Presentation given at the first meeting of the "LIBER MARC Harmonization Task Force" on January 14, 2002 in the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main

1. Die Deutsche Bibliothek 14. Januar 2002
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LIBER MARC Harmonization Task Force
First Meeting, 2002-01-14 in the Deutsche
Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Overview of Format Activities
in Die Deutsche Bibliothek
Reinhold Heuvelmann

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Pica3 / Pica+
Local Format (DNB, German Authority Files, ZDB)
Reference Format ("turntable") for every step and direction of
format conversion
Pica3:
Cataloguing Format, Tags of 3 or 4 digits, ISBD-Interpunction
Pica+:
Internal Format, Tags of 3 digits, 2 Indicators, Subfields
Lossless Conversion by Online Syntax Tables

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MAB
"Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken", Version 2.0
"Automated Library Exchange Format",
"Machine-readable Exchange Format for Libraries"
National Exchange Format
Migration Format
Used Online and Offline

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Parts:
Bibliographic (MAB-TITEL)
Authorities (MAB-PND, MAB-GKD, MAB-SWD)
Classifications (MAB-NOTAT)
Holdings (MAB-LOKAL)
Addresses (MAB-ADRESS)
Format Design:
Maintenance and Development by "MAB-Ausschuss" (= MAB
Committee), under the Auspices of Die Deutsche Bibliothek
Used in DDB ("DDB-MAB"):
Export (DNB, ZDB, German Authority Files, Foreign Data)
Import (GKD, Holdings of ZDB)

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Unimarc
Export (DNB, Foreign Data)
Import (Casalini)
USMARC
Export (DNB, German Authority Files, Foreign Data)
Import (LoC Name Authorities)
UKMARC / BNB-MARC
Import (BNB)

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MARC21
Export (DNB, German Authority Files, Foreign Data)
Import (LoC Bibliographic and Authority Data)
(under Construction, First Step: Import of LoC Bibliographic)

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DC
Export (OAI) (under Construction)
Import (METADISS = Metadata Element Set for Online Theses)
ONIX
Import and Export (VLB = German Books in Print) (Planned)

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Conversion Tools:
Pica FCV (Format ConVerter) and Tables
FoKo (Format Konverter) and Tables
Unix-Tools:
"lex" and Tables for Character Conversion
"omnimark" and Scripts for Data Manipulation
Unix Standard Programs for Selecting, Testing, Checking
Windows Environment, Visual Basic
(Not Used: "USEMarcon" and Tables)

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Pica3 <=> Pica+
MAB
Unimarc UKMARCUSMARC MARC21
DC
ONIX
External Libraries
DDB
ZDB