The CORC ProjectThe CORC Projectat the State Library of Lower Saxony at the State Library of Lower Saxony

and the University Library of and the University Library of Göttingen (SUB)Göttingen (SUB)

Monika Cremercremer@mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de

Internet Librarian International /03/2001

SUB Göttingen: historySUB Göttingen: history

• Founded 1734 by George II

• Modern collection principles

• German national library for the 18th century

SUB Göttingen: GDZSUB Göttingen: GDZ

Home of the GDZ (Göttingen Digitization Center): http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gdz/

Projects:

• Travel books/Early North-Americana

• Gutenberg Bible

• Goethe illustrations ...

www.gutenbergdigital.de

SUB Göttingen and OCLCSUB Göttingen and OCLC

• CORC project partner in April 1999

• OCLC member since 2000

• New library building in 1993

German cataloging rulesGerman cataloging rules

• German rules: RAK (Regeln für die alphabetische Katalogisierung)

• Established in 1977, used by:

• Die Deutsche Bibliothek (Frankfurt/Main)

• All university libraries and most of the special libraries

• All public libraries

German cataloging rules German cataloging rules cont.cont.

• Different German authority files

• Exchange format is MAB, not MARC

• AACR2 not in use

Authority filesAuthority files

• German authority files for personal names• German authority files for corporate bodiesDifferences to LoC authority files: • Personal names: Braun, Wernher von, not: Von

Braun, Wernher• Authority files: Österreich / Botschaft <United

States> • Anglo-American version: Austria. Botschaft

(U.S.)

Exchange formatExchange format

• MARC is generally not in use

• German exchange format is MAB (Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken), developed by Die Deutsche Bibliothek

• PICA format: a derivation of MARC

Multiple volumesMultiple volumes

• Hierarchical structure (not compatible with American flat structure),

• see also: Project Reuse: http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/ebook/aw/reuse/index.htm

PICA GBVPICA GBV

• Lower Saxony was the first state to use the PICA system in Germany

• Today seven states belong to the GBV (Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund – Joint Library Network): Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen (Thuringia)

PICA WebdocPICA Webdoc

• University Library of Göttingen was partner of the Webdoc project (1995-1998) cataloging electronic resources which are stored on our own server in Göttingen

• Special cataloging rules for this project

• Joint catalog database in Leiden

EROMMEROMM

• Partner of EROMM (European Register of Microform Masters): http://www.gbv.de/eromm

• Database format: Unimarc

SUB Göttingen and CORCSUB Göttingen and CORC

• Project funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

• First user meeting in Dublin/Ohio

• Small project group in Göttingen: special knowledge (MARC/AACR2) needed

Selection of electronic resourcesSelection of electronic resources

• Resources stored on our library server (many PDF resources!)

• Digitized travel literature of the 19th century (offline)

• Selections from our Subject Gateways

Electronic resources on our library Electronic resources on our library serverserver

• Documents regarding our special core collections (Library science, Anglo-American history and culture, earth sciences, mathematics, ...)

• Format: mostly PDF!

• Umlaut problem!

• Dewey index

Digitized travel literatureDigitized travel literature (19th century) (19th century)

• Initial project of our digitization center (GDZ)

• Record conversion from PICA to MARC

• Offline delivery to CORC

Selections from our Subject Selections from our Subject GatewaysGateways

Subject Gateways (data model is Dublin Core based, several quality criterias regarding maintenance and selection etc.):

• Geo-Guide (earth sciences, geography, thematic maps, mining): http://www.Geo-Guide.de/

• MathGuide (mathematics): http://www.MathGuide.de/

Other special Subject GatewaysOther special Subject Gateways

• Anglo-American History Guide: http://www.HistoryGuide.de/

• Anglo-American Anglistik Guide: http://www.AnglistikGuide.de/

• <META NAME="DC.Title" CONTENT="Geo-Guide (SUB Göttingen, Germany)">

• <META NAME="DC.Creator" CONTENT="Heike Neuroth; neuroth@mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de">

• <META NAME="DC.Publisher" CONTENT="SUB, Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen, Germany">

• <META NAME="DC.Subject" SCHEME="DDC" CONTENT="910; 912; 550; 551.46; 333; 914; 915; 916; 917; 918; 200.9; ...">

• <META NAME="DC.Subject" CONTENT="Geo-Guide; SUB; virtual library; metadata; internet resources; subject gateway; ...">

• <META NAME="DC.Description" CONTENT="The Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen (Germany) offers...">

• <META NAME="DC.Language" CONTENT="en; de">• <META NAME="DC.Identifier" CONTENT="http://www.geo-

guide.de">• <META NAME="DC.Rights.Access" CONTENT="free">• <META NAME="DC.Rights.Restriction" CONTENT="none">• ...

DownloadingDownloading

• Automated MARC – PICA converter not yet ready – manual adaptions necessary

• Umlaut adjustments

• Adaptation to German authority files (manual work)

Workshop in Göttingen, Dec. 1999Workshop in Göttingen, Dec. 1999

http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ssgfi/corc/• Presentation of OCLC and demonstration of

CORC• First project results of SUB Göttingen• Project information from Die Deutsche

Bibliothek • Project news from Regensburg and Library

Network of Baden-Württemberg

Workflow Workflow

• After the project: no specialized staff available permanently

• How can we manage this in the future?

Future Future

• Cataloging: German rules are being revised, getting closer to MARC21 for data exchange

• Die Deutsche Bibliothek is translating the Dewey Decimal Classification

• A German translation of AACR2 is under way

Dublin CoreDublin Core

• Dublin Core implementation

• European Committee for Standardization workshop on Dublin Core: http://www.cenorm.be/isss/Workshop/mmi-dc/cwa13874/foreword.htm

• DC Library Group: Library application profile in work

OCLC and PICAOCLC and PICA

• A European approach through cooperation

• WorldCat available via PiCarta International (April 2001)

• An Euro-CORC model in view?

ReferencesReferencesState Library of Lower Saxony and University Library

Göttingen (Germany) http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/

Göttingen Digitizing Center: http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gdz/

Gutenberg bible: http://www.gutenbergdigital.deGBV (Joint Library Network): http://www.gbv.deEROMM: http://www.gbv.de/eromm

/

ReferencesReferencesSubject Gateways:

Geo-Guide: http://www.GeoGuide.de

MathGuide: http://www.MathGuide.de

Anglo-American History Guide: http://www.HistoryGuide.de

Anglo-American Literature Guide: http://www.Anglistik.de

ReferencesReferencesCORC Workshop at Göttingen 1999:

http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ssgfi/corcAACR2 German Translation Project

http://www.loc.gov/loc/german/AACR2/AACR2translation.html

Project REUSE: http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/ebook/aw/reuse/index.htm

European Committee for Standardization workshop on Dublin Core: http://www.cenorm.be/isss/Workshop/mmi-dc/cwa13874/foreword.htm

Questions?Questions?

Monika Cremer

cremer@mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de

http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/