Please excuse multiple postings.
PCC colleagues, October 1, 2011 is the implementation date for two new
BSRs and for the revised Provider-Neutral Guidelines.
In recent months, the Standing Committee on Standards shared drafts for
comments by the community and approval by the PCC Policy Committee
(PoCo). The final versions of the documents below(based on AACR2 and
the MARC Format for Bibliographic Data), appear on the PCC BIBCO home
page <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/>.
1. BIBCO Standard Record for Archival Collections
<http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSR_Archives_20110916.pdf>
--includes MAP
2. BIBCO Standard Record Supplemental Requirements for Electronic
Monographic Resources (Remote & Direct Access)
<http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSR_ER_SUPP20110915.pdf> --covers
electronic resourcesfor formatsother than Leader/06 "m" (computer
files). This is to be used in conjunction with the BSR for the
particular format for the resources in that format that have digital
aspects, e.g., digital maps.
3. Provider-Neutral E-Monograph MARC Record Guide (revised)
<http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/PN_Guide_20110915.pdf> for
catalogers --implements the use of the 588 field for all online
monographs and expands the coverage to other types of materials. See
this link for further explanation of the use of 588 Field for Online
Monographs <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/588%20field--20110819.doc>.
4. Provider-Neutral Vendor Guide (to be posted soon)
Please address questions to Becky Culbertson, [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
