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What's Wrong With MARC?
Linked Data: what cataloguers need to know #cigld CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group (CIG) 20 February 2015 Thomas Meehan [email protected] @orangeaurochs
Card Index Catalogue
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Index Card
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AACR2 in MARC21
245 00 $a Models for decision : $b a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society / $c edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.
260 __ $a London : $b English Universities Press, $c 1965.
300 __ $a x, 149 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm.
504 __ $a Includes bibliographical references.
700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, C. M.
RDA in MARC21
245 00 264 _1 264 300 _4 __ 336 __ 337 __ 338 __ 504
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$a $b $a $2 $a
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$c $a $b $c $c $a $b $c $a $2 $a $2 Models for decision : a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society / edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.
London : The English Universities Press Limited, 1965.
©1965 x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references.
Berners-Lee, C. M., editor of compilation.
AARC2 in .mrc
00788nam a2200181 a 4500 00100270000000500170002700800410004402400150008524502100010026000 490031030000320035950400410039165000330043270000230046571000390048871 0003000527710004900557_ UCL01000000000000000477125_20061112120300.0_85
0710s1965 enka b 000 0 eng _8 _ax280050495_00_aModels for decision :_ba
conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /_cedited by
C.M. Berners-Lee._ _aLondon :_bEnglish Universities Press,_c1965._ _ax, 149 p. :_bill. ;_c23 cm._ _aIncludes bibliographical references._ 0_aDecision making_vCongresses._1 _aBerners-Lee, C. M._2 _aUnited Kingdom Automation Council._2 _aBritish Computer Society._2 _aOperational Research Society (Great Britain)__ Leader Directory Data 245 field, final 710 field
What is MARC for?
Storage Manipulation Display Input Exchange and distribution Publication “Lingua franca of library cataloguing”
Finite Notation Problem
Too many subject schemes
650 _0 for LCSH 650 _1 for LC for Childrens 650 _2 for MeSH … 650 _7 Source specified in subfield $2
Not enough indicators
246 184 $aThe title on the spine
Data in More Than One Place
Languages
008 (positions 35-37) eng 041 __ $a eng 240 10 $l English 546 __ $a In English.
Double Encoding: ISBD and MARC
Bloomsbury : London, 1800.
260 __ 260 __ $a Bloomsbury $b London $c 1800 $a Bloomsbury : $b London, $c 1800.
Text, Not Data (1)
ISBN
020 __ $a 9780285638976 (pbk.) 020 __ $a 012002618X (ebook)
Title
245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication
260 __ $a London :
Copyright date
260 __ $c c2005 264 _4 $c ©2002 264 _4 $c copyright 2005 264 _4 $c ℗1983 264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Extent
300 __ $a ix, 300 p. : 300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 p.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages : 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions
300 __ $c 23 cm.
300 __ $c 9 mm.
300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
ISBN
020 __ $a 9780285638976 020 __ $a 012002618X
Title
245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication
260 __ $a London :
Copyright date
260 __ $c c2005 264 _4 $c ©2002 264 _4 $c copyright 2005 264 _4 $c ℗1983 264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Text, Not Data (2)
Extent
300 __ $a ix, 300 p. : 300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 p.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages : 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions
300 __ $c 23 cm.
300 __ $c 9 mm.
300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
ISBN
020 __ $a 9780285638976 : 020 __ $a 012002618X :
Title
245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication
260 __ $a London :
Copyright date
260 __ $c c2005 264 _4 $c ©2002 264 _4 $c copyright 2005 264 _4 $c ℗1983 264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Text, Not Data (3)
Extent
300 __ $a ix, 300 p. : 300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 p.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages : 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ; 300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.
300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions
300 __ $c 23 cm.
300 __ $c 9 mm.
300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
Data Mixed Up
GMD
245 10 245 10 $a Data on the web $h [electronic resource] : $b research and applications / $c Antonis Bikakis, Adrian Giurca (eds.).
$a Data on the web $b research and applications / $c Antonis Bikakis, Adrian Giurca (eds.).
Nothing allowed after 245$c
245 10 $a Enduring resistance : $b cultural theory after Derrida / $c edited by Sjef Houppermans, Rico Sneller, Peter van Zilfhout. = La résistance persérvère : la théorie de la culture (d')aprés Derrida / edité par Sjef Houppermans, Rico Sneller, Peter van Zilfhout.
Changing Text as Primary Key for Headings and Authorities
Author heading for deceased person
Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-
Different preferences for writing name
Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976 [Former heading] Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 毛泽东 , 1893-1976
Small differences could break match
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976,
Expressing Relationships What does this mean?
700 0_ $a Homer.
$t Iliad.
700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, Tim.
Doesn't Handle FRBR/RDA Well
245 00 264 _1 264 300 _4 __ 336 __ 337 __ 338 __ 504 700 __ 1_ $a $b $a $2 $a $a $e $c $a $b $c $c $a $b $c $a $2 $a $2 Models for decision : a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society / edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.
London : The English Universities Press Limited, 1965.
©1965 x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references.
Berners-Lee, C. M., editor of compilation.
Record Not Data
00788nam a2200181 a 4500 00100270000000500170002700800410004402400150008524502100010026000 490031030000320035950400410039165000330043270000230046571000390048871 0003000527710004900557_ UCL01000000000000000477125_20061112120300.0_85
0710s1965 enka b 000 0 eng _8 _ax280050495_00_aModels for decision :_ba
conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /_cedited by
C.M. Berners-Lee._ _aLondon :_bEnglish Universities Press,_c1965._ _ax, 149 p. :_bill. ;_c23 cm._ _aIncludes bibliographical references._ 0_aDecision making_vCongresses._1 _aBerners-Lee, C. M._2 _aUnited Kingdom Automation Council._2 _aBritish Computer Society._2 _aOperational Research Society (Great Britain)__ Leader Directory Data 245 field, final 710 field
Other Considerations
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Only libraries use MARC
– Libraries tied to library-specific software/processes – Outside agencies can't take advantage of library data and standards (See also: RDA not freely available)
Not even all of libraries use MARC
– Archives – Repositories – Non-MARC LMSs – …
Marc Must Die / Roy Tennant (2002)
What's Wrong With MARC?
100 1_ 245 __ $a Meehan, Thomas, $e author.
$a What's wrong with MARC / $c Thomas Meehan.
$a London : 260 __ 490 1 _ $b CIG, $c 2015.
$a Linked data : what cataloguers need to know 500 __ need to know", London, England, 20 February 2013.
710 1_ $a Presentation given at the CILIP CIG event "Linked Data: what cataloguers $a Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Great Britain). Cataloguing and Indexing Group.
710 2_ 830 _0 $a Imperial College, London.
$b Library, $e host institution.
$a Linked data.
References
• • • • • • • MARC21 Standards http://www.loc.gov/marc/ MARC21 Bibliographic http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html
MARC21 Record Structure http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specrecstruc.html
UKMARC Manual http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/ukmarc.html
MARC Must Die / Roy Tennant. (Library Journal , Oct. 2002). http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA250046.html
Report and Recommendations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee. Executive Summary http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/source/rda execsummary-public-13june11.pdf
Super MARC to code RDA / J. McRee Elrod. (email to RDA-L list, 28 Sept. 2011). https://www.mail-archive.com/rda-l%40listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca/msg06146.html