Overview (Definitions & introductory concepts) -- Standards (Standards of bibliographic description ; Standards for description ; Standards for access points ; Authority control ; Technical standards ; Orgnaisational standards & some consequences) -- Systems (Bibliographic utilities ; From ABN to Kinetica ; Other Australian systems ; Local systems & OPACs) -- Subject access : current challenges (Subject access concepts ; Classification ; Alphabetical subject access mechanisms) -- Current issues in organising knowledge (The changing role of bibliographic organisation)