This paper proposes the addition of field 034 to authority records for geographic coordinates associated with places. This field would eventually form the basis for coordinates-based retrieval of all cataloged records containing those geographic terms.Authority
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Interesting. I have not followed this proposal, but I wonder if geographic coordinates would allow users to virtually view the location of library books on specific places on maps, such as Google? If a person wants books on France, they could bypass the catalogue, and simply click on a map of the world? Would this not be possible using the 034 metadata?
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