RE: is FRBR relevant?

Strictly speaking, these system could continue to store (cache) the
display form in the bibliographic record if they somehow stored the
identifier in close proximity (e.g.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85148273#concept). Having a plausible
place in MARC to store these identifiers would help. They could then
bulk download the LCSH RDF (http://id.loc.gov/download/) and
systematically replace all the display forms periodically based on that
identifier.

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85148273#concept a skos:Concept ;
	skos:prefLabel "World War, 1939-1945" .

Like Karen, I assume this requires more control and vigilance over
individual fields than most systems can handle.

Jeff

Karen Coyle write:
> Yes, it's ugly. Using identifiers would help with some of this, but
> only if we stopped storing the display forms in the bibliographic
> record. We also need to be able to update individual fields -- MARC is
> designed to take a full record replace, and I don't know if there are
> many systems that can update individual fields.
> 
> kc
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> >
> > I'm just guessing but I would think that they
> > would add headings from time to time but they
> > would rarely if ever delete or change an existing
> > one. Although I could be very wrong...
> >
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