PROPOSAL 96-8/008-39 (All): Change and add Cataloging source
values
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: February 28, 1997
SUMMARY: Add and redefine values for 008/39 (Cataloging Source) in
the Bibliographic and Authority formats
KEYWORDS: 008/39; Cataloging Source
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC and
CAN/MARC bibliographic formats for 008/39 (Cataloging Source):
USMARC: CAN/MARC:
# Library of Congress # National Library of Canada
a National Agricultural Lib. --
b National Lib. of Medicine --
c LC coop. cat. prog. c Cooperative cataloguing
d Other d Another national library cat.
-- l Library of Congress cat.
n Report to New Ser. Titles --
-- o Other institution cataloguing
-- r Reporting library (MARA)
u Unknown u Unknown
This position is the same for all the 008 fields, and contains the
same values. CAN/MARC authority format also contains the following
code for this position:
v Universite Laval (Authority format only)
The Canadian library community has agreed, for alignment, to
convert CAN/MARC value l to # and CAN/MARC value o to d. In order
to align the formats, other changes are also required. Two
additional values are needed for the bibliographic format: a value
for the National Library of Canada to designate their records; a
code to identify records reported to the Canadian Union Catalogue;
a value for the Authority format to designate Universite Laval, the
author institution for French language subject headings in Canada;
and code c needs to be redefined to serve more generally for
cooperative programs, such as the National Library of Canada
distributed CIP record creation program. Value c is currently used
in records catalogued under the Canadian CIP program.
2. DISCUSSION
The usefulness of the information in this position was questioned
in Discussion Paper No.58 (November 1992). DP 58 pointed out the
following:
- the values are not consistent with each other,
- their use has changed over time,
- cooperative programs have interpreted them differently,
- the National Library of Agriculture does not use the value a but
uses d instead,
- NLM uses code b only in its audiovisual records,
- copy cataloging by the libraries designated in #, a, and b
complicate consistent use of the values,
- the NST value is not consistent with the other values in this
position and is no longer needed, and
- fields 040, 042, and 012 (for serials) give similar information
in a more detailed form.
One suggestion was that only codes # and d be kept. At the time,
since nothing in the position had to be changed, it was decided
that it should be left as is.
With the additional values proposed by Canada, one of which is like
code # for LC and another is like the NST report code, perhaps we
should consider again simplifying the choices and eliminating
values not really used or needed.
Impact comment:
"With these proposed changes indexing is not affected, but other
aspects of field 008/38 as used for display and output are
affected. The impact would be medium." "Expect another request
from the British Library? When will this end?"
USMARC Advisory Group comments, July 1996:
Postpone decision until February 1997. Discussion brought out the
following:
- NLM uses code b now and wants it retained.
- OCLC uses all the present codes in certain processing.
- Others do not use these codes but go to the 040 for the
information where it is more detailed.
- NLC's 1st choice is Option 1 and and second is Option 2.
- Add an Option 4 to make the definition of the position obsolete.
Option 3 is essentially the same as making it obsolete.
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic and Authority formats:
Option 1:
Redefine value c as follows:
c Cooperative cataloging programs
Define the following values:
f National Library of Canada
r Library reporting to Canadian Union Catalogue
v Universite Laval (Authority format only)
Option 2:
Make obsolete values a, b, n, and r (CAN/MARC), define values
f and v, and redefine value c. The position will have only
the following possible values:
# Library of Congress
c Cooperative cataloging programs
d Other
f National Library of Canada
v Universite Laval (Authority format only)
u Unknown
Option 3:
Retain only values #, c. and d (and u?) and redefine # as
follows:
# National bibliographic agency
c Cooperative cataloging programs
d Other
u Unknown
Option 4:
Make the definition of position obsolete. Use information in
040.
4. APPROVED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic and Authority formats:
Option 3: Retain only values #, c, d, and u and redefine # as
follows:
# National bibliographic agency
c Cooperative cataloging programs
d Other
u Unknown
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-24-27 (Books): Add two Nature of contents
codes
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Add two values to Books 008/24-27 (Nature of contents) in
the Bibliographic format
KEYWORDS: 007/24-27; Nature of contents
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for 008/24-27 - Books (Nature of Contents)
# No specified nature of contents
a Abstracts/summaries
b Bibliographies
c Catalogs
d Dictionaries
e Encyclopedias
f Handbooks
g Legal articles
i Indexes
j Patent document
k Discographies
l Legislation
n Surveys of literature in a subject area
o Reviews
p Programmed texts
q Filmographies
r Directories
s Statistics
t Technical reports
v Legal cases and case notes
w Law reports and digests
The same values are used for the 008/24 - Serials (Nature of entire
work) and 008/25-27 - Serials (Nature of contents) except the
Serial positions have the additional code h (Biographies) and do
not have the code j (Patent document).
CAN/MARC also has the following values defined:
m Thesis
z Treaties
2. DISCUSSION
Canada needs to have codes for Theses and Treaties defined for the
Books 008/24-27 Form of content positions. Neither are currently
coded in USMARC. As these forms of material would not appear in
serial form, they do not need to be defined for the Serial
positions. The codes do not overlap with existing USMARC codes as
NLC has coordinated with LC on codes for a number of years.
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Add the following values to Books field 008/24-27 (Nature of
contents) in the Bibliographic format:
m Thesis
z Treaties
4. APPROVED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Add the following values to Books field 008/24-27 (Nature of
contents), the Serials field 008/23 (Nature of entire work), and
Serials 008/25-27 (Nature of contents) in the Bibliographic format:
m Theses
z Treaties
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-33 (Books): Add values and reorient Fiction
position
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Add nine new values to 008/33 (Fiction) for Books in the
Bibliographic format
KEYWORDS: 008/33; Fiction
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for 008/33 - Books (Fiction)
0 Not fiction
1 Fiction
CAN/MARC uses different codes for the above:
# Non-fiction
f Fiction
and also defines nine additional codes to indicate different genre
of material:
c Comic strip
d Drama
e Essays
h Humor, satire, etc.
i Letter
j Short stories
m Miscellaneous info.
p Poetry
s Speeches
The CAN/MARC values were recommended by the MARC Task Group
(Canadian MARC: a report of the activities of the MARC Task Group
resulting in a recommended Canadian MARC format for monographs and
a Canadian MARC format for serials (Ottawa: National Library of
Canada, 1972).
UKMARC includes the same entities and uses the same codes for them
except that UKMARC does not include "non-fiction" and "comic books"
and includes 5 additional values for: "cartographic materials",
music", "treaties", official standard specifications", and "laws".
(The latter three would be treated as Nature of contents in USMARC,
and the first two are inconsistent with the type of 008 field
(Books).) The UNIMARC format has the same entities as CAN/MARC
except that all of the code values are different and "comic books"
is missing.
Canada requests that USMARC abandon the 0 and 1 codes and adopt the
full set of codes used in CAN/MARC.
2. DISCUSSION
The nature of the character position is radically altered by this
change. The Library of Congress CPSO staff point out that the
additional codes are similar to the "literary forms" listed in the
DDC schedule 800 (Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric).
The new codes, however, are not mutually exclusive. Short stories
(code j) are a form of fiction (code f) and all of the other
specific codes (codes c, d, e, h, i, m, p, s) represent categories
of non-fiction (#). When are fiction and non-fiction to be used?
Code m (Miscellaneous information) is to be used in the following
cases:
the item is in multiple literary forms
the item is in a literary form not specified by existing codes
Impact comment:
"Major impact. It is extremely difficult to ameliorate the
differences between the USMARC practices and the CAN/MARC
practices. The relationship between the USMARC codes and the
CAN/MARC codes is 1-to-many, and there frequently is little in a
record to help make the translation."
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Change the name of 008/33 - Books from "Fiction" to "Literary form"
Make the following values obsolete for the position:
0 Not fiction
1 Fiction
Add the following values to 008/33 - Books:
# Non-fiction
f Fiction
c Comic strip
d Drama
e Essays
h Humor, satire, etc.
i Letter
j Short stories
m Miscellaneous info.
Used for multiple or other literary forms (the item is
known to be literary but the precise form is not known,
e.g., because of lack of specificity in the source format
or more than one code applies.
p Poetry
s Speeches
4. APPROVED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Change the name of 008/33 - Books from "Fiction" to "Literary form"
Change the name of the following values in 008/33 - Books:
0 Not fiction (not further specified)
1 Fiction (not further specified)
Add the following values to 008/33 - Books:
f Novels
c Comic strips
d Dramas
e Essays
h Humor, satires, etc.
i Letters
j Short stories
m Mixed forms (Used for multiple literary forms (the item
is known to be literary but more than one code applies).
p Poems
s Speeches
u Unknown
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-18-21 (Maps): Augment Maps 008/18-21 (Relief)
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Add value and modify value to Maps 008/18-21 (Relief) in
the Bibliographic formats
KEYWORDS: 008/18-21; Relief
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for Maps 008/18-21 (Relief)
# No relief shown
a Contours
b Shading
c Gradient tints
d Hachures
e Bathymetry/soundings
f Form lines
g Spot heights
i Pictorially
j Land forms
k Bathymetry/isolines
z Other
Canada uses also the code:
u Unknown
2. DISCUSSION
While the addition of code u (Unknown) does provide a consistency
in the fixed fields, the use of the code is not self-evident.
Relief is only coded in the fixed fields when there is a relief
note is generally a cataloger-constructed note, using somewhat
standardized terminology, based on the cataloger's observation of
the method used to graphically represent relief on the item. The
ability to provide the code(s) in the fixed field for the terms
used in the note doesn't appear to allow for the use of Unknown.
Following discussions, to clarify the coding of relief, both the
Library of Congress and the National Archives of Canada request
that the label for code "c" be changed to Gradient
tints/Bathymetric tints and that a new code "m" for the only other
currently used depiction of relief Rock drawing be added. The
National Archives of Canada would like to withdraw the addition of
code u (Unknown). Instead,
3. PROPOSED CHANGE; APPROVED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
- Modify the following value in Maps 008/18/21 (Relief):
c Gradient tints/Bathymetric tints
- Add the following values to Maps 008/18-21 (Relief):
m Rock drawings
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-22-23 (Maps): Augment Maps 008 Projection
Codes
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Add four values to Maps 008/22-23 (Projection) in the
Bibliographic format
KEYWORDS: 008/22-23; Projection
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for Maps 008/22-23 (Projection)
## Projection not specified
zz Other
Azimuthal Projections
aa Aitoff
ab Gnomic
ac Lambert's azimuthal equal area
ad Orthographic
ae Azimuthal equidistant
af Stereographic
ag General vertical near-sided
am Modified stereographic for Alaska
ap Polar stereographic
au Azimuthal, specific type unknown
Cylindrical Projections
ba Gall
bb Goode's homolographic
bc Lambert's cylindrical equal area
bd Mercator
be Miller
bf Mollweide
bg Sinusoidal
bh Transverse Mercator
bi Gauss-Kruger
bj Equirectangular
bo Oblique Mercator
br Robinson
bs Space oblique Mercator
bu Cylindrical, specific type unknown
Conic Projections
ca Alber's equal area
cb Bonne
cc Lambert's conformal conic
ce Equidistant conic
cp Polyconic
cu Conic, specific type unknown
Other Projections
da Armadillo
db Butterfly
dc Eckert
dd Goode's homolosine
de Miller's bipolar oblique conformal conic
df Van Der Grinten
dg Dimaxion
dh Cordiform
Canada uses also the codes:
az Azimuthal, other type
bz Cylindrical, other type
cz Conic, other type
2. DISCUSSION
While the addition of these three new CAN/MARC codes seems like a
good idea, the application of these new codes will be problematic.
The above codes beginning with a, b, or c are really made up of two
parts, the class, e.g., azimuthal, and the specific projection,
e.g., Aitoff. The inclusion of information on the projection is
always based on information provided by the producer of the
cartographic item. Obviously, when the producer gives the name of
the projection used, and that projection is included in the list of
approved codes, it is easy for the cataloger to provide the code
from the list of projections. Likewise, if the producer provides
only the class of projection used, (azimuthal, conical, or
cylindrical) but not the specific projection, it is easy to code
the class (codes au, bu, cu).
When only the specific projection is given on the item and it is
not on the list of specific projections then (1) if the class is
known, the new codes az, bz, and cz could be used, but (2) if the
class is not indicated and the cataloger does not know the class of
the projection (which is generally the case since the class of a
projection is not usually obvious from either its name or the item
itself) the cataloger will, for practical reasons, simply use zz
(Other), rather than expend the resources to research the class of
the projection.
For retrieval purposes, the user would probably not care to
differentiate, when qualifying a search, between classes for which
the specific projection is known or unknown, as in either case they
will not be able to retrieve on it.
Statistics for the LC maps file:
144,851 ## = Projection not specified
1,356 zz = Other
289 aa-af = specific type of azimuthal
28 au = specific azimuthal unknown
4,990 ba-bi = specific type of cylindrical
39 bu = specific cylindrical unknown
4,525 ca-cp = specific type of conic
352 cu = specific conic unknown
178 da-dh = other specific types
While preparing the analysis of the projection information which
has been coded as zz (Other) in the LC file, approximately 300
records were either miscoded or a new code has recently been
defined (Proposal 94-17). Of the approximately 180 different
projections which have been coded as zz, only two additional new
codes are apparent, one for Chamberlin trimetric projection (an)
and one for Lambert conformal projection (dl).
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Option 1:
Add the following values to Maps 008/22-23 (Projection):
az Azimuthal, other specific projection
bz Cylindrical, other specific projection
cz Conic, other specific projection
an Chamberlin trimetric
dl Lambert conformal
Option 2:
Add the specific codes indicated in Option 1.
Make obsolete the following codes:
au Azimuthal, specific type unknown
bu Cylindrical, specific type unknown
cu Conic, specific type unknown
4. APPROVED CHANGE
Option 1 as stated.
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-24-25 (Maps): Augment Prime Meridians in Maps
008
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Change Maps 008/24 (Prime Meridian) and 008/25 (Type of
Cartographic material) in the Bibliographic formats
KEYWORDS: 008/24 (Maps); 008/25 (Maps); Prime Meridian; Type of
cartographic material
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for Maps 008/24 (Prime Meridian)
# Prime meridian not specified
e Greenwich
f Ferro
g Paris
p Philadelphia
w Washington, D.C.
z Other
For Maps 008/25 (Type of cartographic material) the following are
defined
a Single map
b Map series
c Map serial
d Globe
e Atlas
CAN/MARC has 39 prime meridian values, using both character
positions 24 and 25 for them. Six of the 7 USMARC prime meridians
are also in the CAN/MARC list, but with different codes.
Canada requests that the USMARC values for positions 24 and 25 be
abandoned and the 39 2-character prime meridian codes in CAN/MARC
be adopted.
2. DISCUSSION
The USMARC and CAN/MARC codes for prime meridians correspond as
follows:
Current CAN/MARC Codes Current USMARC Codes
ab Ferro, Canary Islands f Ferro
ac Paris, France g Paris
ad Amsterdam, Netherlands ----
ae Athens, Greece ----
af Batavia, (Djakarta) Indonesia ----
ag Berne, Switzerland ----
ah Bogota, Columbia ----
ai Brussels, Belgium ----
ak Cadiz, Spain ----
al Capetown, South Africa ----
am Caracas, Venezuela ----
an Copenhagen, Denmark ----
ao Cordoba, Argentina ----
ap Helsinki, Finland ----
aq Julianehaab, Greenland ----
ar Lisbon, Portugal ----
as Madras, India ----
at Madrid, Spain ----
ba Mexico City, Mexico ----
bb Munich, Germany ----
bc Naples, Italy ----
bd Oslo (Christiana), Norway ----
be Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. p Philadelphia
bf Pulkovo (St. Petersberg), Russia ----
bg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ----
bh Rome, Italy ----
bi Santiago, Chile ----
bj Stockholm, Sweden ----
bk Sydney, Australia ----
bl Tirana, Albania ----
bm Tokyo, Japan ----
bn Washington, D.C., U.S.A. w Washington, D.C.
bo London, England ----
bp Moscow, Russia ----
bq Istanbul, Turkey ----
br Peking, China ----
uu Unknown ----
zz Other z Other
---- # Prime meridian not specified
---- e Greenwich
Statistics for the LC maps file:
155,764 # = Prime meridian not specified
449 e,f,g,p,w = specific prime meridians indicated in
records
396 z = prime meridian other than the ones with
specific values
Since it is possible for any line connecting the poles to be used
as a base or prime meridian, the line from which longitude is
measured, the possible list of primer meridians is almost infinite.
In general, historically meridians which have been used as prime
meridians are those that pass through a national capital, but in
reality any meridian can be chosen, which means that even a two
character code may not be sufficient to handle all the
possibilities. The current cataloging rules specify that a prime
meridian other than Greenwich should be recorded. Additionally,
when coordinates are included they are always converted to a prime
meridian of Greenwich, no mater what meridian is used as a base on
the item.
An analysis of the 324 LC records which have been coded z (Other)
shows 23 prime meridians, 11 of which are not in the CAN/MARC list.
The coded values for the prime meridian were originally defined and
included in the fixed fields because, in the late 1960s, coded
values were thought to be easier than variable fields for
searching.
Given the problems in trying to coordinate USMARC and CAN/MARC,
perhaps it is time to abandon these coded values and depend on the
500 note which usually contains the introductory phrase of Prime
meridian: for access to prime meridian data.
The following table shows the breakdown of the prime meridians
coded as z (Other) in the LC file:
Not in CAN/MARC
Acapulco - 1 record
Boston - 1 record
Charleston (S.C.) - 1 record
Cuerbo - 3 records
Lizard (Panama) - 1 record
New Orleans - 1 record
New York - 7 records
Panama City - 1 record
Port of Spain - 3 records
Tenerife (Pico de Teyde o Tenerife) - 112 records
Warsaw - 1 record
In CAN/MARC
Athens - 11 records
Bogota - 2 records
Brussels - 17 recirds
Cadiz - 32 records
Helsinki - 1 record
London - 2 records
Oslo - 3 records
Peking - 2 records
Rome (Monte Mario) - 11 records
St. Petersburg (Pulkovo) - 6 records
Stockholm - 2 records
Following discussions the Library of Congress and the National
Archives of Canada agree that the coding of the prime meridian
should be abandoned.
Impact comments:
"Major impact. We presently use position 25 for duplication
detection and resolution; analyzing the impact on matching software
will require extensive analysis."
3. PROPOSED CHANGE; APPROVED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Make 008/24 obsolete.
Keep the current definition of USMARC 008/25.
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PROPOSAL 96-8R/008-18-19 (Music): Augment Form of composition
codes
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: August 2, 1996
SUMMARY: Add value to Music 008/18-19 (Form of composition) in the
Bibliographic format
KEYWORDS: 008/18-19; Form of composition
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1. BACKGROUND
At present 65 values are defined in the USMARC format for Music
008/18-19 (Form of Composition). CAN/MARC also has codes for:
bd Ballads
rp Rhapsodies
sd Square dance music
2. DISCUSSION
The values of this field, as currently constituted has been the
subject of debate recently. DP 81 discussed the usefulness of the
current list of codes and possible augmentations. The Music
Library Association recommended in April 1995 that no change be
made to the list of forms, since the creation and maintenance of a
universally useful and consistently applied expanded list of codes
seemed unrealistic at the time. However, the three codes requested
by Canada do not present problems for those already coding the
position and the impact of adding them seems to be minimal.
Therefore MLA recommends that they be added to the format, to
facilitate improved interchange of records. Ballads and square
dance music are currently coded fm=Folk music; rhapsodies are coded
zz=Other.
Another option is to make the coded values obsolete along with
field 047 (Form of Composition Code) which takes codes for
additional forms. NLC does not favor this because in its minimal
level cataloging subject headings are lacking and these codes,
which are quick to assign, provide another form of access.
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Option 1: Add the following values to Music 008/18-19 (Form of
composition) in the Bibliographic format:
bd Ballads
rp Rhapsodies
sd Square dance music
Option 2: Make Music 008/18-19 (Form of Composition) and field 047
(Form of Composition Code) obsolete.
4. APPROVED CHANGE
Option 1 as stated.
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PROPOSAL 96-8/008-23-27 (Visual Materials): Reorient Accompanying
matter position
DATE: May 24, 1996
REVISED: February 28, 1997
SUMMARY: Add value to Visual Material 008/23-27 (Accompanying
Matter) in the Bibliographic format
KEYWORDS: 008/23-27; Accompanying matter
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1. BACKGROUND
At present the following values are defined in the USMARC format
for the five positions in the Visual Material 008/23-27
(Accompanying Matter)
# No accompanying matter
l Stills
m Script material
o Posters
p Pressbooks
q Lobby cards
r Instructional materials
s Music
z Other
These codes are generally applicable to archival motion images, for
which they were developed.
The CAN/MARC defined byte 23 for Form of Item and left only four
bytes, 24-27, for Accompanying
Materials, whereas USMARC uses all five bytes, 23-27, for the
latter. CANMARC defines the following codes in position 23:
# None of the following
a Microfilm
b Microfiche
c Microopaque
and the following in the four positions 24-27:
a Language mat., prt.
c Music, printed
d Diorama
e Map, printed
f Filmstrip
g Game
h Microform
i Sound rec., non-mus.
j Sound rec., musical
k Picture
l MRDF
m Motion picture
n Chart
o Flash card
p Microscope slide
q Model
r Realia
s Slide
t Transparency
v Videorecording
Canada requests that USMARC make position 23 obsolete and redefine
positions 24-27 to the general accompanying material values listed
above.
2. DISCUSSION
The proposed values for positions 24-27 would change the
orientation of this position. In USMARC the position is
specifically for material that might accompany archival motion
pictures, whereas the CAN/MARC values would eliminate designation
of these materials and substitute designation of all types of
accompanying material at approximately the SMD level. The Canadian
codes appear to be a mixture of parts of the values found in
Leader/06 (Type of Record), 007/00 (Category of material), and
007/01 (Specific material designation).
Since several codes will be redefined, backfiles of USMARC records
would need to be converted if these positions are to be
intelligible in the future. The information currently in the
positions could be converted into text in the note block, e.g.,
500 ##$aAccompanied by stills, pressbooks.
The old definition of CAN/MARC/008/23 (Form of item) would also
become obsolete, as with the mixing of records, it could no longer
be interpreted with certainty although the codes used in USMARC and
CAN/MARC for that position do not overlap. One impact comment
noted that the change would be major. "old and new records,
regradless of originating system or country must be interpreted
without human intervention. Ambiguious coding has a serious
impact, not because machine processing is difficult, but
interpreting the data with assurance of quality is impossible."
The USMARC values for this position are highly specialized and
information about their use and usefulness is needed. The Library
of Congress does not use the positions. Statistics on the coding
of the CAN/MARC values would be useful. Perhaps neither of the
definitions may be needed today.
Impact comments:
"Major impact. If 23-27 continue to be used, existing codes in
USMARC records will have ambiguous meanings since the definitions
differ between the two formats for some codes."
USMARC Advisory Group comments, July 1996:
Postpone decision until February 1997. Discussion brought out the
following:
- Most discussants, including OCLC, prefer Option 3.
- Option 1 least viable as values in many instances would be
ambiguous.
- Option 2 would cause Can/MARC users to retro convert 7 codes or
the records containing them would be ambiguous.
- ISM reported that they found that only around 6% of records
contain codes in ISM.
3. PROPOSED CHANGE
In the Bibliographic format:
Option 1:
Make Visual Materials 008/23 (Accompanying matter) obsolete.
Redefine Visual Materials 008/24-27 to have values for material of
all types that might accompany any kind of visual item.
Redefine the following values in Visual Materials 008/24-27:
l from Stills to MRDF
m from Script mat. to Motion picture
o from Posters to Flash cards
p from Pressbooks to Microscopic slide
q from Lobby cards to Model
r from Instruc. mat. to Realia
s from Music to Slide
Add the following new codes/values:
a Language material, printed
c Music, printed
d Diorama
e Map, printed
f Filmstrip
g Game
h Microform
i Sound recording, non-musical
j Sound recording, musical
k Picture
n Chart
t Transparency
v Videorecording
Option 2: Same as Option 1 except do not redefine already defined
values. Establish the following new values:
b MRDF
u Motion picture
w Flash cards
x Microscopic slide
y Model
z Realia
0 Slide
Option 3: Make Visual Materials 008/23-27 obsolete.
4. APPROVED CHANGE
Option 3 as stated.
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