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Ar 14:04 -0500 2000-03-03, scríobh Patton,Glenn: >The statistics indicate that we would be almost completely unsuccessful. Of >the 73,164 records that are coded as Norwegian, only 25 contain the word >'Bokmal' and 53 contain 'Nynorsk'. These include records created by the >University of Minnesota (and other academic institutions in that state). An >examination of a sample of recently created records for Norwegian titles >published since 1998 shows many other records created by the same libraries >that contain no reference to either Bokmal or Nynorsk. Since most of the >notes are quoted ones, I'm assuming that most U.S. catalogers are including >information only when it is explicitly stated on the item. > >Based on this sample, I'm not optimistic about catalogers' ability to use >the new codes accurately. I don't understand. Were the cataloguers told to add a note regarding Bokmål or Nynorsk? If not, most wouldn't bother. Michael Everson ** Everson Gunn Teoranta ** http://www.egt.ie 15 Port Chaeimhghein Íochtarach; Baile Átha Cliath 2; Éire/Ireland Vox +353 1 478 2597 ** Fax +353 1 478 2597 ** Mob +353 86 807 9169 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn; Baile an Bhóthair; Co. Átha Cliath; Éire