Meta‐information about MARC: an XML framework for validation, explanation and help systems

Carvalho, Joaquim Ramos de; Cordeiro, Maria Inês; Lopes, António Tavares; Vieira, Miguel Carriegos

doi:10.1108/07378830410524558

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“…The others use their own specific format in their database structure without respecting to international standards. ISO 2709 is the common format for exchange underlying all MARC formats; it consists of a record label, a directory and data fields, with standard characters for separation (de Carvalho et al , 2004, p. 131).…”

Section: What Is the Current Situation?mentioning

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“…A correct record is a readable record that contains the required set of fields prescribed by the MARC – in our project I mean UNIMARC – standard to model a given type of bibliographic item – or full‐text in digital libraries – and the content of which follows the relevant coding rules and vocabulary types, wherever applicable. Finally, an adequate record is a readable and correct record that is fit for the purpose defined for that record in its context (de Carvalho et al , 2004, p. 133; de Carvalho and Cordeiro, 2002, pp. 4‐5).…”

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Interoperability between library software: a solution for Iranian libraries

Alipour-Hafezi

2008

The Electronic Library

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PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to propose a solution for data interoperability between library programs in Iran.Design/methodology/approachThe research proceeded through expressing the essence of interoperability in library programs in order to exchange metadata, In this regard, the current situation is analyzed using a researcher‐made checklist, and then the problems and shortcomings are highlighted in the field of the interoperability which in turn enables us to find some ways to overcome them.FindingsThe majority of the library software in Iran do not respect data exchange. They mostly use ISO 2709 as an export format and rarely use other formats. Moreover, most of the library software use Z39.50 client to get information from Library of congress and also Iranian National Library. Therefore, none of them could exchange data between each other because of not using server side service. The proposed model tries to introduce harvesting metadata by OAI service provider and also searching the metadata records by SRU client‐server model.Originality/valueThe findings indicate that Iranian libraries should be aware of the essence of interoperability. Using the proposed model would help them to exchange metadata in a cost‐efficient and cost‐effective manner.

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Section: What Is the Solution?mentioning

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Interoperability between library software: a solution for Iranian libraries

Alipour-Hafezi

2008

The Electronic Library

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“…The paper explains the basic requirements for the schema and those are: XML environment, compatibility with MARC 21, special accommodation of digital resources and simplicity. Paper (Ramos de Carvalho, et al, 2004) proposes the schema for meta-information about MARC. The instance of the proposed schema is an XML document which contains all data about MARC format including not only cataloguing rules, but also all text and examples that are conveyed by MARC documentation.…”

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XML editor for UNIMARC and MARC 21 cataloguing

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Surla²

2009

The Electronic Library

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to model and implement an extensible markup language (XML)-based editor for library cataloguing. The editor model should support data input in the form of free text with interactive control of structure and content validity of records specified in the UNIMARC and MARC 21 formats. The editor is implemented in the Java programming language in the form of a software package. Design/methodology/approach -The unified modelling language (UML 2.0) is used for the specification of both the information requirements and the model architecture. The object oriented methodology is used for design and implementation of the software packages, as well as the corresponding CASE tools. Findings -The result is an editor for UNIMARC and MARC 21 cataloguing. The editor is based on the XML technologies by which the two basic characteristics are achieved as follows: a possibility of integrating the editor into different library software systems and, moving to another format requires only the changes of the module for bibliographic record data control. Research limitations/implications -A basic limitation of the system is related to the subsystem that controls validation of the bibliographic records and its expansion for work with other bibliographic formats. In the proposed solution, a part of the control of data input is included into the implementation itself and it is related to the UNIMARC format. That is, a part of data by which the control is done, such as repeatability of the record elements and the codebooks, is contained in the XML document of the format that is input information in the editor. However, the control that is related to validation of the format of content in record elements cannot be performed for any other format without modification in the implementation. Therefore, the research could be continued by considering the separation of data used for content control as input information for the application. In that way, this segment would also become implementation independent. One of the solutions should be extending the XML document of the format by this data. Some other solution should mean creating a totally separate system for the content validation. Moreover, the proposed editor supports processing of a bibliographic record only in the UNIMARC and MARC 21 formats. Processing of records in other formats requires considerable changes in the model. Practical implications -The model of a new editor is developed on the basis of the experience and needs of electronic management in city and special libraries. Based on the given model a new editor is implemented and integrated into the BISIS software system used by the mentioned libraries. Testing and verification are performed on the bibliographic records of the public city libraries. Originality/value -The contribution of this work is in the system architecture that is based on the XML documents and is independent of the bibliographic format. The XML document that contains data about the bibliographic format represents the editor ...

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“…38 A MetaMARC Schema is proposed using an XML framework, with the idea that it will lower implementation costs, facilitate the standard use of XML in bibliographic records, and "extend the authoritative function and reach of the documentation produced by the MARC standard agencies." 39 The Library of Congress (LC) has begun developing an XML environment for working with MARC data that will allow for specific uses of the data.…”

Section: The Xml and Marc Debatementioning

confidence: 99%