| Year | Rules | Systems and formats |
| 1957 | Code international de catalogage de la musique international cataloguing code for printed & manuscript music and sound recordings |
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| 1975 | RICA: Italian cataloguing rules | |
| 1977 | ANNAMARC: Unimarc for national bibliography | |
| 1979 | Manuale di catalogazione musicale: guidelines for music materials |
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| 1983 | SBN: National Library Service modern & antiquarian books |
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| 1984 | GDMM: national rules for music mss. | |
| 1986 | SBN musica: national catalogue of music |
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| 1997 | RICA commission estabished for the revision of cataloguing rules |
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| 2004 | Music WG for the revision of music cataloguing rules and guidelines |
SBN Indice 2: Integrated catalogue of libraries SBNMARC: national UNIMARC format |
| 2006 | New rules for uniform title in music pre-published online |
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| 2007 | New guidelines for music materials pre-published online |
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| 2009 | REICAT new cataloguing rules, including published music materials |