The MusicAustralia project uses MODS as a common format for exchange of
metadata between ScreenSound Australia and the National Library of
Australia. As I understand it, the records then become part of the NLA's
national bibliographic service. Marie-Louise Ayers has been a frequent
contributor to this list and contacted our office awhile back because of
their use of MODS. She wrote me recently and said that she would be
out of the office for a few months on sick leave, so probably didn't see
your message and therefore didn't respond. I don't know if anyone else
representing that project is on this list whom you can contact for more
information. In any case, their web site is:
http://www.musicaustralia.org/
Rebecca
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Renee McBride wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am currently serving on the Music Library Association's (MLA)
> Metadata Standards Working Group, whose charge is to "examine the
> descriptive, structural, and administrative metadata elements
> currently being used to control music materials, including, but not
> limited to, those elements employed in the projects identified by the
> International Music Metadata Projects Working Group; formulate a
> schema of required elements for music metadata applications, along
> with recommendations for their standardized use; develop "best
> practices" with regard to the use of, extension of, and/or
> transmission of data between the new schema and the other major
> metadata schemas."
>
> We have several subgroups looking at various metadata schemes; mine is
> MODS. I'm on quite a learning curve, so have been reading about MODS
> and metadata in general. I have noted that some of you appear to have
> experience applying MODS to music materials, and I am writing to ask
> if you could share your thoughts and experiences with me. What have
> you found to be successful and/or problematic when applying MODS to
> music materials? Please share with the list or me directly as you
> wish. Our group's efforts are focused on scores and sound recordings,
> which of course can come in other formats, such as computer files,
> photographs, examples in books, etc.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and help.
>
> Renee McBride
>
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> Renée McBride
> Humanities & Music Cataloger, UCLA
> phone : (310) 206-5853
> fax: (310) 206-4974
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