HongKongChineseAuthority(Name)Project–theHKCAN.pptVIP

Hong Kong Chinese Authority (Name) Project – the HKCAN XML version Joanna Yi-hang PONG City University of Hong Kong HKCAN Hong Kong Chinese Authority (Name) A collaborative project since 1999 7 Hong Kong university libraries Chinese University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Institute of Education Hong Kong Polytechnic University Lingnan University University of Hong Kong Aims To build up a Chinese name authority file with CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) scripts that meets the need of the bilingual community To improve and streamline authority-control operations by setting up standardization for name headings and principles for authority record selection to achieve “Better”, “Faster” and “Cheaper” To participate in regional and global cooperative activities on authority work HKCAN authority record model 7xx model Based on MARC discussion paper 2001-DP05 Multilingual Authority Records in MARC21 Authority Format /marc/marbi/2001/2001-dp05.html This paper explores how to handle multilingual records in the MARC21 authority format HKCAN based on the recommended Model C Record model – Model C (cont’d) Established headings (1xx) are defined by a catalog context (i.e. cataloging rules and language of catalog) Context designation are shown in field 008/10-11(rules) or field 040$b (lang. of cataloging) 4xx and 5xx reference tracing are appropriate to the 1xx heading in that context Alternative established headings are recorded in 7xx fields, along with the indication of the context in which they are appropriate Record model – Model C (cont’d) Record model - Model C (cont’d) Example: 008/10 (Cataloging rules): c (AACR2) 008/11 (Subject system/thesaurus rules): a (LCSH) Context designation 040 $b (Language of cataloging): eng (English) 100 0# $a John Paul $b II, $c Pope, $d 1920- Established heading (1xx) 400 0# $a Joannes Paulus $b II, $c Pope, $d 1920- 400 0# $a Juan Pablo $b II, $c Pope, $d 1920- 400 0# $