Thanks very much for the suggestion!
Interestingly enough (at least to me): The proposed program for handling RDA 7XX fields will already produce a flat file that can be used to flip headings from the suggested RDA form in the 7XX back to an acceptable AACR2 form where available, but until now no one has asked for a similar thing for the general run of phase 2 changes. As you would expect, the program that does the phase 2 work will already create an output file of changed records in the MARC format, but that file will contain lots of things beyond changes to the 1XX field. However, it's really easy to create yet one more output file during phase 2 (there are now about 60 possible output files, each containing information on a different condition), describing changes only to the 1XX field; in fact, I've just added it to the program and made a small test and it appears to be just dandy. All that remains, really, is for someone to make the output files available once the program is run for production. (If phase 2 happens like phase 1, the program will be set to change up to 30,000 [as I recall!] records per day, so there will be one file of changed 1XX fields per day the program runs.) In case anyone is interested and hasn't seen it yet, the proposed automated handling of RDA 7XX fields is described in a document which you can find from here: http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg (All of the other documentation related to the RDA conversion is there, too.) I've just posted a revised version. The program for doing this work is "finished" but it is still being tested. The program to be used for the phase 2 RDA conversion, and its documentation, is available here: http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/RdaConversion/ NOTE MOST CAREFULLY however that I have not yet posted here a version of the program that creates this new output file, and I have not yet updated the documentation to correspond. That'll probably happen tomorrow afternoon. Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat version: 2007.22.416 -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Goldfarb, Kathie Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 8:39 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] AACR2 in RDA Toolkit When AACR2 Authority records are converted to RDA Authorities, will there be a place I can find a list of those that have new 1xx fields? I will really only need those for which the authorized heading changed, the other changes to the record will be less important to our library, and can be loaded as time permits. Thanks kathie Kathleen Goldfarb Technical Services Librarian College of the Mainland Texas City, TX 77539 409 933 8202 Please consider whether it is necessary to print this email. -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Adam L. Schiff Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 8:55 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] AACR2 in RDA Toolkit March 31, 2013 is the date by which all new NACO contributions must be made following RDA rather than AACR2. That is, all new name authority records created will be according to RDA. That is NOT the date by which all bibliographic records must be done according to RDA. There is no date for that within the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. Libraries outside of the PCC can pick whatever date they like (or none) to implement RDA, but must realize that all new name authorities will be RDA come March 31, 2013 and most AACR2 authorities will be converted by automated program to RDA authorities by that time too. And since PCC libraries create a large number of bibliographic records, non PCC libraries should realize that over time the number of RDA bib records will expand as well. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 Thu, 1 Nov 2012, Fox, Chris wrote: > So let me get this straight: If I understand the announcement correctly, any > library not ready or able to make the transition to RDA on March 31, 2013, or > who can't afford it, will have to pay for a subscription to RDA Toolkit > anyway to have access to AACR2, in addition to paying for the subscription > for the other resources on Cataloger's Desktop? Really?! That doesn't seem > exactly fair. There might be many reasons why a library doesn't choose to > move to RDA, but to "force" them to anyway in order to get the online access > to AACR2 and all the advantages that go with it that they have become > accustomed to seems a little heavy-handed to me. > > Hopefully I have misunderstood. Please. Someone tell me I'm wrong. > > Chris Fox > Catalog Librarian > McKay Library, BYU-Idaho > c...@byui.edu > ________________________________________ > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and > Access [RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of James Hennelly > [jhenne...@ala.org] > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:30 PM > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > Subject: [RDA-L] AACR2 in RDA Toolkit > > Effective April 1, 2013, online access to AACR2 will be exclusive to > RDA Toolkit > > -- Cataloger's Desktop subscribers with RDA Toolkit subscriptions will > continue to have online access to AACR2. See the Cataloger?s Desktop > announcement at http://www.loc.gov/cds/notices/AACR2-11-1-2012.pdf > > -- RDA Toolkit will introduce enhancements to its AACR2 display in December, > 2012. Learn more about AACR2 in RDA Toolkit at > http://www.rdatoolkit.org/AACR2. > > RDA Toolkit?s full announcement is here-- > http://www.rdatoolkit.org/News/AACR2 > > > > James Hennelly > Managing Editor > ALA Digital Reference > 1-800-545-2433, ext 5051, or 312-280-5051 > jhenne...@ala.org<mailto:jhenne...@ala.org> >
