Chris,

At the BIBCO/CONSER Operations Meeting in May 2007, we were told a group
(headed by Peter Fletcher) had been established to look into creating
guidelines for a "provider neutral" record for electronic integrating
resources.  These guidelines would be similar to the aggregator neutral
record for electronic serials.  Lots of questions about continuing to
create provider specific records for integrating resources since they
would have to be collapsed into a provider neutral record once the
guidelines were established, but no answers.

I haven't seen an update about it since then.  At ALA Annual, we were
told that a task group was formed to update the cataloging guidelines
(Appendix A of BIBCO Manual, Module 35 of CONSER Cataloging Manual).

Sorry I can't be more helpful.  Does anyone else know of any updates?

Cheers,
--Shana

Chris Blackman wrote:
> Is there a provision developed yet that allows us to use a single
> electronic bib. level i record for A & I databases available from
> multiple vedors (e.g. like the one used for e-journals from multiple
> aggregators)?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>

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Shana L. McDanold
Electronic Resources & Serials Cataloging Librarian
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206
phone: 215-746-0267
fax: 215-573-9610
e-mail: mcdanold@pobox.upenn.edu