Matthew,

> Monograph Series
> SN	A written work consisting of more than one volume

this term and associated Scope Note seem to conflate two concepts; that of a
series of monographs (like the BAR series, say) and that of a single work
consisting of more than one component.

Might it more usefully be broken up to give two terms, such as 'Multipart
Work' (for a written work comprising more than one volume) and 'Monograph
Series' (for discrete works within a single publication series)? You might
also need to allow for 'Journal' or 'Journal Series' or 'Periodical' or
something, if you don't already.

> Compilation
> SN	A collection of various archive types brought together for
> a particular
> purpose. e.g. scrapbook, album.

yeuch.  ;-)

Open to confusion, isn't it? Is this the act of compiling, or that which has
been compiled? Are all the records from a single excavation archive a
'compilation', or does the compiler have to consciously and actively gather
material from more than one source before they're compiling?

Possibly just 'collection' ?

> Extract
> SN	A part derived from another archive type. e.g. cutting,
> offprint, video
> excerpt

Again, the act of extraction, or that which has been extracted?

> It is felt that it will be necessary to emphasise the need for double
> indexing.
>
> Under Format we came up with the following:
>
> Digital medium
> SN	Archive format storing information in the form of binary data. e.g.
> computer files, digital images, digital sound and video recordings

what's a digital medium? Digital *data* may well be stored on a CD, which is
a physical *medium*, and played back as sound, which is *analogue*.

> Machine readable
> SN	Archive format requiring use of non-digital machinery for
> access. e.g.
> microfiche, photographic slides, analogue sound and video recordings,
> projected films

Odd distinction... computer files are often considered to be 'machine
readable', yet you specifically exclude them. Nothing wrong with the
exclusion, but there are problems with using a term most often associated
with computer data to mean everything but computer data.

> Conventional
> SN	Archive format not requiring the use of special equipment for
> interpretation. e.g. documents, objects, photographic prints.

or just 'Digital', 'Analogue' and 'Physical' ?

What is the *purpose* of making the distinction? If it's to enable re-use of
the resource, is the fact that resource A is digital (and needs a computer
to be seen) whereas resource B is analogue (but needs a VCR) actually
helpful to the user? Both need some extra thing to allow use. The fact that
one is a digital thing and the other an analogue thing is largely
irrelevant, isn't it?

And then, of course, you might play the analogue video over a web-cast, so
the user actually uses their computer to view it...  ;-)

Paul


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