Thanks for the additional information. This gives us a good starting point
for what you had in mind and we will be happy to work with you further on
this. If others have comments about their needs for holdings type
information, please contact me or send a message to the MODS list
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On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Karen Harker wrote:
> Thank you for your response. We would like to use a standard DTD or at =
> least one that has been used by a few others, but I've been frustrated =
> with my choices. Essentially, we are developing a "meta-catalog" using =
> two different databases - one uses MARC and one uses a locally-developed =
> schema. It would seem obvious to use something MARC-related, given its =
> long history as a standard. However, the DTD most closely related to MARC =
> (MODS) is missing what we consider a critical element (or set of elements):=
> holdings information. =20
>
> We are prepared to develop our own DTD, if necessary. I already have the =
> basic elements mapped out and it seems to make sense. Maybe if I showed =
> you all a brief sketch of what we expect, somebody would recognize it in =
> another DTD:
>
> <JOURNALS>
> <TITLE>
> <TITLEINFO>
> <TITLEID>
> <TITLE>
> <..more bibliographic info about the title>
> <METHODSOFACCESS>
> <TYPEOFACCESS> (print, online, database)
> <LOCATION> (physical location of print, or URL)
> <HOLDINGS> (years that are available via this MOA)
> <...more info on this method of access for this title, such as =
> restrictions, etc...>
>
> Does this look familiar to anybody? Or is it not workable? Should we try =
> this?
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
> Karen R. Harker, MLS
> UT Southwestern Medical Library
> 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
> Dallas, TX 75390-9049
> 214-648-1698
> http://www.swmed.edu/library/
>
> >>> Robin Cover <[log in to unmask]> 7/15/02 7:58:33 PM >>>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Karen Harker wrote:
>
> > We are trying to integrate our print holdings of journal titles from the =
> =3D
> > catalog with a locally-developed database of electronic journals, rather =
> =3D
> > than enter all 5,000+/- journal titles into the catalog.
> >=20
> > We would like to use a DTD that has already been developed, but we have =
> =3D
> > been stymied by the apparent lack of a DTD with an adequate element for =
> =3D
> > "holdings". We would like to indicate years and volumes for which we =
> have =3D
> > either the print copies available or for which we have online access. We =
> =3D
> > have the data; we just want a common element. But no schema I have =3D
> > reviewed seems to include this concept.
> >=20
> > Is this something I have overlooked?
> >=20
> > Or is there a specific reason why this has not been incorporated into =
> such =3D
> > schemas as DC or MODS?
>
> If you have needs to interchange data with other partners/providers, or if
> you critically need some specific piece of software that handles a certain
> DTD, then it's possibly wise to choose from the existing collections. I
> worked on TEI, for example.
>
> But a strong argument can be made for using exactly the DTD(s) you need,
> and no other. They are not difficult to create. The important thing
> is to ensure that the requirements of all the stakeholders are understood
> and that the semantics of the data model is agreed upon. The syntax
> (DTD) is the trivial part. If you shoehorn your data into a DTD that's
> "sorta correct" for your data and for your applications, it causes no
> end of problems. Semantic transparency is what you want.
>
> Robin Cover
> XML Cover Pages
> http://xml.coverpages.org
>
> See possibly relevant hints in
> http://xml.coverpages.org/marc.html
>
>
> >=20
> > Thanks.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Karen R. Harker, MLS
> > UT Southwestern Medical Library
> > 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
> > Dallas, TX 75390-9049
> > 214-648-1698
> > http://www.swmed.edu/library/
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