Hi,
Has anyone used the VTLS RDA sandbox? We signed up for it but haven't found much time to use it and I'm not sure if it works that well with our Network.
Thanks
Helen

Helen Garner
Senior Information Adviser - Cataloguing
Learning and Information Services
Sheffield Hallam University
Tel 0114225 2113
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-----Original Message-----
From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of C.J. Carty
Sent: 19 April 2011 11:15
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Subject: Re: Vendor supplied records

On the general topic of LMS/OPAC etc, I wanted to point out a really great 
project that Alan Danskin mentioned at the Exec Briefing.

http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/ The Variations project at 
Indiana University has created a test catalogue to look at the FRBR 
conceptual model, since there isn't currently a "live" OPAC anywhere that 
is fully FRBR-ised.

There is also the VTLS RDA sandbox - you do have to pay $60 for access til 
the end of July but it is worth mentioning as a full library system 
environment which allows libraries to create MARC records using RDA, 
special documentation and 250,000 linked FRBR-ised records 
http://www.vtls.com/services/rdasandbox

One of the frustrations is the lack of examples of OPACs or resource 
discovery tools that actually use some of the new RDA features. I have yet 
to see a good example of using the 336-338 fields in display in some way.

Celine


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Céline Carty
English Cataloguing
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge CB3 9DR