Theology Cataloging Bulletin Vol. 21, No. 2 • February 2013 3-1 Section 3 Section Three: News and Views of the Members of the ATLA Technical Services Section Edited by Leslie Engelson BIBFRAME Model “The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the publication of http://bibframe.org/ - a new website for detailed information about the in-development, draft BIBFRAME vocabulary. It also includes demonstrations of the BIB- FRAME model from MARC bibliographic records from all of the experimenters' collections, including the Library of Congress. These are displayed in a human-friendly manner with Exhibit 3, a light-weight publishing framework for data. The source MARC/XML data, resulting BIBFRAME resources, and Exhibit JSON are available for download. “We encourage and want constructive feedback on the vocabulary and data transformations. All are invited to join the conversation. …The vocabulary is designed to get us started, but, as a community effort, your valuable feedback is essential (and has been already - thank you.” Submitted by Kevin Ford (kefo@loc.gov) Network Development and Marc Standards Office, Library of Congress PCC ALA Midwinter 2013 Presentations http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/ OCLC RDA Policy Statements (effective March 31, 2013) http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/new-policy.htm Hybrid Records When editing and replacing master records in WorldCat, catalogers may choose to add some RDA elements to exist- ing non-RDA records without re-cataloging the entire record according to RDA. Candidates for such editing include, but are not limited to: • Adding relator terms to access points • Spelling out non-transcribed abbreviations • Adding complete statements of responsibility in 245 (in place of "[et al.]") • Adding 336/337/338 fields General Material Designators (GMDs) As recommended in the PCC Guidelines on Hybrid Bibliographic Records, OCLC will retain the 245 h GMD for a period of 3 years in WorldCat records where it currently exists. Catalogers editing existing non-RDA records are asked to leave formerly valid GMDs present in records through 31 March 2016. However, do remove the GMD when re- cataloging (and re-coding) a record as RDA. Machine Manipulation of Existing WorldCat Records OCLC will begin changing existing WorldCat legacy records after 31 March 2013 to incorporate various useful RDA practices. Legacy records (non-RDA records) need to be made as functional as possible in the future RDA environ- ment to benefit catalogers, systems, and catalog end users. As a post-MARC future becomes a reality in years to come, greater consistency of practice present in existing WorldCat records will allow easier migration to another metadata format. Theology Cataloging Bulletin Vol. 21, No. 2 • February 2013 3-2 Section 3 Anticipated changes include, but are not limited to: • Adding 336, 337, 338 fields • Spelling out non-transcribed abbreviations in 255, 300, 500, 504 and other fields • Converting Latin abbreviations to English equivalents in 245, 260, and other fields • Converting dissertation notes in 502 field to multiple subfields • Removing GMDs (after 31 March 2016) • Heading changes in accordance with RDA Heading changes are anticipated to spell out abbreviations in headings like "Dept." and to change Bible and Koran headings in accordance with RDA practice. TRAINING PRESENTATIONS, WEBCASTS, AND WEBINARS Georgia Public Library Cataloging Summit Originally convened August 9-11, 2011. The documents are available from the Library of Congress’ training website. http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/Georgia_training_aug_2011.html Library of Congress Catalogers Learning Workshop. Includes free webinars and course materials for training provided by the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/ Library of Congress RDA Training Materials http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/LC%20RDA%20Training/LC%20RDA%20 course%20table.html SELECTED ARTICLES FROM CURRENT LIBRARY JOURNALS Barton, Joshua, and Lucas Mak. “Old Hopes, New Possibilities: Next-Generation Catalogues and the Centralization of Access.” Library Trends 61, no. 1 (Summer 2012): 83-106. Butler, Rebecca. “The Rise and Fall of Union Classification.” Theological Librarianship: An Online Journal of the American Theological Library Association 6, no. 1 (4 December 2012). https://journal.atla.com/ojs/index.php/ theolib/article/view/254 (accessed January 28, 2013). Chang, Hsia-Ching, and Hemalata Iyer. “Trends in Twitter Hashtag Applications: Design Features for Value-Added Dimensions to Future Library Catalogues.” Library Trends 61, no. 1 (Summer 2012): 248-258. Croissant, Charles R. “FRBR and RDA: What They Are and How They May Affect the Future of Libraries.” Theo- logical Librarianship: An Online Journal of the American Theological Library Association 5, no. 2 (10 June 2012). https://journal.atla.com/ojs/index.php/theolib/article/view/234 (accessed January 28, 2013). Debus-López, Karl E., Diane Barber, Caroline Saccucci, and Camilla Williams. “The Electronic Cataloging in Publi- cation Cataloging Partnership Program: A Model for Cooperative Cataloging for the Twenty-First Century.” In “Cataloging Collaborations and Partnerships,” ed. Rebecca L. Mugridge. Special issue, Cataloging & Classifica- tion Quarterly 51, no. 1/3 (2013): 25-54. El-Sherbini, Magda. “Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Model for Arabic Name Authority Control.” Library Resources & Technical Services 57, no. 1 (2013): 4-17.