On 8/5/11 at 2:16 PM, Karen Coyle wrote in part: "But the fact is that we can only work with the data we have in our bibliographic records regardless of what data *possibilities* there are in the MARC record. I believe this is indisputable."
I like this. I just hope that this indisputable fact begins to register with the admin folk who make budget and staffing decisions - - often, it seems to me, they ignore the simple fact that if no one creates metadata, then the shiny "discovery" interface only appears to be aiding our patrons because it's built over a shallow/poor resource. We should talk much less (in other professional areas) about baseline/standard records and more about enriched and quality records. Daniel -- Daniel CannCasciato Head of Cataloging Central Washington University Brooks Library Ellensburg, WA "We offer solid services that people need, and we do so wearing sensible shoes." -- MT
