Thanks for the documents on bibco records. Not to include certain fields, whether variable or fixed, does a disservice to the patron who might be looking for specific types of information in those books. Our goal should not only create the briefest record possible, but the briefest informative record possible. Not including bibl. references does not fulfill that criterion.
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Adam L. Schiff <asch...@u.washington.edu>wrote: > This record is coded as a BIBCO record. > > The BIBCO Standard Record does not require the bibliographical references > and indexes note(s) nor most fixed fields to be filled in. The particular > fields that Mr. Fieg criticizes as lacking are not required for PCC records. > > Please see the BIBCO Standard Record documentation at > http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSR-MAPS.html The textual monographs > metadata application profile is at > http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSR_TM_3Sept-2010.pdf > > Mr. Fieg's criticism of this record has nothing whatsoever to do with > deficiencies of RDA or even with cataloger error, since this record fulfills > the BIBCO Standard Record floor requirements. One may argue the merits and > defaults of the specific requirements of the standard, but those arguments > were already held within the PCC, and that is really for a completely > different list than this one. Suffice it to say that the fields missing or > uncoded that Mr. Fieg complains about were not deemed essential elements > needed to support user tasks to find, identify, select, and obtain. See the > Final Report of the Task Group on BIBCO Standard Record Requirements at > http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/BSR-Final-Report.pdf > > Adam Schiff > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Adam L. Schiff > Principal Cataloger > University of Washington Libraries > Box 352900 > Seattle, WA 98195-2900 > (206) 543-8409 > (206) 685-8782 fax > asch...@u.washington.edu > http://faculty.washington.edu/~aschiff > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > On Mon, 25 Apr 2011, Gene Fieg wrote: > > OCLC record: *690085810: Fixed field for index should be marked as "1". >> It also should have 504 stating that it contains bibliographical >> references and index. >> >> I guess we are too busy adding fields 336-338 and forgetting what may be >> truly useful to the patron. >> >> -- >> Gene Fieg >> Cataloger/Serials Librarian >> Claremont School of Theology >> gf...@cst.edu >> >> -- Gene Fieg Cataloger/Serials Librarian Claremont School of Theology gf...@cst.edu
