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<DIV>Thanks for sending this information to the listserv. I have a question about the 791 field. What exactly are the issues surrounding this field? When this field was adopted for local special collections purposes, Bonnie Collins was the designated person to approve use of this field by a library. When did that change?</DIV>
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<DIV>Karen N. Jones </DIV>
<DIV>Technical Services Librarian</DIV>
<DIV>Lewiston Public Library</DIV>
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<DIV>Lewiston, ME 04240</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:kjones@ci.lewiston.me.us">kjones@ci.lewiston.me.us</A><BR>Voice: (207) 513-3004 x3511</DIV>
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<DIV>TTY: (207) 513-3007<BR><A href="http://www.lplonline.org/">www.lplonline.org</A><BR><BR>The City of Lewiston is an EOE. For more information, please visit our website at <A href="http://www.ci.lewiston.me.us/">www.ci.lewiston.me.us</A> and click on the Non-Discrimination Policy.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Katherine R. Morgan " <norcat@norway.lib.me.us> 11/24/2008 11:42 AM >>><BR>Hello Catalogers<BR> Below you will find the November report on the items the <BR>cataloging committee has been working on. Your questions and comments <BR>are welcomed.<BR><BR>thanks<BR>Katherine, chair<BR><BR>Minerva Cataloging Standards Committee<BR>November 2008 Update<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Blu-Ray discs<BR> Ellen Conway was sent a question about cataloging Blu-Ray discs. <BR>The committee decided that Blu-Ray discs will be cataloged as DVDs. <BR>The material type is DVD, the GMD id ?videorecording.? To make the <BR>Blu-Ray distinct a MARC 538 field will be used that states ?Blu-Ray <BR>disc.?<BR><BR>Playaways<BR> During the September 23, 2008 cataloging users? group meeting <BR>the catalogers asked the cataloging committee to make a policy on <BR>Playaways. The Playaways need earphones and one battery to play. Some <BR>libraries send the earphones and battery while some do not. The <BR>committee decided that each Playaway bibliographic record will contain <BR>a MARC 538 field note with the following ?requires earphone and AAA <BR>battery.? This way, libraries that say they provide earphones and a <BR>battery will not be inundated with requests and the Playaways will be <BR>cataloged consistently.<BR><BR><BR>MARC 791<BR> The committee is still looking at this field. MARC 791 is used <BR>by libraries that have special collections that need to be searchable <BR>in the OPAC. To use this field a library needs to have approval by the <BR>standards committee. Once the committee has a few options we will ask <BR>for feedback.<BR><BR><BR><BR>The next standards meeting will be in January 2009 after the <BR>Catalogers? User Group.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Katherine R. Morgan<BR>Technical Services/Administrative Assistant<BR>Norway Memorial Library<BR>207-743-5309<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>MinervaCats mailing list<BR>MinervaCats@lists.maine.gov<BR><A href="http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacats">http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacats</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>