Re: [RDA-L] RDA and MARC

2011-02-14 Thread Gary L. Strawn
be better to develop a coding scheme that does what we need to do now and in the forseeable future, than to spend time putting more patches on MARC21. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-11 Thread Gary L. Strawn
that feature technology [which] already exists, as we can see on the likes of Amazon? Our current ILS (Voyager) doesn't even take full advantage of the coding in authority 4XX/5XX subfield $w, which has been around since the 1970s... Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern

Re: [RDA-L] Linked files

2011-04-26 Thread Gary L. Strawn
) the differentiating characteristic of last resort. In fact, the first time I read through the draft RDA, I thought that this is what was intended ... Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm

Re: [RDA-L] Warning about authority record numbers and headings - they DO change

2011-04-26 Thread Gary L. Strawn
. But when the institution realizes the error, instead of reporting the duplicate for deletion it changes the second record to represent some completely different entity. In this case the linking number is the same but the entity it represents is different. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian

Re: [RDA-L] Wrong example of repeating 260$c

2011-06-03 Thread Gary L. Strawn
adjacent publication dates such as a date of publication and copyright date are recorded in a single subfield $c. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491

Re: [RDA-L] Wrong example of repeating 260$c

2011-06-03 Thread Gary L. Strawn
subfield coding which departs from past practice as now being proposed to MARBI. I think my point was that the $c subfield, though repeatable, cannot currently be repeated for the purpose described. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive

Re: [RDA-L] Progress on tasks?

2011-07-21 Thread Gary L Strawn
Research, University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Missouri, University of Toronto, Washington State Library and Yale University were selected from forty applicants to participate in the MARC pilot project, founded by CLR (1966-1968). Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc

Re: [RDA-L] Recording ISBNs for RDA records in Connexion

2011-10-06 Thread Gary L Strawn
of an ISBN is perfectly programmable, and lossless. If there exists a conversion service that doesn't handle the full range of ISBNs, it appears to be a matter of not having troubled to do the work for all of the possibilities, rather than the work not being possible. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities

Re: [RDA-L] 6JSC/LC/6/rev artist groups

2011-12-14 Thread Gary L Strawn
I'm having a very hard time understanding why FLB wouldn't be a simple ol' corporate body, without any artistic entanglements. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491

[RDA-L] Subfield $c URLs don't work

2012-02-09 Thread Gary L Strawn
Sorry; it's been reported that the URLs don't work. Try these: http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA%20conversion.Subfield%20c.doc http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA%20conversion.Subfield%20c.xls Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc

Re: [RDA-L] Locally converting the LC/NACO authority file to RDA

2012-03-27 Thread Gary L Strawn
The URL continues to a second line in the original message. http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Phases.doc Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm

Re: [RDA-L] Christianity-centric terminology in RDA

2012-07-22 Thread Gary L Strawn
I wish to avoid dipping into the specifics of this question, but: In the gleaming future in which we no longer rely on pre-constructed heading strings, one will be able to display the information in the 046 field (or its equivalent) as seems best. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc

Re: [RDA-L] Order of 040 subfields

2012-08-02 Thread Gary L Strawn
; the institution making the upgrade can always be identified by viewing the record's history. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim

Re: [RDA-L] Order of 040 subfields

2012-08-16 Thread Gary L Strawn
8096 records, of which 338 have both $b and $e; in 338 of these, $b comes before $e File 1 has 3950 records, of which 171 have both $b and $e; in 171 of these, $b comes before $e Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL

Re: [RDA-L] Retrospective introduction of 33X

2012-09-20 Thread Gary L Strawn
created a microform record and later added to it an 856 for direct access; and later withdrawn the microform. The important markers in the bib record can easily still relate to the microform. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive

Re: [RDA-L] TMI in RDA NAF?

2012-10-26 Thread Gary L Strawn
if displayed can be distinguished from those (mostly I think older ones, that summarize information on an authority or official catalog card) that might not be wanted in a public display. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Authority Records -- See From

2013-02-21 Thread Gary L Strawn
Details on subfield $w are in the MARC documentation; scroll down to $w - Control subfield: http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Gary L Strawn
Yes, you're absolutely right; de-sicing will require re-examination of the item. That's one of the several reasons I've deferred it until the RDA conversion is over. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail

Re: [RDA-L] Bib records with uniform titles for the Bible

2013-03-25 Thread Gary L Strawn
begins Program for the manipulation ... Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat version

Re: [RDA-L] Phase II records

2013-03-25 Thread Gary L Strawn
The conversion program was told to examine records in LC's copy of the LC/NACO Authority File in sequential order, from first to last. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice

Re: [RDA-L] Retrospective conversion of data

2013-04-11 Thread Gary L Strawn
year or two. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat version: 2007.22.416 From

Re: [RDA-L] Retrospective conversion of data

2013-04-11 Thread Gary L Strawn
? Thanks, Chris Chris Fox Catalog Librarian McKay Library Brigham Young Univ.-Idaho c...@byui.edumailto:c...@byui.edu From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Gary L Strawn Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:25 AM To: RDA

Re: [RDA-L] Retrospective conversion of data

2013-04-12 Thread Gary L Strawn
thoughts of writing that program along the lines of the program that does the RDA heading stuff: for Voyager users the program could read from and write to the database directly; for others the program could read and write files of MARC records. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc

Re: [RDA-L] Retrospective conversion of data

2013-04-15 Thread Gary L Strawn
Thanks for the questions. See below. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat version

Re: [RDA-L] English Hebrew -- English.. a taste of things to come?

2013-05-31 Thread Gary L Strawn
affecting our databases. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat

Re: [RDA-L] English Hebrew -- English.. a taste of things to come?

2013-05-31 Thread Gary L Strawn
for the summer, did you? One of the fun (?) things one runs into with headings is pre-RDA headings for librettos, which are a whole study unto themselves… Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL

Re: [RDA-L] English Hebrew -- English.. a taste of things to come?

2013-05-31 Thread Gary L Strawn
Since there's no one-for-one correspondence, I think the best thing is just to delete 'em. I'd be delighted if they were all deleted in a batch… Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300

Re: [RDA-L] RDA 336-338 fields and books with accompanying media

2013-07-24 Thread Gary L Strawn
book 338 volume ǂb nc ǂ2 rdacarrier ǂ3 book 336 two-dimensional moving image ǂb tdi ǂ2 rdacontent ǂ3 DVD-ROM 337 computer ǂb c ǂ2 rdamedia ǂ3 DVD-ROM 337 video ǂb v ǂ2 rdamedia ǂ3 DVD-ROM 338 computer disc ǂb cd ǂ2 rdacarrier ǂ3 DVD-ROM Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc

Re: [RDA-L] 338 field for a volume of art prints

2013-07-25 Thread Gary L Strawn
but is a special case. If the securing within portfolio covers is binding then you have a volume. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491

Re: [RDA-L] GMD - where is everyone on this?

2013-09-30 Thread Gary L Strawn
, we'll delete them. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat

Re: [RDA-L] RDA name authorities |c (Fictitious character)

2013-10-21 Thread Gary L Strawn
Changing the topical Holmes heading to personal is indeed possible with the cataloger's toolkit. Instructions have been sent privately. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail

Re: [RDA-L] Appropriate Relationship Designator

2013-10-29 Thread Gary L Strawn
Has anyone mentioned the 542 field? Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse

Re: [RDA-L] Cost of Retrospective Conversion for Legacy Data (Was RDA Toolkit Price Change)

2013-11-25 Thread Gary L Strawn
combines expressions in different forms (such as print and online). We plan to untangle as many of our lumped-together records as we can before we RDA-ize our database with a batch program. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn Northwestern University Library

Re: [RDA-L] 6.2.2.10 and 6.27.1.9

2013-12-17 Thread Gary L Strawn
There's also the possibility that the complete works can be published while the author is still alive; so they're complete (whatever that might mean) as of the time of publication, but there may be more in the future. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Twitter: GaryLStrawn