-------- Original Message -------- Subject: OCLC QC Tip of the Month / June 2011: BFAS Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:44:10 -0400 From: Goodson,Luanne <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: askqc <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> [Cross-posted to multiple lists-- please excuse/ignore duplication] ************************************************************************************************************* 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 a 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. 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 list_http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/technicalbulletins/_. TB 258 explainsin detail the new fields, subfields, search indexes, etc. added for MARC Format Update2010. Many of the changes are related to the scheduled testing and possible future implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA)_http://www.rdatoolkit.org/_, the proposed successor to AACR2. 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