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CC:DA/MARBI Rep/2010/1
January 16-18,2010
Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access
Report of the MARBI Representative to CC:DA
Midwinter Meeting 2010
Provided below are summaries of the proposals and discussion papers to be considered by MARBI at the ALA 2010 Midwinter Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The report in its present form is intended for the benefit of CC:DA members at the above conference. Coverage of items of particular interest to CC:DA will be expanded in the final report submitted to the committee following this conference.
Complete text of the MARBI proposals and discussion papers summarized below is available from the MARC Advisory Committee web page: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/marcadvz.html.
MARBI Proposals
RDA Proposals
RDA Discussion Papers
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Proposal No. 2010-01:
Defining codes for online and direct access electronic resources in 008/23 and 008/29 (Form of item)
Source: Program for Cooperative Cataloging Summary: This paper proposes making code "s" electronic obsolete in 008/23 and 008/29 (Form of item). It proposes defining new codes in character positions 008/23 and 008/29 (Form of item) for online and direct access electronic resources. Related MARBI Documents: Discussion Paper 2009-04 (June 18, 2009) MARBI action taken: |
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Proposal No. 2010-02
Addition of subfield $5 (Institution to which field applies) in the 80X-830 Series Added Entry Fields of the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
Source: Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC), PCC Provider-Neutral E-Monograph Record Task Group Summary: This paper proposes the addition of subfield $5 in fields 800, 810, 811, and 830, for use in recording the name of a digital collection as a series in records for local or regional digital preservation projects, and projects of wider scope such as the Registry of Digital Masters (RDM). The data would indicate to which institution the series applies in records that are part of the registry or other digital preservation projects, where the institution makes a commitment to preserve digital masters. Related MARBI Documents: None MARBI action taken: |
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Proposal No.: 2010-05:
Adding subfield $3 (Materials specified) to field 034 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Formats
Source: Library of Congress Summary: This paper proposes defining subfield $3 (Materials specified) in field 034 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data) of the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Formats as follows: $3 - Materials specified (NR): Information that specifies the part of the entity to which the field applies. Related MARBI Documents: MARC Proposal No. 2006-06 (June 20, 2006) MARBI action taken: |
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Discussion Paper No. 2010-DP01:
ISBD punctuation in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
Source: German National Library Summary: This paper explains the reasons that the German and Austrian parts of the MARC community do not provide ISBD punctuation when content designation identifies an element type. It proposes coding to indicate the absence of ISBD punctuation at the end of subfields via a Leader position. Related MARBI Documents: None MARBI action taken: |
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Discussion Paper No. 2010-DP03:
Encoding the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) and the International Standard Text Code (ISTC) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Format
Source: British Library Summary: This paper explores options to encode the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) and the International Standard Text Code (ISTC) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Format. Related MARBI Documents: MARC Proposal No. 2003-04 (May 19, 2003). MARBI action taken: |
RDA Proposals
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Proposal No. 2010-03:
Recording Place and Date of Capture in the MARC21 Bibliographic Format
Source: RDA/MARC Working Group Summary: This proposal addresses issues of granularity in recording date and place of capture in the MARC21 Bibliographic Formats. It gives two options: changing field 033 to accommodate greater precision in coding date and place data, or defining new subfields in field 518. Related MARBI Documents: Discussion Paper 2009-DP06/2 (May 19, 2009), Discussion Paper 2008-DP04 (December 14, 2007), MARC Proposal No. 2008/05/1 (June 12, 2008). MARBI action taken: |
| Proposal No. 2010-04: New data elements in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Format for works and expressions
Source:RDA/MARC Working Group Summary: This paper proposes new data elements in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Formats in order to support RDA detail with respect to works and expressions. Related MARBI Documents: Discussion Paper 2009-DP06/3 (June 18, 2009), Discussion Paper 2008-DP04 (December 14, 2007), MARC Proposal No. 2008-05/1 (June 12, 2008), Discussion Paper 2008-DP05/2 (June 12, 2008), MARC Proposal No. 2009-01/1 (July 20, 2009). MARBI action taken: |
RDA Discussion Papers
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Discussion Paper No.: 2010-DP02:
New data elements in the MARC 21 Authority Format
Source: RDA/MARC Working Group Summary: This paper suggests recording URIs for controlled values in the subfield appropriate to the value itself, distinguished by angle brackets around the URI, which is a standard way of representing them. Related MARBI Documents: Discussion Paper No. 2009-01/1 (December 19, 2009); Discussion Paper No. 2009-06/1 (June 15, 2009). MARBI action taken: |
Everett Allgood,
MARBI Representative to CC:DA