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Subject: Re: 2 basic cataloging questions
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:04:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paige G Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>

Jon,

The distinction lies in what is the primary material resource type on
the CD or DVD. If its primarily data used to create cartographic images
then you'd start with electronic resource template, if it contains
actual map images in whole or in large part then start with the
cartographic materials template. I know there is a lot of fuzziness with
this, but the key thing is to ascertain the content of the CD or DVD
first and then chose the bib. record type to fill out. There is a good
LC G&M-produced document that might be helpful, found here:

http://www.loc.gov/marc/cfmap.html

hope this helps!

Paige

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From: "Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee"
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Subject: 2 basic cataloging questions

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Subject: 2 basic cataloging questions
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:50:30 -0700
From: Jon Jablonski <[log in to unmask]>
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When one is using Connexion to catalog a CD or DVD that contains GIS
data, do you start with the 'electronic resource' template or the
'cartographic materials' template?

While we're at it:  we are copy-cataloging some older disks.  In the 300
field we are seeing 'XX maps on 1 CD-ROM' when what the disk actually
contains is 'XX zipped up folders of shapefiles'.  Should I care?

These are some pretty old records, so it's likely catalogers at the time
didn't really care to distinguish between maps and data.  But today we
have form-genre headings that make a clear distinction so I am wondering
if I want to make that distinction in the 300 field.

--
Jon Jablonski
Map & Imagery Laboratory
Davidson Library
UC Santa Barbara