Report from the Smithsonian Libraries: “Increasing Accessibility with the ‘MARC Cocktail'”

From a Guest Blog Post by Lesley Parilla, on the Smithsonian Libraries “Unbound” Blog:

What is a library to do when it has fabulous materials to share with users, but making library records for each item requires significantly more time than a typical collection? This was the challenge of the Russell E. Train Africana collection. It contained materials with both broad public appeal and significant historical value, however content and formats varied widely. The library wanted to create records in the predominant library and archival description standards to assure that materials would be discovered by as wide an audience as possible. By using the library and archive standards, records could easily be shared across online platforms. The Libraries decided to pursue a short term project to see if they could determine a solution to these challenges.

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