what's wrong with marc?
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What's Wrong With MARC?
Linked Data: what cataloguers need to know #cigldCILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group (CIG)
20 February 2015
Thomas [email protected] @orangeaurochs
Card Index Catalogue
https://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeaurochs/8672944822/
Index Card
http://cardcat.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/carddisplay.pl?card=887;drawer=13;max=931;ctype=C
AACR2 in MARC21
245 00 $a Models for decision :
$b a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /
$c edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.
260 __ $a London :
$b English Universities Press,
$c 1965.
300 __ $a x, 149 p. :
$b ill. ;
$c 23 cm.
504 __ $a Includes bibliographical references.
700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, C. M.
RDA in MARC21
245 00 $a Models for decision :$b a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation
Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /
$c edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.264 _1 $a London :
$b The English Universities Press Limited,$c 1965.
264 _4 $c ©1965300 __ $a x, 149 pages :
$b illustrations ;$c 23 cm.
336 __ $a text$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a unmediated$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a volume$2 rdacarrier
504 __ $a Includes bibliographical references.700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, C. M.,
$e editor of compilation.
AARC2 in .mrc
00788nam a2200181 a 4500001002700000005001700027008004100044024001500085245021000100260004900310300003200359504004100391650003300432700002300465710003900488710003000527710004900557_UCL01000000000000000477125_20061112120300.0_850710s1965 enka b 000 0 eng _8 _ax280050495_00_aModels for decision :_baconference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /_cedited by C.M. Berners-Lee._ _aLondon :_bEnglish Universities Press,_c1965._ _ax, 149 p. :_bill. ;_c23 cm._ _aIncludes bibliographical references._ 0_aDecision making_vCongresses._1 _aBerners-Lee, C. M._2 _aUnited Kingdom Automation Council._2 _aBritish Computer Society._2 _aOperational Research Society (Great Britain)__
LeaderDirectoryData245 field, final 710 field
What is MARC for?
Storage
Manipulation
Display
Input
Exchange and distribution
Publication
“Lingua franca of library cataloguing”
Finite Notation Problem
Too many subject schemes650 _0 for LCSH650 _1 for LC for Childrens650 _2 for MeSH…650 _7 Source specified in subfield $2
Not enough indicators246 184 $aThe title on the spine
Data in More Than One Place
Languages
008 (positions 35-37) eng
041 __ $a eng
240 10 $l English
546 __ $a In English.
Double Encoding: ISBD and MARC
Bloomsbury : London, 1800.
260 __ $a Bloomsbury$b London$c 1800
260 __ $a Bloomsbury :$b London,$c 1800.
Text, Not Data (1)
ISBN020 __ $a 9780285638976 (pbk.)020 __ $a 012002618X (ebook)
Title245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication260 __ $a London :
Copyright date260 __ $c c2005264 _4 $c ©2002264 _4 $c copyright 2005264 _4 $c ℗1983264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Extent300 __ $a ix, 300 p. :300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ;300 __ $a ix, 300 p.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages :300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ;300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions300 __ $c 23 cm.300 __ $c 9 mm.300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
Text, Not Data (2)
ISBN020 __ $a 9780285638976 020 __ $a 012002618X
Title245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication260 __ $a London :
Copyright date260 __ $c c2005264 _4 $c ©2002264 _4 $c copyright 2005264 _4 $c ℗1983264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Extent300 __ $a ix, 300 p. :300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ;300 __ $a ix, 300 p.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages :300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ;300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions300 __ $c 23 cm.300 __ $c 9 mm.300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
Text, Not Data (3)
ISBN020 __ $a 9780285638976 : 020 __ $a 012002618X :
Title245 10 $a British goblins :
Place of publication260 __ $a London :
Copyright date260 __ $c c2005264 _4 $c ©2002264 _4 $c copyright 2005264 _4 $c ℗1983264 _4 $c phonogram 1993
Extent300 __ $a ix, 300 p. :300 __ $a ix, 300 p. ;300 __ $a ix, 300 p.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages :300 __ $a ix, 300 pages ;300 __ $a ix, 300 pages.300 __ $a ix, 300 pages
Dimensions300 __ $c 23 cm.300 __ $c 9 mm.300 __ $c 23 x 9 cm.
Data Mixed Up
GMD245 10 $a Data on the web
$h [electronic resource] :$b research and applications /$c Antonis Bikakis, Adrian Giurca (eds.).
245 10 $a Data on the web$b research and applications /$c Antonis Bikakis, Adrian Giurca (eds.).
Nothing allowed after 245$c245 10 $a Enduring resistance :
$b cultural theory after Derrida /$c edited by Sjef Houppermans, Rico Sneller, Peter van Zilfhout. =
La résistance persérvère : la théorie de la culture (d')aprés Derrida / edité par SjefHouppermans, Rico Sneller, Peter van Zilfhout.
Changing Text as Primary Key for Headings and Authorities
Author heading for deceased personNiemeyer, Oscar, 1907-
Different preferences for writing nameMao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976 [Former heading]Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976毛泽东, 1893-1976
Small differences could break matchMao, Zedong, 1893-1976.Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976,
Expressing Relationships
What does this mean?
700 0_ $a Homer.
$t Iliad.
700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, Tim.
Doesn't Handle FRBR/RDA Well245 00 $a Models for decision :
$b a conference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /
$c edited by C.M. Berners-Lee.264 _1 $a London :
$b The English Universities Press Limited,$c 1965.
264 _4 $c ©1965300 __ $a x, 149 pages :
$b illustrations ;$c 23 cm.
336 __ $a text$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a unmediated$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a volume$2 rdacarrier
504 __ $a Includes bibliographical references.700 1_ $a Berners-Lee, C. M.,
$e editor of compilation.
Record Not Data
00788nam a2200181 a 4500001002700000005001700027008004100044024001500085245021000100260004900310300003200359504004100391650003300432700002300465710003900488710003000527710004900557_UCL01000000000000000477125_20061112120300.0_850710s1965 enka b 000 0 eng _8 _ax280050495_00_aModels for decision :_baconference under the auspices of the United Kingdom Automation Council organised by the British Computer Society and the Operational Research Society /_cedited by C.M. Berners-Lee._ _aLondon :_bEnglish Universities Press,_c1965._ _ax, 149 p. :_bill. ;_c23 cm._ _aIncludes bibliographical references._ 0_aDecision making_vCongresses._1 _aBerners-Lee, C. M._2 _aUnited Kingdom Automation Council._2 _aBritish Computer Society._2 _aOperational Research Society (Great Britain)__
LeaderDirectoryData245 field, final 710 field
Other Considerations
• Only libraries use MARC
– Libraries tied to library-specific software/processes
– Outside agencies can't take advantage of library data and standards (See also: RDA not freely available)
• Not even all of libraries use MARC
– Archives
– Repositories
– Non-MARC LMSs
– …
Marc Must Die / Roy Tennant (2002)
What's Wrong With MARC?
100 1_ $a Meehan, Thomas,$e author.
245 __ $a What's wrong with MARC /$c Thomas Meehan.
260 __ $a London :$b CIG,$c 2015.
490 1 _ $a Linked data : what cataloguers need to know500 __ $a Presentation given at the CILIP CIG event "Linked Data: what cataloguers need to know", London, England, 20 February 2013.710 1_ $a Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Great Britain). Cataloguing and Indexing Group.710 2_ $a Imperial College, London.
$b Library,$e host institution.
830 _0 $a Linked data.
References
• MARC21 Standards http://www.loc.gov/marc/
• MARC21 Bibliographic http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html
• MARC21 Record Structure http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specrecstruc.html
• UKMARC Manual http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/ukmarc.html
• MARC Must Die / Roy Tennant. (Library Journal , Oct. 2002). http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA250046.html
• Report and Recommendations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee. Executive Summary http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/source/rda-execsummary-public-13june11.pdf
• Super MARC to code RDA / J. McRee Elrod. (email to RDA-L list, 28 Sept. 2011). https://www.mail-archive.com/rda-l%40listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca/msg06146.html