The MARBI agenda for ALA in New Orleans contains several papers that might be of interest to readers of ARLIS-L:
2006-DP04: Data elements needed to ascertain copyright facts. This discussion paper submitted by the California Digital Library "analyzes the information that would be needed in a MARC 21 record to be able to ascertain facts concerning copyright status. This would facilitate the user to make a reasonable judgment about what use is allowed of the resource, and is particularly important in the digital world, where resources are accessed outside the context of the originating archive. It suggests using a single field to contain all copyright information, even if repeating other data somewhere else in the record, because of the complications." The new field would be useful for tracking copyright information for both analog and digital resources, so it is worth reading.
2006-DP07: Recording set information for multipart cartographic materials. This paper "explores the historical methods of recording information for multipart cartographic materials, identifies relevant item specific information to record, and proposes several possible ways of recording the data using MARC 21 Bibliographic and/or Holdings Formats. This discussion is intended to lead to the establishment of standards for recording and sharing cartographic set data." Before you dismiss the paper as irrelevant to non-map collections, consider all the multi-part material in your own collections (sets of architectural drawings, individual drawings in albums or sketchbooks, extra illustrated books, complex art objects). The paper analyzes different ways to provide access to information that applies to the whole and to the parts, and debates the merits of using the bibliographic or the holdings record for this type of information.
2006-DP08: Techniques for incorporation of Former Headings into MARC 21 Authority Records. This paper "discusses the incorporation of former heading information into MARC 21 authority records, in cases where the former heading might not be considered a valid or useful reference, to facilitate the locating of instances of the former headings in bibliographic records that may need to be corrected. Several techniques are discussed for supporting this requirement to hold former headings in authority records." Anything that could make it much easier to make global changes to authorities is worth reading.
The agenda and links to all the papers are available at: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/an2006_age.html
If you have any comments about these or any of the papers that will be discussed at MARBI, please pass them on to me, and I will do my best to voice your concerns at the MARBI meetings.
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