[DCRM-L] OCLC Connexion / WorldCat indexing of MARC 510 field

[Robert Maxwell]

Yes, yes, yes!!

We use our 510s in a similar way to Francis (and have a 510 index set up in our local catalog). One of the points of the citations in the 510 field, in my opinion, is to replace need to physically mark in the print bibliographies whether or not the library has the book—my copy of Renouard’s Annales de l’imprimerie des Alde is filled with checkmarks and call numbers put in over decades to note which Aldines we had and which we didn’t, as an aid for collection development. Similarly for numerous other printers, etc., we attempt to collect comprehensively. I’m sure this is common practice in special collections libraries. Once we input all this into 510s and indexed the field we can tell at a glance which ones are missing and which ones we have. This is one huge benefit to having the field indexed.

Responding to Allison, why not allow both keyword and browsing? Browsing would facilitate finding records that need correcting to the new form. I also note that the use case above would be almost negated if only keyword were available—you can’t go through the bibliography systematically by keyword whereas you can if you can browse the index. I agree, however, that keyword is also necessary since the forms are not consistent within the OCLC database.

Bob

Robert L. Maxwell
Ancient Languages and Special Collections Librarian
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568

From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Rich, Allison
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 7:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] OCLC Connexion / WorldCat indexing of MARC 510 field

This would be very helpful.
It would have to be based on keywords though, I think.

If only for the reason that many older records (or non North American records) will only use keywords, for example "Cioranescu" or "Sabin" or "Palau" before the RBMS put their brilliant standard citation guide online.

Just my two cents,
Allison

On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 9:21 AM Lapka, Francis <francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>> wrote:
Hi all.

I had a brief but useful email exchange with Jay Weitz yesterday about the MARC 510 field. In its current setup (as confirmed by Jay), OCLC does not index the field<https://help.oclc.org/Librarian_Toolbox/Searching_WorldCat_Indexes/Fields_and_subfields/5xx_fields>, with a niche exception for SCIPIO<https://help.oclc.org/Librarian_Toolbox/Searching_WorldCat_Indexes/Indexes/Indexes_A_to_C/Citation_SCIPIO_specific> records.

It sounds like OCLC would be willing to consider a change. Jay says it would be useful to have a collective indication of interest from the RBMS community (perhaps endorsed by BSC), illustrated by use cases.

Would others support such a change in OCLC? If so, can you share sample use cases, for researchers or for staff?

I’ll start with my own use case: to facilitate aspects of cataloging activity, I’d like to find all records in OCLC that have a 510 citation to the J.R. Abbey catalogs<https://rbms.info/scf/?s=abbey+aquatint> and are associated with online resources (e.g. HathiTrust).

Keen to hear others.

Thanks,
Francis


Ps. This issue has appeared before on DCRM-L<https://listserver.lib.byu.edu/pipermail/dcrm-l/2016-September/004890.html> (with a variation on local indexing here<https://listserver.lib.byu.edu/pipermail/dcrm-l/2018-October/thread.html#5556>).




Senior Catalogue Librarian
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
203-432-9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>



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