ISO 2709:2008 specifies the requirements for a generalized exchange format which will hold records describing all forms of material capable of bibliographic description as well as other types of records. It does not define the length or the content of individual records and does not assign any meaning to tags, indicators or identifiers, these specifications being the functions of an implementation format.
ISO 2709:2008 describes a generalized structure, a framework designed specially for communications between data processing systems and not for use as a processing format within systems.
The Cataloger's Reference Shelf is based on 21 MARC manuals and other reference works published by The Library of Congress and frequently accessed by technical services staff. A must see for catalogers!
Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative. The Library of Congress is launching a review of the bibliographic framework to better accommodate future needs. A major focus of the initiative will be to determine a transition path for the MARC 21 exchange format in order to reap the benefits of newer technology while preserving a robust data exchange that has supported resource sharing and cataloging cost savings in recent decades.
Initiated by the Library of Congress, BIBFRAME provides a foundation for the future of bibliographic description, both on the web, and in the broader networked world. This site presents general information about the project, including presentations, FAQs, and links to working documents. In addition to being a replacement for MARC, BIBFRAME serves as a general model for expressing and connecting bibliographic data. A major focus of the initiative will be to determine a transition path for the MARC 21 formats while preserving a robust data exchange that has supported resource sharing and cataloging cost savings in recent decades.
P. Krop, S. Oberdörfer, and M. Latoschik. Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Würzburg, Germany, Association for Computing Machinery, (2023)
P. Krop, M. Koch, A. Carolus, M. Latoschik, and C. Wienrich. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’24), page 9. New York, NY, USA, ACM, ACM, (May 2024)To be published..