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June 21, 2005
MARBI proposal 2005-08
Proposal 2005-08 deals with changes to accommodate IAML coded data in bibliographic fields 008/18-19, 047, and 048. These fields describe form, genre, and medium of performance in coded form.
The proposal would provide an alternative expanded list of codes than the list currently in use, which has not been revised since the early 1990s. For example, reggae is currently coded as "rc" (rock music) and in the proposed list would have its own code. The same would be true for world and folk musics, also currently underserved. The medium of performance code list would also offer more specific information, especially useful for percussion, world or early musics.
The complete text of Proposal 2005-08 can be found at the MARC webpage, and is currently open for discussion. It will be discussed at the upcoming OLAC meeting at the ALA annual conference in Chicago.
Posted by huism002 at June 21, 2005 8:30 AM | News items