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Barbara Vaughan, Column Editor


OLAC MEETINGS FOR ALA ANNUAL 2007

OLAC President, Steven Miller, learned of the OLAC room assignments before this issue went to press. Here they are, along with dates and times. When the ALA event planner becomes available in late May, the "Meetings of Interest to OLAC" list will be assembled, then posted to the OLAC List and the OLAC Website.

Jain Fletcher
OLAC Editor-in-Chief


LC TO DISTRIBUTE GENRE/FORM AUTHORITY RECORDS

As a follow-up to the announcement made at ALA Midwinter 2006, the Library of Congress (via the Cataloging Distribution Service [CDS]) will begin to issue genre/form authority records (MARC 21 tag 155) no earlier than September 3, 2007 (see CDS announcement at: <http://www.loc.gov/cds/notices/genreform.pdf> for further details).

In working to define the guidelines for the creation and application of these headings, the Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) has drafted instruction sheet H 1913 for the Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings. The draft is available in PDF format via the link below. Note that this instruction sheet covers only the development and use of genre/form headings for motion pictures, television programs, and videos; however, the plan is to create similar instruction sheets for other areas where genre/form headings can be created and applied, such as music, radio, law, etc. This instruction sheet will serve as the model for these other subject areas and therefore, CPSO invites you to send us your comments, suggestions for improvement, etc.

A representative from CPSO would be available to meet with OLAC at the ALA Annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this summer to listen/discuss/respond to any comments, suggestions, questions, etc. that members might have. [Editor’s update: Kelley McGrath, Chair of CAPC, has invited a CPSO representative to attend the Friday evening CAPC Meeting at ALA.] CPSO expects that this draft instruction sheet will be finalized after the 2007 ALA Annual meeting so that the basic documentation will be in place to support the initial distribution of the genre/form headings. However, as with all documentation, improvements will be made over time as experience is gained in the development and application of the 155 genre/form headings. Note that the CDS announcement includes a few samples of proposed 155s, as others are input a list will be drawn up and sent to OLAC for consideration before the ALA Annual Meeting.

The draft of Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings H1913 is at <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genre.html>.

Please send comments to Janis Young (jayo@loc.gov)

Originally posted by:
David W. Reser, Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist
Cataloging Policy Support Office
L:ibrary of Congress


OCLC TECHNICAL BULLETIN 254 AVAILABLE

Technical Bulletin 254, "OCLC-MARC Format Update 2007 and Institution Records to Accommodate the RLG Union Catalog" is now available at this location: <http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/254/default.htm> It covers these topics: Originally posted by:
Peter Insabella
Manager, Product Documentation Content
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
phone: (614) 764-4330
e-mail: <insabelp@oclc.org>


WORLDWIDE REVIEW OF FRAD

The IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records is pleased to announce that a 2nd draft of "Functional Requirements for Authority Data" (=FRAD; previously titled, "Functional Requirements for Authority Records" [FRAR]) is now available for worldwide review. This draft, updated in response to comments received during the previous review, is on the IFLA Website at <http://www.ifla.org/VII/d4/wg-franar.htm>. Comments should be sent by July 15, 2007 to:
Glenn Patton
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395
phone: (800) 848-5878, ext. 6371 //or// (614) 764-6371
FAX: (614) 718-7187
e-mail: <pattong@oclc.org>
Originally posted by:
Glenn Patton


AWARD FOR BEST OF CCQ, VOLUME 39

Co-authors David Miller, Head of Technical Services, Curry College and Patrick Le Boeuf, Library Curator, Bibliothèque nationale de France, have received an award from Cataloging & Classification Quarterly for the best article published in its volume 39. Their article, "‘Such stuff as dreams are made on’: How does FRBR fit performing arts?" appears in CCQ v.39(3/4): 151-178 and is available online at <http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J104v39n03_10>.

The award panel stated, "This captivatingly crafted article brings a panoply of historiography and knowledge organization to bear on the problem of how to define and describe the records of evanescence: that is, performances. The dream metaphor, which is all mixed up with the show-biz metaphor, which reaches back to Shakespeare’s Tempest is all too apt for the nature of performances, and especially for their treatment with FRBR. The paper is timely, original, innovative, extremely well-documented, and of enduring value. It has appeared at a critical juncture for the application of the FRBR model in the bibliographic control of performances. We applaud the authors. Bravo!"

The award panel consisted of Richard Smiraglia (Chair), Brad Young, and Dorothy McGarry.

Originally posted by:
Sandy Roe
Editor, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
Bibliographic Services Librarian
Milner Library Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois, 61790-8900
phone: (309) 438-5039
e-mail: <skroe@ilstu.edu>

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