Vol. 26 of IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control was the start of a process towards an International Cataloguing Code that will continue through 2010. Through the series of meeting represented by each volume the reader will be able to track the development and consultation taking place throughout the different parts of the world that will culminate with the creation of a truly international cataloguing code. This volume 28, contains information in English and Spanish on the use of cataloguing rules throughout Latin America and the Carribean and is interesting in the perspective provided by the experts representing each of these countries in today's environment.