Friday, July 19, 2002
TEI
Electronic Records Research
The State Archives Department of the Minnesota Historical Society is managing an effort to revisit and analyze the electronic records research agenda currently guiding the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
XML
More than a rulebook for generating your own markup, XML is part of a family of technologies that work together in powerful ways. Eisenberg demonstrates some of that power by creating an XML-based markup language from scratch and transforming it for a variety of formats, using nothing but his noggin and some off-the-shelf tools.
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Cataloging & Search Engines
CONSER
- From the editor Jean Hirons awarded Margaret Mann citationChapter 12 is almost here!SCCTP updateCONSER publication pattern initiative sets future directionsHighlights from the CONSER Operations Committee meetingCONSER people
Distance Learning
Since I'll be in class all day and I expect readings in the evening, postings here may be made less often.
Open Source
This guide introduces the reader to OSS and how it could benefit libraries, and illustrates this with a variety of library projects that have both used and developed Open Source Software. Includes practical information on installation of the software and links to additional resources.One of the chapters is "Managing MARC with Open Source Software" by Kevin Clarke.
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
ISBD(M)
In general FRBR produced recommendations to make "optional" certain data elements hitherto considered "mandatory". In the new version of ISBD(M), inclusion of a data element is considered "mandatory" in all cases for certain data elements, and in other cases is considered "mandatory" when necessary for identification of the publication being described or otherwise considered important to users of a bibliography or a catalogue. To facilitate the application of the practices stipulated, ISBD(M) designates particular data elements as optional, i.e. a cataloguing agency is free to choose to include or exclude these elements. The policy is further explained within the document at 0.1.3, and a review of the Outline provided at paragraph 0.3.2 will reveal which data elements are optional.
The 2002 revision of the ISBD(M) will be published only on the Internet because the ISBD Review Group views it as an interim document subject to further review and revision in the near term. This continued attention to its provisions will be undertaken in an effort to take into consideration changes to national and multi-national cataloguing codes resulting from the need to adjust practices to fit the evolution of publications that has occurred in recent years -- in particular, the emergence of electronic resources. The Review Group is hopeful that the investigations and rule changes resulting from these code revision activities will facilitate its efforts to maintain the currency of the ISBDs as well.
jbyr@loc.gov
John Byrum, Jr., Chair, ISBD Review Group
Chief, Regional & Cooperative Cataloging
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-4380
USA
Tel: +(202) 707-6511
Fax: +(202) 707-2824
LC Cataloging
jbyr@loc.gov
John D. Byrum, Jr.
Chief, Regional & Cooperative Cataloging
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C. 20540-4380
USA
Tel: +(202) 707-6511
Fax: +(202) 707-2824
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
UNIMARC
Monday, July 15, 2002
Persistent URL
A good introduction to persistent URL's is "URLs, PURLs & TRULs : Link Maintenance in the Web-accessible OPAC" by Tom Tyler. Or see my "Persistent Links, One Solution to a Common Problem"
MARC21
The updated papers are located at:
Sincerely,
Jackie Radebaugh
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
USA
Phone: +1-202-707-1153
Fax: +1-202-707-0115
E-Mail: jrad@loc.gov