Thanks for the feedback, Adam. Just a quick response for now: we have
opted to focus on those elements in bib and authority records that apply
to music-specific situations. The practice of coding language in
authority records is probably best addressed at the PCC/LC level.
As for coding content type in authority records, this is especially
problematic for music. Since we are not currently recommending routinely
encoding content type in access points for musical expressions (indeed,
the idea of doing this in any sort of consistent way across the board is
very much up in the air), it doesn't seem advisable to recommend
encoding content type in 336 in authority records. This is especially
true for music, where any work can be expressed as notated music or
performed music (or even two-dimensional moving image!). If the access
point does not differentiate, then it doesn't seem useful to encode both
(all three?) content types in 336 as a default. Of course, this is a
question of best practices, not necessarily what (we might think) should
be "allowed." Having said all this, authority record and access point
practices are evolving quickly, so we will be revisiting this issue
forthwith.
Cheers,
Casey
On 2/11/2013 3:18 PM, Adam L. Schiff wrote:
The section on 6.9 Content Type only addresses recording this element
in bibliographic records. Shouldn't it also address when and if to
record this in authority records for expressions?
The same question applies to 6.9 Language of Expression.
Adam
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2013, Casey A Mullin wrote:
[Cross-posted widely. Please excuse the duplication]
Colleagues,
The MLA-BCC RDA Music Implementation Task Force is happy to announce
the release of the first complete draft of "Best Practices for Music
Cataloging using RDA and MARC21." This document represents over
sixteen months of effort by the task force to determine and
articulate best practices for the description of music resources
(chiefly scores and audio recordings). In the increasingly
decentralized environment of library metadata standards, this
document addresses the need for specific guidance for catalogers
describing music resources that is authoritative, yet flexible to the
needs of individual institutions. It is intended to supplement the
text of RDA itself, and accounts for (though does not presume full
adherence to) the Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative
Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS).
The task force invites broad input regarding these best practices,
from both specialists within the music community and non-specialists
who work with music materials (or manage those who do). Formal means
for collecting community feedback and incorporating it into revisions
of the best practices document on an ongoing basis are still being
developed. For the current draft, please send feedback directly to
the task force chair (yours truly) at cmul...@stanford.edu.
Additionally, these best practices decisions will be the topic of a
panel discussion at the MLA Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA on
February 28, 2013, entitled "RDA Best Practices for Music: A
Conversation." Specific topics to be discussed will be based directly
on feedback gathered from e-mail responses in advance of the meeting,
and from those attending the session (in "town hall" fashion).
Whether or not you are able to attend the MLA session, we want to
hear from you!!
The current draft may be found here:
http://bcc.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC-Historical/BCC2013/RDA_Best_Practices_for_Music_Cataloging.pdf
Many thanks,
Casey Mullin
Chair, MLA-BCC RDA Music Implementation Task Force
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Head, Data Control Unit
Metadata Department
Stanford University Libraries
650-736-0849
cmul...@stanford.edu
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"Those who need structured and granular data and the precise
retrieval that results from it to carry out research and scholarship
may constitute an elite minority rather than most of the people of
the world (sadly), but that talented and intelligent minority is an
important one for the cultural and technological advancement of
humanity. It is even possible that if we did a better job of
providing access to such data, we might enable the enlargement of
that minority."
-Martha Yee
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Casey A. Mullin
Head, Data Control Unit
Metadata Department
Stanford University Libraries
650-736-0849
cmul...@stanford.edu
http://www.caseymullin.com
--
"Those who need structured and granular data and the precise retrieval that results
from it to carry out research and scholarship may constitute an elite minority rather
than most of the people of the world (sadly), but that talented and intelligent minority
is an important one for the cultural and technological advancement of humanity. It is
even possible that if we did a better job of providing access to such data, we might
enable the enlargement of that minority."
-Martha Yee
