“…By the 16th century, the shared concept of the ius gentium disintegrated as individual European nations developed distinct bodies of law, the authority of the Pope declined, and colonialism created subject nations outside the West…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Users of national bibliographies and subject access -- Subject access standards and tools -- Functionality and interface of national bibliographies -- Application scenarios (indexing/access levels) -- Indexing policies of national bibliographic agencies -- Examples of subject access provided by national bibliographic agencies -- List of recommendations…”