A blog on Resource Description and Access (RDA), a new cataloging standard that provides instructions and guidelines on formulating data for resource description and discovery, organized based on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), intended for use by libraries and other cultural organizations replacing AACR2
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
DCM Z1 Update
DCM Z1 Update:
1) The update includes agreements between PCC and LC with regard to "best practices" in the new MARC fields for authority records.
Note especially the information on the use of subfields $u and $v; the full text on the use of $u and $v is supplied only in the 046 section, but it is referenced in each of the fields where these subfields may be used.
Here is an excerpt from that 046 section on the use of subfields $u and $v -- NACO catalogers please take note:
The following represents PCC practice on recording sources of information in $u and $v in fields where they are defined, and/or in field 670:
2) Catalogers are instructed to no longer supply Content Type information in the 336 field of authority records, pending the outcome of report/recommendations from the PCC Access Point for Expressions Task Group. Please see the 336 section.
3) Very exciting: New information on 4XX references in the 4XX section. Here is an excerpt:
Best practice guidelines for RDA:
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4) The recently announced MARC change in field 368 is not reflected in the DCM Z1 update, but will be changed with the next update; however, please do not use the newly defined subfields in 368 until LC-PCC announces that these are ready for use.
(Source: By Paul Frank through PCC LIST)
Friday, October 12, 2012
LCPS is now LC-PCC PS
(source: Library of Congress Website 10/2/12)
The Library of Congress and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging are pleased to announce a title change of the "Library of Congress Policy Statements" to "Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements" (LC-PCC PSs) effective with the October 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit. The new title reflects the ongoing collaboration of LC and PCC in adopting a single set of policy statements, with clear labels indicating any differences in application. Adding "PCC Practice" statements has already begun, and will be ongoing until completed; developing new policy statements, negotiating changes to existing statements, etc., will be an ongoing activity shared by LC and PCC.
Current Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PSs) are freely available as part of the RDA Toolkit. Go to Access the RDA Toolkit and click on the "Resources" tab; a license to the Toolkit is not required. This allows fast and easy access through a single source to the most current policy information. Copies of LC-LCC PSs are also available in Cataloger's Desktop.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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