Hello,
I've just been using the following stylesheets to try and convert MARCXML
files to MODS.
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/MARC21slim2MODS3-3.xsl
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/MARC21slim2MODS3-4.xsl
I wanted to ensure that the 653 fields along with indicators contained in
the MARC records were retained during the conversion process as described
on the following page http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html.
Unfortunately I have found that version 3.3 although it retains the MARC
field content it does not seem to interpret the indicators and therfore
use the correct elements as set out on the MARC Mapping to MODS page
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html with regards to the
indicators. Version 3.4 seems to ignore the 653 altogether. For example
in MARCXML I have the following:
<datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1">
<subfield code="a">F. W. Roger Brambell</subfield>
</datafield>
<datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="2">
<subfield code="a">Brambell Laboratories, Zoology Dept., Bangor
University</subfield>
</datafield>
<datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="4">
<subfield code="a">November 17, 1971</subfield>
</datafield>
<datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="6">
<subfield code="a">Photo negatives</subfield>
</datafield>
<datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="5">
<subfield code="a">Bangor (Wales)</subfield>
</datafield>
Which converts to MODS 3.3 as...
<subject>
<topic>F. W. Roger Brambell</topic>
</subject>
<subject>
<topic>Brambell Laboratories, Zoology Dept., Bangor University</topic>
</subject>
<subject>
<topic>November 17, 1971</topic>
</subject>
<subject>
<topic>Photo negatives</topic>
</subject>
<subject>
<topic>Bangor (Wales)</topic>
</subject>
And does not convert at all to MODS 3.4.
I also notice that the 242$a MARC field appears twice after converting.
For example in MARCXML I have the following..
<datafield tag="242" ind1="1" ind2="0">
<subfield code="a">Opening of the Brambell Laboratories of the Zoology
Department of Bangor University in rememberance of Professor F. W. Roger
Brambell.</subfield>
<subfield code="y">eng</subfield>
</datafield>
which then converts to the following in both versions 3.3 and 3.4 of the
stylesheet.
<titleInfo type="translated" lang="eng">
<title>Opening of the Brambell Laboratories of the Zoology Department of
Bangor University in rememberance of Professor F. W. Roger Brambell</title>
<title>Opening of the Brambell Laboratories of the Zoology Department of
Bangor University in rememberance of Professor F. W. Roger Brambell</title>
</titleInfo>
Would it be possible to fix these in version 3.4 of the stylesheet?
Thanks,
Vicky
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