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DATE: December 9, 2015
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NAME: Defining Field 347 (Digital File Characteristics) in the MARC 21 Holdings Format
SOURCE: CONSER, Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)
SUMMARY: This paper proposes defining field 347 (Digital File Characteristics) (R) for the MARC 21 Holdings Format to contain copy specific technical specification relating to the digital encoding of text, image, audio, video, and other types of data in the resource.
KEYWORDS: Field 347 (HD); Digital File Characteristics (HD)
RELATED:
STATUS/COMMENTS:
12/09/15 – Made available to the MARC community for discussion.
01/09/16 – Results of MARC Advisory Committee discussion: Discussion focused on the use and appropriateness of $3 (what is typically used) vs. $8 (a preferable solution from a machine standpoint, but one that is not typically supported by current Integrated Library Systems) to connect associated 347 and 856 pairs. Should return as a proposal, incorporating both subfields.
Field 347 is currently defined in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format as follows:
Field Definition and Scope:
Technical specification relating to the digital encoding of text, image, audio, video, and other types of data in a resource. This information could also be recorded in field 300 (Physical Description) $b (Other physical details).Multiple values from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfields. Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field
Communities that follow provider-neutral guidelines for creating bibliographic descriptions of online resources avoid including details that vary by provider. Characteristics recorded in the 347 field such as file type, encoding format, file size, etc., may vary depending on the provider of an online resource and therefore would not be appropriate in bibliographic descriptions produced according to provider-neutral guidelines. Subfield $3 is defined in the 347 field and could be used to specify file characteristics of online resources offered by different providers, although this approach is not used in bibliographic descriptions following provider neutral practices.
Digital file characteristics that vary by provider would be useful if recorded at the local level and would be appropriate in the description of holdings related to the resource. Currently the 347 is not defined in the MARC 21 Holdings Format.
This paper proposes defining the 347 field in the MARC 21 Holdings Format with all of the same subfield definitions used in the Bibliographic format. It would be available for local use in defining digital file characteristics specific to different provider versions of an online resource and would be available for experimenting with item level/BIBFRAME annotation test cases that may be pursued in the future.
3.1. File types received from different providers may vary:
347 ## $a audio file $b CD audio $2 rda
347 ## $a audio file $b DVD audio $2rdaOr:
347 ## $a audio file $b CD audio $b DVD audio $2rda
3.2. Encoding formats received from different providers may vary:
347 ## $a text file $b PDF $2 rda
347 ## $a text file $b HTML $2 rda
3.3. Examples of subfield $3 used to identify specific providers:
347 ## $a text file $b PDF $2 rda $3ebrary
347 ## $a text file $b Adobe Flash $3Safari Tech Books Online
[Note: flash is not listed as a term in RDA for a text encoding format]347 ## $a audio file $b MP3 $2 rda $3 Alexander Street Press
347 ## $a image file $b JPEG $2 rda $3 ArtStor
3.4. Provider Neutral e-book bibliographic record excerpt:
040 ## $a EBLCP $b eng $e rda $e pn $c EBLCP $d OCLCQ $d YDXCP $d N$T
020 ## $a 9789882208940 $q (electronic bk.)
020 ## $a 9882208940 $q (electronic bk.)
245 00 $a Europe and China : $b strategic partners or rivals? / $c edited by Roland Vogt.
264 #1 $a Hong Kong : $b Hong Kong University Press, $c 2012.
264 #4 $c ©2012.
300 ## $a 1 online resource.
336 ## $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 ## $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 ## $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
588 ## $a Print version record.
700 1# $a Vogt, Roland $q (C. Roland)
776 08 $i Print version: $a Vogt, Roland. $t Europe and China : Strategic partners or rivals? $d Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, HKU, ©2012 $z 9789888083879
830 #0 $a Global connections (Hong Kong University Press)
830 #0 $a Global connections.Related institution specific holdings record:
856 40 $3 Ebook Library $u http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=932565
347 ## $a text file $b PDF$2 rda $3 Ebook Library856 40 $3 ebrary $u http://site.ebrary.com/id/10568932
347 ## $a text file $b HTML $2 rda $3 ebrary856 40 $3 EBSCOhost $u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=458776
347 ## $a text file $b PDF $2 rda $3 EBSCOhost856 40 $3 JSTOR $u http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1xw9fk
347 ## $a text file $b PDF $2 rda $3 JSTOR856 40 $3 Project MUSE $u http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789882208940/
347 ## $a text file $b PDF $2 rda $3 Project MUSE
3.5. Provider Neutral audio bibliographic record excerpt:
040 ## $a RECBC $b eng $e rda $e pn $c RECBC $d OCLCO
100 1# $a Borges, Jorge Luis, $d 1899-1986.
240 10 $a Short stories. $l English
245 14 $a The aleph / $c Jorge Luis Borges.
264 #1 $a New York : $b Penguin Audio, $c 2010.
300 ## $a 1 sound file : $b digital.
306 ## $a 36 min.
336 ## $a spoken word $b spw $2 rdacontent
337 ## $a audio $b s $2 rdamedia
337 ## $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 ## $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
588 ## $a Description based on online resource; title from webpage (OverDrive, viewed Dec. 4, 2015)
655 #7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft
776 08 $i Print record: $a Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. $s Short stories. English. $t Aleph. $d New York : Penguin Group, Inc., p2010 $z 9781101403839Related institution specific holdings record:
856 40 $3 OneClickDigital $u www.OneClickDigital.com $x Librarians must add institution-specific URL in subfield u
347 ## $a audio file $b MP3 $2 rda $3 OneClickDigital856 40 $3 OverDrive $u https://www.overdrive.com/search?q=A2D201FD-A48D-4BA4-B5E4-A9CB71C1B1B4
347 ## $a audio file $b MP3 $2 rda $3 OverDrive
856 42 $3 OverDrive $u http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{A2D201FD-A48D-4BA4-B5E4-A9CB71C1B1B4}Img100.jpg $z Cover image
347 ## $a image file $b JPEG $2 rda $3 OverDrive856 40 $3 Recorded Books $u http://rbdigital.oneclickdigital.com
347 ## $a audio file $b WAV $2 rda $3 Recorded Books
No impact
5.1. Would institutions find recording digital file characteristics in the 347 field for online resources in holdings records as opposed to bibliographic records useful?
5.2. Would having the 347 field defined for holdings records be useful for experimenting with BIBFRAME annotation scenarios?
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