Almost all crosswalks are a dumb down. It's not hard to create a MARC record from the simplest description (e.g. Dublin Core), and vice versa. Why people believe the loss involved is acceptable is a different question.

You can't squeeze blood out of a stone.

Jeff

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On May 25, 2013, at 11:09 PM, "J. McRee Elrod" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> When/if Bibframe is implemented by the national libraries and
> bibliographic utilities, will there be a publically available Bibframe
> to NMARC crosswalk for those systems still in MARC?  Would OCLC offer
> a MARC export?
> 
> Might prioducing MARC21 records from Bibframe be a niche market for
> SLC, as is oroducing AACR2 compatible records from RDA, and UKMARC
> from MARC21?
> 
> Of what online conversion programs should we be aware?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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