[DCRM-L] ALA Core SAC Subcommittee on Faceted Vocabularies publishes “Retrospective Implementation of Faceted Vocabularies”

[Rachel B Turner]

[cross-posted; please excuse duplication]

The ALA Core SAC Subcommittee on Faceted Vocabularies (SSFV) is proud to
announce the publication of a new resource entitled Retrospective
Implementation of Library of Congress Faceted Vocabularies: Best Practices
for Librarians and Programmers. It is now available on the ALA
Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/11213/17998
<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F11213%2F17998&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cbdf6b8d4670d44212e0f08da2c596ddf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637871059857287229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wQK0llLTBJJRXuuhKv1rfSa8%2FSOnfIiBqI6ItGg322I%3D&reserved=0>.
This first published version incorporates feedback received during the
public review period earlier this year. SSFV is grateful for this
engagement by the broader community, and welcomes continued feedback on an
ongoing basis. Please direct your questions and feedback to Casey Mullin,
SSFV Chair (caseymullin1 at outlook.com).

BACKGROUND:

This resource (several years in the making) describes a set of best
practices for implementers wishing to apply LC faceted vocabularies--using
purpose-built fields in the MARC 21 bibliographic format--retrospectively
to library catalogs, utilizing automated and semi-automated processes. It
is also intended to serve as an ever-growing hub of information for all
matters related to retrospective implementation of LC faceted vocabularies,
including efforts undertaken by specialist communities of practice, library
consortia/cooperatives, library systems vendors, etc. Lastly, it
articulates a “roadmap” for ongoing work by SSFV and allied communities of
practice.

This integrating resource is modular in nature and subject to dynamic,
ongoing updates. Early versions of these best practices will be incomplete.
At the time of this initial release, some modules have been developed by
SSFV or other entities, whereas other modules remain to be developed (and
are represented by a placeholder in the summary document). The following
modules are available to implementers now:

   -

   Genre/Form: mapping MARC fixed field codes to 655 and 385 fields
   -

   Genre/Form: mapping LCSH form subdivisions (and select topical
   subdivisions) to 655, 385, 386 fields
   -

   Genre/Form: mapping LCSH music form headings to 655 fields (not SSFV's
   own work, but a brief description of and links to the Music Library
   Association’s work)
   -

   Medium of Performance: mapping LCSH music form headings to 382 fields (not
   SSFV's own work, but a brief description of and links to MLA's work)

Two appendices contain links to resources for current implementation of
faceted vocabularies, and a bibliography of literature on display and
indexing of faceted data, respectively.



SSFV anticipates updating and re-releasing the summary document
periodically. However, the modules themselves are even more dynamic and
subject to frequent updates, particularly as the LC vocabularies continue
to grow and evolve. Implementers are advised to take into account the “last
updated” date on each module when consulting that module; this date may be
later than the “last updated” date on the summary document.

Thank you!


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*Rachel Berman Turner*

She/her/hers
Head of Cataloging/Metadata

Judaic Studies Librarian
Binghamton University Libraries │PO Box 6012
Binghamton, NY 13902

turnerr at binghamton.edu │ 607.777.4851
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