[Evergreen-catalogers] Creating/Editing/Deleting Bibliographic Templates

[Elaine Hardy]

While PINES does not create original bibliographic records in our local
database, I see the value in having the ability to customize, create, and
delete bib templates at all levels, including individual. Allowing an
individual to create a bib template for local use would increase efficiency
and accuracy when cataloging titles where the same information is included
in each bib record. For example, if a 590 note indicating a specific gift
is desired in a large number of records. These local templates should be
deletable so that if the need is temporary, the can be removed.


With the ability to create customized local bib templates should also come
the ability to lock specific templates used on the system or consortial
level to prevent changes or deletions. I think this should be extended to
locally created templates as well, so that if a customized template is used
by several catalogers, it can be protected.

I also agree that templates for authority record creation should be handled
in the same way.

This is similar to what OCLC calls constant data. Rather than templates, I
would prefer something like constant data where catalogers can apply
specific data to any record, whether copy cataloging or original. That way,
using the above 590 example, any time a local note is added to a bib
record, it can be applied without the use of a template --- just that field
is applied to any bib record. It would also assist in upgrading AACR2
records to RDA records.

Elaine



J. Elaine Hardy
PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
Georgia Public Library Service/PINES
1800 Century Place, Ste. 150
Atlanta, GA 30045

404.235.7128 Office
404.548.4241 Cell
404.235.7201 FAX

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Jennifer Pringle <
jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:

> Hi Sharon and all,
>
> To add our two cents to the discussion.
>
> We'd also like library staff to have the ability to create/edit/delete the
> bibliographic templates in the
> staff client.
>
> We agree it would be great to be able to assign the templates to
> particular locations, workstations, or users;
> possibly in a similar way to how toolbars currently can be created and
> assigned.  We would want to still have
> global templates shared with the entire consortium but allow library staff
> to create library specific templates
> that they could share with their library or save for themselves.
>
> We don't currently use authorities but think it would make sense to be
> able to create authority templates as well.
> For consistencies sake it may make sense for authority records to be set
> up the same way as the bibliographic templates regarding permissions and
> sharing even if all the functionality is not currently required.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
> --
> Jennifer Pringle
> Co-op Support
> BC Libraries Cooperative
> Tel: 1-888-848-9250
> Email:jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop
> Website: http://bc.libraries.coop
>
> _______________________________________________
> Evergreen-catalogers mailing list
> Evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org
> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-catalogers
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/evergreen-catalogers/attachments/20160502/067440aa/attachment.html>