Bibliographic standards in South Africa Bibliographic standards are
Bibliographic standards in South Africa
“Bibliographic standards are standards aimed at consistency and uniformity of practice in the creation of bibliographic records. ” Coetzee, Helena. 2004. Do we still need bibliographic standards in computer systems?
Types of bibliographic standards • Format standards – essential for the exchange of records MARC 21 • Data content standards – to ensure consistency of practice in the creation of bibliographic records AACR 2 R, LCSH, DDC, ISBDs • Item identifiers – to identify items by using unique numbers ISBN, ISSN • Internet cataloguing standards – aimed at creating order on the Internet Dublin Core
Format standards – MARC 21 • 1997 SAMARC > USMARC • Official MARC office (MARC@NLSA)
Data content standards AACR 2 R • SA cataloguing community / Sabinet Online: adhere to LC rule interpretations • Aligned with cataloguing community contributing to World. Cat
Data content standards • LCSH Academic and tertiary institutions • MESH Wits Medical School Medical Research Council of South Africa Medunsa campus of the University of Limpopo
Data content standards SEARS • School libraries • Public libraries • Special Libraries • Library schools Scaling down cataloguing courses?
Data content standards Dewey Decimal Classification • DDC 22 : Academic & tertiary institutions, Government departments, Provincial & local government, Special libraries • Abridged ed. 14 : Schools • Web. Dewey : Universities, Provincial & local government, Special libraries
Data content standards LC Classification ex University of Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) University of the Witwatersrand U. S. Embassy in Pretoria
Item identifiers • ISBN 13
Internet cataloguing standards • Dublin core for the description of simple textual or image resources (objects, photographs or slides)
Internet cataloguing standards • TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) for text markup • EAD (Encoded Archival Description) for description of archival materials
Authority control – pre-2000 • Authority records created for South African National Bibliography not available to South African libraries • SAMARC: No development of a MARC authority format • Disparity between libraries
Authority control – after 2000 • Sabinet Online started using Innopac library system • Authority records downloaded from OCLC • All records created on OCLC • GAELIC and CALICO consortia opted to become NACO participants • 17 NACO libraries in South Africa
SACO participation
South African Academic Library Consortia GAELIC (1996) Gauteng & Environs Library Consortium • CALICO (1992) Cape Library Cooperative • FRELICO (1996/7) Free State Library & Information Consortium • e. SAL (1997) Eastern Seaboard Association of Libraries • SEALS (1998) South Eastern Alliance of Library Systems • COSALC Coalition of South African Library Consortia
Founded in 1996
Information Resources Team • GCATS (GAELIC Cataloguing and Technical Services Workgroup) Operational Focus Promoted bibliographic control and adherence to international cataloguing standards within GAELIC…
GCATS • Main products/services - Authority records - Shared bibliographic records - Training • Functions - Promote adherence to international cataloguing standards - Provide training and guidance in the application of international cataloguing standards
GCATS • Established core records • Posted examples of bibliographic records on GCATS web site • Compiled authority control manual and policy guidelines • Initiated & coordinated NACO/SACO cooperation • Provided training • Established peer reviewing process
ESAL (Eastern Seaboard Alliance Libraries) • Currently on URICA Library system – SAMARC • Migrating to Unicorn (Sirsi. Dynix) – MARC 21 • DIT (Durban Institute of Technology) – DDC 22 • Other libraries – earlier editions of DDC
Mergers, transformation, name changes • “In November 2003, the Cabinet approved proposals for the restructuring of the institutional landscape through mergers and incorporations. ” – Press release • University of South Africa, Technikon SA, VUDEC > University of South Africa • VUDEC books classified according to Zastrau schedule • Project: Assign DDC call numbers to 60 000 Vudec items
Mergers, transformation, name changes
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Aim To promote and facilitate the application of bibliographic standards in South Africa
Objectives - Provide for the exchange of ideas and experiences with regard to the application of bibliographic standards among members - Address issues which affect the application of bibliographic standards - Identify training needs in respect of bibliographic standards
• South African distributor of both the printed DDC 22 edition and the abridged DDC / Web. Dewey • Hosted listservs • Sabinet Online Standards Committee (SOSC) - formed in 1999
Sabinet Online Standards Committee (SOSC) Investigates and advises on issues relating to the standard and quality of data input to the SACat database Standing Groups: Quality Control Working Group Cataloguing input standards, rule interpretations, MARC coding and improving the overall quality of the SACat database.
Carnegie Foundation sponsorship • To provide basic cataloguing skills training • Aimed at better equipping practitioners in the field for standardized and cooperative cataloguing • Training offered in South Africa - free of charge • Over 200 people have been trained
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Bibliography • Coetzee, Helena. 2004. Do we still need bibliographic standards in computer systems? [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. liasa. org. za/interest_groups/igbis/papers/IGBIS_WSJ ul 04_Bib_Stds_Helena_Coetzee. doc> [Accessed 29 September 2005] • Digital Imaging Project of South Africa. No date. [Internet] Available from: <http: //aboutdisa. ukzn. ac. za/goal. html> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • Durban Institute of Technology. 2000 -2005. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. dit. ac. za/> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • GAELIC. No date. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. gaelic. ac. za/> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • LIASA : Library and Information Association of South Africa. No date. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. liasa. org. za/> [Accessed 22 September 2005]
Bibliography cont. • Medunsa Campus Library. No date. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. medunsa. ac. za/other/library. htm> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • National Library of South Africa. 2000. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. nlsa. ac. za> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. 2005. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. nmmu. ac. za/Default. asp? bhcp=1> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • Sabinet Online. c 2005. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. sabinet. co. za/> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. c 2000 -2004. [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. wits. ac. za/> [Accessed 22 September 2005] • Van der Merwe, Ina. 2004. MARC 21 and its relevance to the South African cataloguing scene [Internet] Available from: <http: //www. liasa. org. za/interest_groups/igbis/papers/IGBIS_WSJul 04_MAR C 21_ref%20(Ina%20 vd%20 Merwe). doc> [Accessed 29 September 2005]
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