[DCRM-L] Fwd: [PCCLIST] New policy regarding limited use of ISBD punctuation in bibliographic records

[Noble, Richard]

My first reaction is to be glad that dcrmb records with original
punctuation retained might be a bit less cluttered. Others' thoughts?

RICHARD NOBLE :: RARE MATERIALS CATALOGUER :: JOHN HAY LIBRARY
BROWN UNIVERSITY  ::  PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02912  ::  401-863-1187
<Richard_Noble at Br <RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU>own.edu>


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From: Xiaoli Li <xlli at ucdavis.edu>
Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 3:17 PM
Subject: [PCCLIST] New policy regarding limited use of ISBD punctuation in
bibliographic records
To: <PCCLIST at listserv.loc.gov>


PCC colleagues,



At its recent meeting
<https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/PoCo-2018/PoCo-Agenda-2018.pdf>, the
PCC Policy Committee reaffirmed its decision to allow bibliographic records
with limited ISBD punctuation to be treated as full-level PCC copy. This
decision comes after reviewing feedback from test participants who
evaluated three test sets of records provided by Library of Congress, the
National Library of Medicine, and OCLC. For more information about the
test, please read the message below or click here
<http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/test-records-punctuation.html>.



Beginning in spring 2019, PCC libraries will have three options to handle
ISBD punctuation when authenticating new records:

   1. Continue current practice
   2. Omit terminal period in any field*; code Leader/18 (Descriptive
   cataloging form) “i”
   3. Omit ISBD punctuation between subfields of descriptive fields and
   omit terminal period in any field*; code Leader/18 (Descriptive cataloging
   form) “c”

* Exception: Terminal periods integral to the data (e.g., recorded as part
of abbreviations, initials, etc.) should not be omitted.



Options 2 and 3 are optional, not mandatory. However, creating records with
limited punctuation is expected to save time for catalogers, simplify
training of new catalogers, make it easier to map data to and from other
formats, and allow for an easier transition to linked data or vice versa
(e.g., mapping BIBFRAME to MARC).



To facilitate the implementation, PCC will:

   1. Develop and maintain style guidelines for records with limited
   punctuation;
   2. Provide adequate training resources for catalogers and revise PCC
   documentation to update policies and include examples with limited
   punctuation;
   3. Request that LC Network Development and MARC Standards Office and
   bibliographic utilities revise MARC 21 documentation to include examples
   with limited punctuation;
   4. Work with bibliographic utilities and other interested parties to
   develop tools and specifications to automate the process of removal or
   reinsertion of punctuation;
   5. Encourage vendors, bibliographic utilities, etc., to explore
   functionality to index and display records with limited punctuation as
   defined by the PCC;
   6. Encourage vendors, bibliographic utilities, etc., to explore
   functionality to allow their users to easily add or remove punctuation as
   needed.

The Policy Committee is in the process of developing a detailed
implementation plan which will include the aforementioned style guidelines.
I will share more information with you as it becomes available. In the
meantime, if you have questions, suggestions, or comments, please feel free
to contact me.



Sincerely,


Xiaoli Li

PCC Chair

Head of Content Support Services

UC Davis Library
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