====== 1. 1 2. ====== | ===== Type ===== | ===== Bibliographic database management ===== | Importance | Compliance |
| === === | === General === | | |
| | The system: | | |
==== R1 ==== | | must provide for creating and maintaining bibliographic records | | |
| | must support: | | |
==== R2 ==== | | MARC21 as defined in http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ | | |
==== R3 ==== | | Dewey (current edition) | | |
==== R4 ==== | | Library of Congress classification (current edition) | | |
==== R5 ==== | | Library of Congress Subject Headings (current edition) | | |
== V1 == | A/S | MeSH (current edition) | | |
==== R6 ==== | | ISO 2108 (ISBN, current revision) | | |
==== R7 ==== | | must allow extra local bibliographic fields to be defined | | |
==== R8 ==== | | must not impose limits on record, field or subfield size, or the number of fields in a record (beyond that imposed by the MARC format) | | |
| === === | === Record import and export === | | |
| | The system must: | | |
==== R9 ==== | | allow online access to a range of library-defined databases using Z39.50 (current version) and provide for the import of bibliographic records | | |
==== R10 ==== | | provide for the import of authority records | | |
==== R11 ==== | | provide for the import of records in batch and in realtime, i.e. direct to the cataloguing screen | | |
==== R12 ==== | | allow imported records, which match records already on the database, to overwrite or merge with those records, or be rejected, according to library-defined parameters | | |
==== R13 ==== | | allow the export of records in MARC21 exchange format | | |
| === === | === Record creation and editing === | | |
| | The system must: | | |
==== R14 ==== | | provide a full-screen edit interface for creating bibliographic records | | |
==== R15 ==== | | allow for library-defined templates for different types of material, e.g. monographs, serials | | |
==== R16 ==== | | provide both a MARC and labelled input interface | | |
==== R17 ==== | | prevent the creation of duplicate records by allowing pre-searching and matching on various fields including control numbers (ISBN, ISSN) | | |
==== R18 ==== | | allow existing records, from external sources or the internal database, to be copied and used as the basis for a new record | | |
==== R19 ==== | | allow data common to more than one record to be duplicated for a succession of records | | |
==== R20 ==== | | validate ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 | | |
==== R21 ==== | | validate ISSNs | | |
==== R22 ==== | | allow for adding new copies to an existing record | | |
==== R23 ==== | | provide for the online deletion of bibliographic records; it must not be possible to delete a bibliographic record if it still has item (copy) records attached | | |
==== R24 ==== | | provide for immediate retrieval on all access points defined by the library | | |
| === === | === Authority control === | | |
| | The system must: | | |
==== R25 ==== | | support MARC21 Authorities format | | |
| | allow for authority control on certain fields, to include: | | |
==== R26 ==== | | authors | | |
==== R27 ==== | | subjects | | |
==== R28 ==== | | series | | |
==== R29 ==== | | provide for the creation, editing and deletion of authority records | | |
==== R30 ==== | | allow access to authority records during record creation for checking/selecting headings | | |
==== R31 ==== | | allow display of works associated with an authority heading | | |
==== R32 ==== | | allow for global changes of headings and merging of headings, with associated records amended automatically | | |
| === === | === Electronic resources === | | |
==== R33 ==== | | The system must allow for the input of URLs, URNs and other URIs in bibliographic records for electronic location and access information | | |
==== R34 ==== | === === | === The system must incorporate a link checker === | | |
| === === | === Item (copy) record management === | | |
==== R35 ==== | | The system must allow unique item identifiers (e.g. barcodes, RFID tags) to be assigned to item records on the system | | |
==== R36 ==== | | There must be no effective limit to the number of item records linked to the bibliographic record | | |
==== R37 ==== | | It must be possible to specify library-defined defaults for item data and to copy item data from one record to another | | |
==== R38 ==== | | It must be possible to mark copies as withdrawn or deleted | | |
==== R39 ==== | | The system must give a warning if the last copy is being withdrawn or deleted | | |
==== R40 ==== | | It must be possible to assign a replacement item identifier to an item, and transfer all transaction data to the new item record | | |
| === === | === Stock management === | | |
==== R41 ==== | | The system must provide a stock checking facility, allowing the use of portable devices to store and upload item identifiers (e.g. barcodes, RFID tags) to the database, and report inconsistencies | | |
==== R42 ==== | | The system must provide routines for bulk changes of data, e.g. location, loan category | | |