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Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative. The Library of Congress is launching a review of the bibliographic framework to better accommodate future needs. A major focus of the initiative will be to determine a transition path for the MARC 21 exchange format in order to reap the benefits of newer technology while preserving a robust data exchange that has supported resource sharing and cataloging cost savings in recent decades.
Includes an example of what MARC records really-truly look like.
I’m deep in the midst of a project that involves dealing with a lot of MARC records, and I know I’ve said it many times before, but seriously? How is it possible that this “standa…
I have been doing a study of the semantics of MARC data on the futurelib wiki . An article on what I learned about the fixed fields (00X) a...
As LC ponders the task of moving to a bibliographic framework , I can't help but worry about how much the past is going to impinge on our fu...
“your data ages like fine wine, whereas your software applications age like fish” Also contains rules for good bibliographic data.
The Internet began as a U.S.-sponsored technology initiative that went global while still under U.S. government control. The transition of t...
George Oates, the lead from the Open Library, discusses the complexities of biographic data and the possibility for a minimum viable record.
Library of Congress has announced its intention to "review the bibliographic framework to better accommodate future needs." The translation...
[This is part one of a three-part series. When you’re done here, read on to part 2 and part 3.] My job is the subfield of programming that relates to searching, retrieval and metadata, espec…