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DATE: January 17, 2018
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NAME: Coding 007 Field Positions for Digital Cartographic Materials in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings Formats
SOURCE: Canadian Committee on Metadata Exchange (CCM) and the ALA Map & Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT)
SUMMARY: This paper proposes adding a new value in position 04 and making some modifications to definitions in other positions in the 007 fixed field for maps in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings Formats to better accommodate digital cartographic resources.
KEYWORDS: Field 007 (Maps) (BD, HD); Physical Description Fixed Field (BD, HD); Digital Cartographic Material (BD, HD); Cartographic Material (BD, HD)
RELATED: 2017-DP06; 2016-01; 2015-DP02
STATUS/COMMENTS:
01/17/18 – Made available to the MARC community for discussion.
Discussion Paper 2017-DP06, presented in June 2017, reviewed the coding of the positions in the Physical Description Fixed Field 007 for cartographic materials (007a-maps) as to their suitability to code for digital cartographic materials. This proposal follows up on the preferred options from that discussion paper. As with the discussion paper, this proposal is jointly prepared by CCM and MAGIRT.
To adequately describe digital cartographic resources in the 007a (Maps) fixed field, an additional value is proposed in one position, and editorial modifications are proposed for two more positions.
An additional value is proposed in the following position:
04 - Physical medium
Modifications to the definitions or value labels are proposed for these two positions:
01 - Specific material designation
06 - Production/reproduction details
As this field is identical in both the Bibliographic format and in the Holdings format, all changes proposed in this paper apply to both formats.
To better accommodate the broad range of digital cartographic resources that are included under General Material Designation value “a” (all cartographic materials except globes), the definition of Specific Material Designation position 01 needs to be reworded to avoid the implied exclusion of remote access digital cartographic resources. This can be accomplished simply by deleting the second sentence:
007/01 - Specific material designation
Special class of cartographic material to which the item belongs.
Usually the class of physical object, e.g., a diagram.
Position 04 for Physical medium is defined as “Material out of which the cartographic item is made”. The values cover a wide range of physical materials that could be used to make analog cartographic resources. While a remote access digital resource is ultimately stored on some medium which must be made of a physical material, the cataloger is in no position to know what the physical medium is, and furthermore, the digital resource may be migrated to new media over time without the cataloger’s knowledge. As a result, a coding of “not applicable” in this character position is proposed as being more relevant than resorting to using “u” (Unknown), “z” (Other) or a fill character. This would parallel the similar situation that resulted in the approval, in proposal 2016-01, of value “n” (Not applicable) in 007/10 (Kind of material) in 007s (Sound recordings) for remote access digital sound recordings.
Generally, code “n” is used to stand for “not applicable” in most fixed field positions. However, in position 007a/04 code “n” is currently defined to mean “Vellum”. Value “x” is unassigned and is proposed in its stead.
04 - Physical medium
a - Paper
b - Wood
c - Stone
d - Metal
e - Synthetic
f - Skin
g - Textiles
i - Plastic
j - Glass
l - Vinyl
n - Vellum
p - Plaster
q - Flexible base photographic, positive
r - Flexible base photographic, negative
s - Non-flexible base photographic, positive
t - Non-flexible base photographic, negative
u - Unknown
v - Leather
w - Parchment
<x - Not applicable>
y - Other photographic medium
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
Following the pattern used in the definition of value n (Not applicable) in 007/10 (Kind of material) in 007s, the proposed definition for the new value “x” is as follows:
x - Not applicable
Physical medium is not applicable to remote digital cartographic resources because it pertains to characteristics specific to physical aspects of carriers.
The values defined for position 06 (Production/reproduction details) cover a small list of specialized photographic production and reproduction techniques. A digital cartographic resource, whether made available by remote access or issued on CD-ROM or other medium, is produced or reproduced using a technique that is not represented by any of the specific values. It is an “other” technique, but not a photographic technique. Under the current definition of the position, the existing value “z” (Other) only applies to other photographic techniques.
By broadening the scope of the position by removing the restriction to photographic techniques, the existing value “z” (Other) can be interpreted as including “other” techniques that are not photographic in nature, without any modification to the definition of the value itself.
z - Other
Production/reproduction details for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
The current definition of position 06 (Production/reproduction details) is:
“Photographic technique used to produce the cartographic item.”
The proposed revised definition, removing the word “photographic”, is:
“
Photographic tTechnique used to produce the cartographic item.”
To retain the existing intention of the other current values, the label and definition of value “c” needs to be modified to specify that it only applies to photographic pre-production proof copies.
Current label and definition:
c - Pre-production
Pre-production (proof) copy intended for review.
Proposed modified label and definition:
c - Photographic pre-production
Photographic pre-production (proof) copy intended for review.
Current practice:
LDR 01506nem a2200421 i 4500
001 ocn909406802
003 OCoLC
005 20160929113305.0
006 m#####o##d#f######
007 aj#cznzn
007 cr#cn|||||||||
008 150519s2015####dcub######a##fo#0###eng#c
040 ## $aGPO$beng$erda$epn$cGPO
034 0# $aa
035 ## $a(OCoLC)909406802
042 ## $apcc
043 ## $an-us-wa
052 ## $a4282$bO3$bW4
074 ## $a0080-G (online)
086 0# $aA 13.28:OK 1/7
245 00 $aPersonal use mushroom harvest areas, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF.
246 3# $aPersonal use mushroom harvest areas, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
255 ## $aScale not given.
264 #1 $a[Washington, D.C.] :$bForest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,$c[2015?]
300 ## $a1 online resource (1 map) :$bcolor
336 ## $acartographic image$bcri$2rdacontent
337 ## $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 ## $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
500 ## $aTitle from title screen (viewed on May 14, 2015).
710 1# $aUnited States.$bForest Service,$eissuing body.
856 40 $uhttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo57421
856 4# $uhttp://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3835247.pdf
007a field with proposed new coding in 007/04:
007 aj#cxnzn
Current practice:
LDR 03752cem a2200757 i 4500
001 ocn622659853
003 OCoLC
005 20160929121510.0
006 m#####o##d#f######
007 ad#cznzn
007 cr#bn||||||abp
007 cr#bn||||||ada
008 100519s1999####cou#######e##fo#0###eng#c
040 ## $aOCLCE$beng$erda$epn$cOCLCE$dOCLCQ$dOCLCF$dOCLCO$dGPO
034 0# $aa
035 ## $a(OCoLC)622659853
043 ## $an------
050 #4 $aG1106.C8$bT4 1999
052 ## $a3301
070 ## $a407$bG29Pr no. 1650
074 ## $a0624 (online)
082 04 $a582.16/097/022$221
100 1# $aThompson, Robert Stephen,$eauthor.
245 10 $aAtlas of relations between climatic parameters and distributions of important trees and shrubs in North America /$cby Robert S. Thompson, Katherine H. Anderson, and Patrick J. Bartlein.
246 18 $aRelations between climatic parameters and distributions of trees and shrubs, North America
250 ## $aVersion 1.0.
264 #1 $aDenver, CO :$bU.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,$c1999.
300 ## $a1 online resource (1 atlas (2 volumes)) :$bcolor maps
336 ## $acartographic image$bcri$2rdacontent
337 ## $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 ## $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
490 1# $aU.S. Geological Survey professional paper ;$v1650 A-B
500 ## $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Apr. 27, 2015).
533 ## $aElectronic reproduction.$b[S.l.] :$cHathiTrust Digital Library,$d2010.$5MiAaHDL
538 ## $aMaster and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.$uhttp://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212$5MiAaHDL
583 1# $adigitized$c2010$hHathiTrust Digital Library$lcommitted to preserve$2pda$5MiAaHDL
588 ## $aDescription based on print version record.
651 #0 $aNorth America$xClimate$vMaps.
700 1# $aAnderson, Katherine H.$q(Katherine Hauschildt),$eauthor.
700 1# $aBartlein, Patrick J.,$eauthor.
710 2# $aGeological Survey (U.S.),$eauthor.
776 08 $iPrint version:$aThompson, Robert Stephen.$tAtlas of relations between climatic parameters and distributions of important trees and shrubs in North America.$dDenver, CO : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999$w(DLC) 99028947$w(OCoLC)41310813
830 #0 $aU.S. Geological Survey professional paper ;$v1650 A-B.
856 40 $uhttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS77591
856 4# $uhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1650-a/
856 40 $3HathiTrust Digital Library$uhttp://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/41310813.html
In the existing record, the value of position 007/05 (Type of reproduction) is given as n (Not a reproduction). However, field 533 (Reproduction note) clearly indicates that the resource is a reproduction. As a result, the expected coding of 007/05 would be z (Other type of reproduction).
007a field with proposed new coding in 007/04, and correction of 007/05:
007 ad#cxzzn
No impact.
In the Physical Description Fixed Field 007a (Map), in the Bibliographic and Holdings formats:
5.1. Delete the second sentence in the definition of position 01 (Specific material designation):
01 - Specific material designation
Special class of cartographic material to which the item belongs.
Usually the class of physical object, e.g., a diagram.
5.2. Define value x (Not applicable) in position 04 (Physical medium) as follows:
x - Not applicable
Physical medium is not applicable to remote digital cartographic resources because it pertains to characteristics specific to physical aspects of carriers.
5.3. Change the definition of position 06 (Production/reproduction details) and rename and edit value c as follows:
06 - Production/reproduction details
Technique used to produce the cartographic item.c - Photographic pre-production
Photographic pre-production (proof) copy intended for review.
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