The MARC Formats Interest Group invites you to its discussion meeting at ALA Annual. Saturday, June 23, 2012, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Anaheim Convention Center, Room 208B Topic: Issues in the Bibliographic Transition: Extending the Reach of Authority Data Our speakers at this meeting will be John Riemer (UCLA), Reinhold Heuvelmann (DNB), and Robert Pillow (VTLS). They will discuss issues relating to the bibliographic framework transition initiative, with a focus on the opportunity for an expanded role for authority data. Abstracts and biographical information appear below, and further information can be found athttp://connect.ala.org/node/178213. -- New Prospects for Library Authority Data John Riemer will discuss how authority data can be put to new uses outside an online catalog environment, including contributing to scholarly research in a linked data environment, and outline changes in practice (including those concerned with undifferentiated names) that can help it play that role. John Riemer is Head of UCLA's Cataloging& Metadata Center. Within in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging, he is Chair Emeritus of the Policy Committee and Chair of the PCC Advisory Committee on Initiatives. John was co-author with Philip Schreur of a discussion paper proposing changes to how undifferentiated personal name records are handled in the LC/NACO Authority File (http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/Undiff%20Personal%20NARs%20Discussion%20Paper%20March%202012.doc). Attendees may be interested to note that the PCC Participants Meeting will be an open forum to conclude community input on this discussion paper. The PCC Participants Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 24 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Anaheim Convention Center, Room 213AB. --
From Authority Control to Linked Authority Data: the Gemeinsame
Normdatei in German Speaking Countries This presentation will describe recently completed Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) project, which merged the SWD, GKD, PND, and EST authority files of the German-speaking countries into one integrated authority file, structured by one common format. Under the influence of the Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD), a specific focus was put on relationships and their coding, which may be seen as a step into the Linked Data world. This presentation will explain the significance of the GND and its underlying concepts as a contribution to the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative. Reinhold Heuvelmann works in the Office for Library Standards at the German National Library. He is a member of the MARC Advisory Committee, where he represents the German speaking countries at MARBI meetings, and is also a member of the MODS/MADS Editorial Committee. He played a key role in the changeover of German and Austrian libraries from the MAB-Format to MARC 21. -- The Bibliographic Transition: a Vendor Perspective Robert Pillow of VTLS will discuss the role of the vendor community in the transition to a linked data environment. While LoC's Bibliographic Framework Initiative is still in its infancy, a commitment to a transition is evident; but, do we know where that transition will take us? Many issues remain to be not only resolved, but in fact, discovered. Current practices need not be an impediment to progress. Robert Pillow has worked in a variety of positions at VTLS in Customer Services, Sales and Marketing, Design& Development, and Project Management. His experience includes work as a Cataloger, Reference Librarian, Circulation Manager, ILL Manager, teaching Library Science, and service as a Library Board member within both academic and public libraries. -- Chew Chiat Naun University of Minnesota Libraries 160 Wilson Library Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-5615
