Bibliographical Development and its Current Status in Iran

Fihrist. Compiled by Al-Nadim, a native of Bughdad and by profession a bookseller, during 987-88 A.D.; edited by Flugel and published by J. Roediger and A. Muellor. Leipzig 1871-72. This is the first bibliography to be compiled in Islamic world, and consists of books found in book market of Baghdad and other Islamic centres. Books have been arranged by subjects, followed by authors and their publications.

Kasf-al-Zunun. Prepared by Hadji Khalifa, the famous Ottoman polyister, during 1653-54 A.D.; edited by Flugel (Oriental Translation Fund) 1835-58. 7 vols. Like many other Oriental bibliographies this has been arranged according to title of the books.

Kasf-al-hudjub. Compiled by Maulana Syed Ejaz Husain Kantoori, and published by Asiatic Society in 1910 from Calcutta under the auspices of Muhammad Hidayat Husain. This consists of 3414 titles by authors of Shia sect alongwith short annotation.

al-Dharia ila Tasanif-al-Shia. The work was started by the late Agha Bozorg al-Tehran; vol. 1 was published in 1935 at Najaf (Iraq) and the successive 21 volumes were published both at Tehran and Najaf. After the death of the compiler the work was continued by his son — Monzavi Ahmed, who is himself a noted bibliographer of Iran. The work is incomplete. This is the most comprehensive bibliography of works relating to Shia sect.

Muftah-al-Saa'dat. Compiled by Tash Kibrizadeh. Hyderabad (Deccan) 1908-1936. 3 vols.

Tabriz. Tarbiat Library. Catalogue of books (Tarbiat: the Library, 1924)

Iran. Majlis Shura-i-Melli (House of Representatives) Library. Catalogue of Majlis Library ( Tehran: the Library, 1926 - vol. 1)

Astan-e-Qods-e-Rezavi, Meshed. Library. Catalogue of Books of the Library. (Meshed: the Library, 1926 - vol. 1)

Iraj Afshar . A Bibliography of Bibliographies on Iranian Studies: In Iranica (Special Issue) Vol. I, Jan., 1963, p. 38.

Ibid. p. 66.

Khan Baba Moshar . Catalogue of Persian Published Works (Tehran: Institute of Translation and Publication , 1958 - vol. 1)

Authors of Published Persian and Arabic Books ( Tehran: n.p. 1961 - vol. 1)

Iraj Afshar . Index of Persian Articles ( Tehran: the University of Tehran, 1961 - vol. I) 14) Inteqad-e-Ketab Tehran, Neel Publication, 1954 - irregular.

Rahnema-ye-Ketab Tehran, Book Society, 1958 - monthly.

Nashirya: a monthly publication of Children Book Council (name changed as Guzaresh) Tehran, Children Book Council.

Op. cit. Iraj Afshar. A Bibliography --

Ibid. p. 177.

Iran. Ministry of Education. National Library. National Bibliography; Iranian Publications 1963. (Tehran: the Author, 1963) p. 3.

Iran. Ministry of Culture and Arts. Board of Trustees for State Libraries. 5 years report of activities (Tehran: the Author, 1971) p. 6.

Mazaher Tehrani Nasser. Bibliography of First Decade of Revolution. ( Tehran: National Library, 1972)

Abdullah Anwar . Catalogue of Manuscripts of the National Library (Tehran: National Library, 1964 - vol. I)

Tehran Book Processing Centre (TEBROC) Books Processed by TEBROC Tehran, the Centre, 1969 - quarterly.

The Iranian National Catalogue (Tehran, the Centre, 1973) (Latin Section A-F)

Mandana Siddque Behzadi. Bibliography of Mlolavi ( Tehran: the Centre, 1973)

Shirin Ta'avoni (Khaleghi) An Annotated Bibliography of Library Science (Tehran: TEBROC, 1973)

Iranian Documentation Centre. The Iranian National Union List of Serials. Edited by Mina Ashraf. (Tehran: the Centre , 1971-72)

Poori Soltani . A Directory of Iranian Periodicals. Tehran, IRANDOC, 1971 - annual.

Parvin Aboozia . A Directory of Iranian Newspapers. Tehran, IRANDOC, 1969 annual.

Iranian Documentation Centre. Land reform and rural economy in Iran; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Ahmed Mirzadeh. (Tehran: the Centre, 1973)

Selected bibliography of education, with special emphasis on educational planning. Compilcd by Gita Hendesi-ye Afshar. ( Tehran: the Centre, 1972)

Ansye Hameedi . Bibliography of printed law books of Iran till 1966. (Tehran: IRANDOC, 1969)

Mahmud Nilforushan Shahshahani. Bibliography of Economics (Tehran: IRANDOC, 1973 vol. I)

Ghulam Husain Sadri Afshar. Bibliography of Iranian Science. (Tehran: IRANDOC, 1971 )

Iran. Ministry of Education. List of Suitable Books for Children Young Adults and Adults. Compiled with the efforts of Children Book Council. (Tehran: the Author, 1965)

Children Book Council. List of Suitable Books for Children and Young Adults. (Tehran: the Council, 1968)

Iraj Afshar. Ten years Biblioeraphy (1954-64) of Iranian Publications. ( Tehran: Book Society, 1967)

Husain B. Adam. Bibliography on Education. (Tehran: Book Society 1967)

Iraj Afshar. op. cit. Ten years --

Yousef Mossazadeh Fasih. Ten years Bibliography of Books in Rahnema-ye-Ketab (1958-68) (Tehran: Book Society, 1970)

Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. Bibliography of Books in the Libraries of the Centre . (Tehran: the Institute, 1969 - vol. 1)

Suitable books for Elementary Schools, High Schools and Public Libraries (Tehran: the Institute )

Iraj Afshar . Bibliography of Catalogues of Persian Manuscripts (Tehran: University of Tehran, 1958)

Tehran. University. Central Library. Alphabetical Title List of Printed Eastern Books . (Tehran: the Author, 1962)

Catalogue of Manuscripts. Comp. by Muhammad Taqi Danesh Puzooh. (Tehran: the Author)

Mahmud Nahmabadi . Writings and Works of Abu Bakr Razi. (Tehran: University of Tehran, 1960)

Yahya Mchdavi . List of Works of Ibn Sina. ( Tehran: University of Tehran, 1964 )

Iraj Afshar. op. cit. Index of Persian --

-: op. cit. Bibliography --

Abolhamid Abolhamd; Nasser Pakdaman. Bibliographie francaise de civilisation irannienne. (Tehran: University of Tehran, 1972-73)

Asghar Kazemi . Iran-bibliographie; deutschsprachige Abhandlungen, Beiträge, Aufsätze, Bücher, Dissertationen (Tehran: University of Tehran, 1970)