Dear Bernhard,
Many thanks for your response and example of your other metadata format. While I realize that parts II and III are not yet released, I think it's interesting that this whole RDA project is happening without an illustration of what the goal is ... even if it is just a generalization of what you wish to see happen as a group. I realize that these are also "just" the Rules ... on top of that, you have MARC and the various OPAC displays. However, it seems to me that it would be useful to the inventors of the new code to have a common picture of where we are going, even if it is reaching for the stars at this point. It seems to me that moving forward without a picture is somewhat akin to saying, "Let's drive to Fairbanks, Alaska ... without a map!" I have done this drive to Fairbanks, and if I were trying to convince another person to travel with me to Fairbanks, I would likely need to provide some information about where and why we were going ... and I would bring along a map. I realize that the JSC and constituents are rather the trailblazers into unchartered territory in this analogy.Also, driving to Fairbanks is a simple task compared to creating new Rules, especially since there is only one highway at a certain point, so the choices are limited -- and also, many people have done it before! There are road signs, if nothing else! Still, I know that I would appreciate a visual of the desired outcome. I have heard quite a bit about the "why" we're going. I've heard a whole lot about "how" we're going (the process). I would like to see some of the possibilities of our destination. Just an observation from a visual learner! Best wishes, Julie Moore Catalogue Librarian Henry Madden Library California State University, Fresno 559.278.5813 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2/9/06, Bernhard Eversberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Julie Moore wrote: > > > > Has anyone developed an illustrative sample OPAC screen with records > > cataloged under RDA? > > Presently, none of the likes can exist - with RDA parts II and III > still in the making. > > In the course of another project, however, not directly related to > RDA, we have almost completed the design of a new metadata format > plus indexing, and rigged up a demo database of some 1.2 mio diverse > records (including all titles from our own OPAC, reformatted). > A brief English description with samples is here: > http://www.allegro-c.de/doku/neutral/example.htm > > The database search interface, or the homepage of it, is here: > > http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/db/neutral/index-e.php > > (After that, much of what you see will be in German...) > > Regards, B. Eversberg > -- Julie Renee Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
