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Subject: OCLC QC Tip of the Month / Jan. 2012: Bibliographic Formats and
Standards
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:05:58 -0500
From: Goodson,Luanne <[log in to unmask]>
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OCLC's "Bibliographic Formats and Standards" (BFAS)
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/ is a guide to machine-readable
cataloging records in WorldCat. It provides tagging conventions, input
standards, cataloging practices, and guidelines for entering information
into WorldCat. In Chapter 2, there is detailed information on original
and copy cataloging, as well as comparisons between the different levels
of cataloging found in WorldCat. Chapter 3 provides guidelines on
special cataloging topics such as "In" analytics, Theses, Parallel
records, Electronic resources, etc.
To promote a common basis for decision-making and creation of a useful
database, OCLC and its advisory groups established guidelines for
inputting new records into WorldCat which are covered in Chapter 4 'When
to Input a New Record'. Chapter 5 is 'Quality Assurance'. This chapter
provides guidelines on how to participate in OCLC's quality programs
such as database enrichment, how to edit records in WorldCat, or, report
errors to OCLC's Quality Control. Other chapters provide MARC field and
subfield coding information. Each section includes the input standards
noted at the top of the screen for full and less-than-full level
cataloging and many examples. The examples provided are illustrative,
not prescriptive.
For the very latest information see the Technical Bulletins (TB) list
http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/technicalbulletins/. TB 260
explains in detail the new fields, subfields, search indexes, etc. added
for OCLC-MARC Format Update 2011. Many of the changes are related to
the future implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA)
http://www.oclc.org/rda/about.htm.
To reach specific information in Bibliographic Formats and Standards
while viewing a record in Connexion simply right-click and choose MARC
field help.
If you have questions, please send email to: [log in to unmask]
Luanne Goodson
Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Quality Control Section
6565 Kilgour Place MC 139
Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395
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