Re: [ARSCLIST] Common database/electronic library interchange format ?

[Mike Gray <mhgray@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I find the following format works well for all 78s and LPs, too.  For 
how the data responds to queries, see an older version of the data on 
DISMARC.

Mike Gray
*Combined* Number 	Date Initial 	Date Full 	Place 	Label 	Ensemble 
Conductor 	Composer 	Work 	78 / 45 Issue 	78 Prefix / Suffix 	78 
matrix 	LP Number 	CD Number 	Artists 	Artist sort 	Conductor1 	Producer 
/ Engineer 	Notes 	Additional Dates / Notes 	Victor number
*58508* 	*1/22/1931* 	*
* 	*
* 	*Parlophone* 	*
* 	*
* 	*BACH, J.S.* 	*Partita No. 1 - Courante; Sarabande* 	*
* 	*
* 	*95597* 	*
* 	*
* 	*Jean Dennery, piano* 	*
* 	*
* 	*
* 	*
* 	*
* 	*
*



Maurice Mengel wrote:
> maybe you want to have a look at the Dublin Core-based Dismarc profile
> (http://www.aitbiz.com/dismarc/ftpdata/manual/dmManual.r1v63.htm).
> While not a complete solution, i find it aims for a useful compromise
> between complexity and precision. And compliant with the OAI world.
>
>
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> Maurice Mengel
> Music Archive
> Ethnological Museum
> National Museums in Berlin
> http://www.ilkar.de
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>
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "D P Ingram" <darren@xxxxxxxxx>
> >     
> > > Yep, certainly a lot more metadata is needed.
> > > And that sadly varies over format too :(
> > >
> > >       
> > Also, keep in mind that there are at least TWO different forms
> > of 78-related databases! The first is the "catalog," which lists
> > the phonorecords in a collection...and thus refers to existing
> > copies of phonorecords, and will include fields such as "Condition"
> > and "Price Paid;" The second is the "discographic" database,
> > which will aspire to list ALL the phonorecords on one or more
> > specific labels (or of specific genres)! This latter does NOT refer
> > to specific copies of phonorecords. Note that several examples
> > of the former can be used in the compilation of the latter!
> >
> > Steven C. Barr
> >
> >