip 1,135 KB)
• 23/11/2022 (bnbrdf_N3721.zip 884 KB)
• 16/11/2022 (bnbrdf_N3720.zip 802 KB)
• 09/11/2022 (bnbrdf_N3719.zip 972 KB)
• 02/11/2022 (bnbrdf_N3718.zip 1,875 KB)
• 26/10/2022 (bnbrdf_N3717.zip 847 KB)
• 19/10/2022 (bnbrdf_N3716.zip 886 KB)
• 12/10/2022 (bnbrdf_N3715.zip 810 KB)
• 05/10/2022 (bnbrdf_N3714.zip 888 KB)
• 28/09/2022 (bnbrdf_N3713.zip 1,081 KB)
• 21/09/2022 (bnbrdf_N3712.zip 707 KB)
• 14/09/2022 (bnbrdf_N3711.zip 981 KB)
• 07/09/2022 (bnbrdf_N3710.zip 1,049 KB)
• 31/08/2022 (bnbrdf_N3709.zip 905 KB)
• 24/08/2022 (bnbrdf_N3708.zip 974 KB)
• 17/08/2022 (bnbrdf_N3707.zip 1,002 KB)
• 10/08/2022 (bnbrdf_N3706.zip 834 KB)