Presidential library: Information about changes in RUSMARC format to describe archival materials
The “News” section of the National Service of format system development, RUSMARC (www.rusmarc.ru) website is featuring information about new fields and data elements introduced in RUSMARC format for archival materials description.
All the additions are officially approved by the Standing Committee of IFLA on UNIMARC and are confirmed by the Review Board of the National Service of format system development of RUSMARC on March 21, 2012.
The improvement of the RUSMARC format for archival materials description was performed by the Working Group established by the Presidential Library in 2010 with a view to develop principles and approaches to combining of representation and access to the library, archival, museum resources in accordance with modern international standards.
In 2012 the works related with the development of teaching materials on cataloguing of archival materials in RUSMARC format, the display representation of archival materials and the formation of tables of correspondence between the formats EAD – RUSMARC, MARC 21 – RUSMARC (for archival materials) will be continued.