-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Re: Adding geographic coordinates to authority records Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:55:58 -0400 From: Jimmie Lundgren <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> I was happy to see these messages. As Colleen pointed out, we were successful in having a MARC field approved for geographic coordinates in authority records. After that we had to wait for the approval to become part of MARC 21, then we had to wait for the major agencies to endorse it, and now we are waiting for various ILS providers to implement it. I am still very excited about the potential of this practice and try to remind systems developers about it every chance I get. Best regards, Jimmie Lundgren Science and Social Science Cataloging Unit Head George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maps-L Moderator Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:05 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Adding geographic coordinates to authority records -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Adding geographic coordinates to authority records Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:57:16 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Cahill <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Carol, The Map and Geography Round Table of ALA successfully got MARBI to add the 034 field to the Authority Format. This is in the MARC format now and includes a subfield for date, for as we all know, geographic coordinates can change over time. The Library of Congress is awaiting the acceptance of the 034 in the authority format by various ILS providers, including our own, Voyager. Once that is in place, we will investigate loading bounding box coordinates for locations; by this I mean 4 points (northern most, southern most, eastern most and western most). For cities and smaller areas, we are considering a center point, as the boundaries change rapidly in such locations. All this is in the planning stage and there is not a firm timeline. We certainly do want to use a batch load for as much of this process as possible. Colleen Colleen R. Cahill | [log in to unmask] Digital Conversion Coordinator | (202)707-8540 & Recommending Officer for | FAX (202)707-8531 Science Fiction & Fantasy | Library of Congress These opinions are mine, Mine, Mine! | Washington, DC 20540-4652 On Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Maps-L Moderator wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Adding geographic coordinates to authority records > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:41:51 +1100 > From: Carol Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > I am currently investigating the feasibility of adding geographic > coordinates associated with place to authority records for geographic > subject headings and would like to learn from other library