Bibliographic Management

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Mailing lists

Discuss the issues

There are several relevant mailing lists for cataloguers and indexers.

• Autocat
• lis-ukbibs
• MARC Forum
• Retro
• GSAFD
• UDC
• LOM

Autocat

Library cataloguing and authorities discussion group.

To join the list
Send a message as follows:

Send to: listserv@listserv.buffalo.edu
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lis-ukbibs

A discussion list for UK cataloguers, indexers and all those interested in the application of bibliographic standards and metadata in the UK library environment. Topics covered include:

• MARC 21 - input from the UK library community, including:
  • Proposals and papers originating in the UK for the amendment of the MARC 21 format (prior to submission to the Library of Congress)
  • Comment on the numbered Proposals and Discussion Papers submitted for consideration by the MARC Advisory Committee (available on the Library of Congress web site at: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/list-p.html and at http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/list-dp.html respectively.
• UKMARC - MARC 21 conversion problems and issues. Legacy use of the UKMARC format.
• Discussion, opinion, views and sharing information on the maintenance and revision of bibliographic standards and metadata issues, including:
  • AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules)
  • LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings)
  • GSAFD
  • Dewey, UDC and other classification schemes
  • HILT terminologies
  • Dublin Core

To join the list
Go to the list homepage and follow the instructions for joining a list.

MARC Forum

A discussion list for the implementation, maintenance, changes and development of the MARC 21 format.

To join the list
Go to the MARC Forum homepage and follow the joining instructions.

Retro email discussion list

A discussion list for those interested in retrospective cataloguing and retro-conversion of catalogues.

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GSAFD

GSAFD is an un-moderated discussion list for those interested in providing subject access to individual works of fiction in library databases and catalogues. Discussion focuses on theoretical and practical problems in assigning topical, character, setting and genre headings to individual works.

The list also serves as a means of communications for members of the OCLC/LC Fiction Project and those engaged in revising the 'Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, etc.' (GSAFD).

To join the list
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UDC Forum

A discussion list for those implementing or researching the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC).

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LOM-Cataloguing

A discussion list for those creating catalogue records using the IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) standard (or the IMS Learning Resource Metadata specification on which it is based). It is a non-technical list.

To join the list
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Content by: Ann Chapman of UKOLN.
Page last revised on: 08-Jun-2005
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