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Subject:        Re: Decimal Degrees Coordinates in Map Cataloging
Date:   Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:15:51 -0400
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Wangyal,

This is a good move! As to your question, according to the LC National
MARC21 and OCLC input standards, both the 255 and 034 fields are
mandatory, so yes, you need to populate both of them. I worked with Jay
Weitz a few months ago on updating the examples for both of these fields
in OCLC's Bibliographic Input Standard (and thanks also to Mary
Larsgaard and Susan Moore for assistance!), so you have a visual
reference of the formatting if you need it.

Paige

On 10/28/2010 1:02 PM, Angie Cope wrote:
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> Subject:        Decimal Degrees Coordinates in Map Cataloging
> Date:   Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:49:53 -0400
> From:   Tsering W Shawa ([log in to unmask]) <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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> How many of you are using decimal degrees as coordinates instead of
> degrees, minutes, and seconds? We are migrating our map cataloging
> records from a locally designed database to MARC format cataloging. I
> am planning to convert all records with degrees, minutes, and seconds
> to decimal degrees. Is it necessary to have both 034 and 255 fields in
> the cataloging record?
>
> Any comments and suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> -Wangyal