At 06:34 AM 9/28/99 -0400, Jul,Erik wrote:
>Liddy et al.:
>
>(Hi, Liddy!)
>
>I am having trouble reconciling the DC 1.1 definition of Coverage with its
>use as an expression of intended audience.
>
>I do not equate "the extent or scope of the content," which seems to capture
>an aspect of what the content is *about*, with "audience," which seems to
>capture an aspect of intended use.
I'd read "extent or scope" more along the lines of depth. An item can
discuss Martin Luther King, Jr. or the Solar System at a level that can be
understood by children (a "juvenile" audience), or with enough depth to
interest an expert historian or astronomer (an "expert" audience), or
somewhere in between (a "general" or "popular" audience)
BTW, I'm just using terms I've heard for the sake of example, and not
suggesting that these are or should be the appropriate terms. Defined
"audiences" in MARC 21 are Preschool, Primary, Elementary and junior high,
Secondary (senior high), Adult, Specialized, General, & Juvenile, plus
"Unknown" and "No attempt to code" (though in most cataloging I've ever
done -- always for academic institutions -- we only used "Juvenile" or we
didn't "attempt to code"). The Choice book reviews always indicate an
appropriate audience as well using terms like "undergraduate majors" and
"graduate students". Personally, I think "juvenile", "general", and
"expert" would be enough for web documents. Most of what I've seen is
either for children, for experts, or just "there".
Byron
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