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On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:50:41AM -0800, Karen Coyle wrote: > I am less optimistic about MODS than Kyle. Having watched it be made, I > think it's more than just a bit of a kludge, and carries forward a lot > of the problems of MARC21. I also don't think that it has a strong model > or philosophy behind it. I think we can do much, much better. What is > stopping us is what comes up here: you can create a better record, but > that doesn't mean that library systems will use it. Even so, I'm up for > trying to create that better record, and I'm even up for creating one > that is compatible with library cataloging practices, at least in their > intent. Some of us talked about this on the exhibits floor of ALA just > in the last few days. > > I will start by re-organizing a document I did a few years ago but that > was never publicly released. I'll do a new, public version and post it, > then wiki it so we can have the discussion. Also, I think that the > cataloger scenarios in the DC/RDA wiki are beginning to show what one > can do with the FRBR assumption behind the record. This sounds like a great idea, Karen, and I'm looking forward to seeing the document and discussing it. If a record format can demonstrate a significant leap forward then it will be adopted. Keep this list in the loop about the public version. Gabriel