Issues and solutions
The state of the art
- 1986: OCLC and RLIN
- Selection possible only through author, title proper and date
- 1986: SBN
- No elements of description for music
No musical uniform title
No relator codes
No coded fields for medium of performance, form, etc.
The solutions
- Do not re-invent the wheel
- Remain SBN-like as much as possible
without losing essential elements
e.g., structure of data
form of names
- Format: closer to the standard
- Use as many UNIMARC fields and subfields as possible
e.g., add relator codes
- But...
- No shared cataloguing
No library management (inventory, etc.)
No services (loan, ILL, etc.)
Off-line cataloguing