Hi!

I hope that I can shed some light on this, since this enhancement 
to release 12 originated as far as I can tell, in a call placed by 
Leeds in the course of our implementation.

Leeds had problems with the "displacement" of the US default 008 
data because of differences in structure between US and UK 008 - 
default data quite simply appeared in the incorrect subfields.  We 
not only persuaded III to correct this, but also to give us sensible 
UK-MARC default  values.  We tried to do this in a way which was 
generally applicable to UK libraries (it was a last-minute thought by 
III which unfortunately did not give the space for general 
consulation).

The first attempt at programming by III had a "b" in the provenance 
field (quite why I never worked out), which we immediately spotted 
and got changed.  We are still on Release 11 and do not have that 
"b" present.

What is now going on in rel. 12 I don't know, but I guess that the 
correction incorporated at Leeds to have a space in provenance 
somehow did not get worked into the more global software!!

I'm copying this separately to III in the hope they will be able to get 
it all sorted out, quoting dates etc. for back reference.

Michael

We 

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Date sent:      	Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:55:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject:        	Re: FW: C356404: Fixed field 25 (Cat Srce) changed in 12
From:           	Sarah Milner <[log in to unmask]>
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I think we have the same problem here in Durham, with a b in the 008 in
the provenance slot for records we create ourselves. However we are still
on Release 11 and I was hoping that Release 12 was going to solve this
problem!

Sarah Milner                                [log in to unmask]
Durham University Library                   Tel.: 0191-374-3020
Stockton Road
Durham DH1 3LY


On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Sheila Culross wrote:

> I wonder if a library using UKMARC (like us) can enlighten us here at
> Glasgow re the reply we received from III, attached below.  Our
> understanding is that "b" means British Library and that individual
> libraries' EMMAs should not be coded "b". We were not aware that this was a
> UKMARC enhancement requested by libraries using UKMARC.
> 
> Sheila
> >
> >Subject: C356404: Fixed field 25 (Cat Srce) changed in 12
> >
> >I'm writing about C356404, in which you reported that since your conversion
> >to
> >Release 12, one of the default values in the 008 field when keying a new
> >bibliographic record has changed from a blank space to a 'b' (The British
> >Library).
> >
> >Investigation showed that this change was made as part of the UKMARC
> >enhancements as requested by sites using UKMARC and was a change in code
> >rather than to a table or template. I've spoken to the Product Analyst for
> >those enhancements and explained your situation and it's agreed that this
> >issue needs to be reconsidered. Therefore this call C356404 has been
> >assigned
> >to be reviewed for possible revision.
> >
> >I hope that your cataloguing staff will be able to accomodate the extra step
> >that this change entails. We will forward any decision made about this to
> >you.
> >
> >Please let me know if I can clarify anything about C356404.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >-Heather
> >
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> Glasgow University Library
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