Resource Description and Access

About: Resource Description and Access is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1859 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10957 citations. The topic is also known as: RDA & Resource Description & Access.

The Development of the MARC Format

Abstract: Use of machine-readable cataloging data requires a commitment to the standardization of data elements and record formats. Early machine-readable formats were initiated by several research libraries to serve the needs of particular university systems. In developing MARC, the Library of Congress drew on the experiences of these libraries in establishing a standard acceptable to the research library community for the interchange of bibliographic data. This article discusses early machine-readable formats influencing MARC, the origins of the MARC Pilot Project, and design factors influencing the evolution of the format through MARC II. Reseach was based on primary sources documenting the early history of MARC, including unpublished documents in the Library of Congress Archives.

The CREW Method: Expanded Guidelines for Collection Evaluation and Weeding for Small and Medium-Sized Public Libraries. Revised and Updated.

Abstract: Duplication in entirety [including this copyright statement] is permitted for Texas government, education, and non-profit entities, provided there is no fee for copies of the manual apart from printing cost recovery. Permission to reproduce specific chapters of the content is also granted to these entities, provided the following statement appears on the distributed copies: For permission to distribute this material outside of Texas or in any commercial project, contact the publisher at ld@tsl.state.tx.us or 512-463-5465. 1 "I know no rules for discarding that eliminate possibility of error. We all make mistakes but most of these mistakes I am convinced stand on the shelves." Gladys Allison, Suggestions on Discarding (December 1938) "...weeding out requires more knowledge, forethought and power of discrimination than is ordinarily brought to bear in the selection of books." "My notion was that you had been (Before she had this fit) An obstacle that came between He, Ourselves and It."