Deanna Marcum's response to the "On The Record" report of the LC working group (June 1, 2008)
PCC members will find the information in questions 3--6 relevant to matters of languages, dual fields, bi-directionality, spacing, and the eventual use of non-roman data in authority records."
"This group recommended a new level of cataloging, emphasizing data elements that allow catalog users to search for and find records, while de-emphasizing data elements that have traditionally been used in full level records to describe and identify the resource but are not as relevant to remote access electronic resources, or do not support resource discovery."
Site includes links to the report, Mandatory Data Elements, Draft Cataloging Guidelines and several PP presentations about the project
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Library Journal's take on the LC working group on Future of Bibliographic Control.
Interesting that the represented group include Google and Microsoft, in addition to the regular library reps.
The Library of Congress announced a Working Group to discuss the future of Bibliographic Control.
They will sponser several regional forums to gather info. and release a draft report for comments by Sept 2007,
with a final report by Nov. 2007
I believe that this is the follow-up promised following the announcement of the changes in series access
announced earlier in 2006.


