Re: [RDA-L] Article on RDA implementation

2011-08-03 Thread Bernhard Eversberg
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/891482-264/cataloging_community_galvanized_as_u.s..csp The community is "galvanized"? Well, well. This article aims at a quite comprehensive summing-up and makes a good read for anybody who wants to get in the picture or hasn't followed events over the last

Re: [RDA-L] Article on RDA implementation

2011-08-03 Thread J. McRee Elrod
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/891482-264/cataloging_community_galvanized_as_u.s..csp > It says: "However, the JSC will no longer update AACR2. So continuing to use these rules does not remain a viable long term option." This does not preclude others doing so. The most widely used rule

Re: [RDA-L] Browse and search BNB open data

2011-08-03 Thread Karen Coyle
Quoting James Weinheimer : While there is an undoubted loss in semantics, with the future evolution of MARC format, we can ask: do such losses have any practical consequences? Although I think many subfields (although not the information) could disappear without any essential loss, some

Re: [RDA-L] Browse and search BNB open data

2011-08-03 Thread J. McRee Elrod
In article <4e38ebe3.5090...@biblio.tu-bs.de>, you wrote: >OK, for what it's worth and for good measure, I've added that in; >no big deal since we've got what it takes. Bless your sweet heart. Did you notice the not for "commercial purposes" in the BL posting? We are not even going to ask. No m

Re: [RDA-L] Browse and search BNB open data

2011-08-03 Thread metadata
Bernard and all, In order to clarify the current situation, The British Library would like to take this opportunity to outline the range of free/open BNB options and encourage anyone seeking details to check http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html for further information. We would like t

Re: [RDA-L] Browse and search BNB open data

2011-08-03 Thread Bernhard Eversberg
Am 03.08.2011 10:55, schrieb James Weinheimer: There are definite advantages with this level of coding but on the negative side, it is more work, prone to many more errors, and is more difficult to train new people, especially as there will be the push to simplify. I think these questions w

Re: [RDA-L] Browse and search BNB open data

2011-08-03 Thread James Weinheimer
On 03/08/2011 08:34, Bernhard Eversberg wrote: 02.08.2011 18:34, J. McRee Elrod: http://www.allegro-c.de/db/a30/bl.htm Am I correct that there is no MARC display available? OK, for what it's worth and for good measure, I've added that in; no big deal since we've got what it takes. Now, MA