lASSIST Newsletter, Vci. I, dUILDIN (Spring 1978) BISLIOGFAFHIC/MARC DATA BASE fOR SOCIAL SCIEilCE DATA FILES A NEIWCRK ENVIRONMENT by Sae A. DoJ^ University ji North Carolina DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS IIITrtODUCTICN Soci textual amoan t vailabl they ar laculty in rese data f growth tae adv inexpen data an tion m classr o ttonal often r data pa to te skiliS, social cording rience • labora appropr science tory f student Unfo resourc because of the of soci the pre usable varying search computi these V common the exi there that wo i n f o r m a sources compute some b needed f or mati that wo all in needed graphic ards to unlike printed al s data of va e inf e wi , an arch, iles ili th a nee SiV6 alysi odels cm a tools eferr ckage ach so and e to N wi tory' iate stud cr th cienc file luabl or mat dely d pox N had e las of sm com s and hdv s le ed " n stu as to conom esvoi th mate to tn ent be s re e a ion . used icy ot o an t de all puts CO e mo giti Spec o as a ve dent bet ic p d (f ma rial e be as i ginn nume pres nd ^ ty mane nly unp cade an d r mp ut ved iia te iali "e been ter heno 976) chin s sh ginn ing rica ent ubli or e stu rs e ha V rece , bu rei.a term er s int in zea duca ae V anal unde men a e-r e ould ing he 1 Che 1 and a vast cly-a- xample dents , ngaged 6 s uch dented t with ti vely inais , imula- c the struc- files, tional eloped ytical rstand Ac- "Expe- adable be as social abora- mistry rtunately, es are no potential existence al science sent time MBEF is governme mstitutio ng and dat arious age format to stence of any stana uld faciii tion from Existi riz£d file ut not to is a cent en witnin ula provid ter ested IS some control a r social that which materials use and da , i fra nt a ns, a ce ucie r i data ardi tate m ng s is al ral the e e user for nd n scie is any sucn ully ut rs are u accessi ta files nf crmati gmented gencies , and univ nter s. Et there nr crmati files, zed str retr It any dif inrormat availa 1. Wxi source public gual ace s- Wh m ot b at ional nee file a vailab data ilized naware tiliti '\\ en on among re- ersity Among IS no on on nor is ucture val of ferent ion on ble to at 13 ot in- domain ess to at is iblio- stand- s--not le for The th cial rth r r e li utai aohi e' d aila gle r (T blio sign d wo ne ssed ronm ree IS J er w urce arch o ac her stem nter ref e a r eir Soc In Sci Car tly wo c da ata ble Univ UCC) ll^l uIq in te wit ent. type ata no s of 2 t a end- a s wh renc ecor own lal S s 1 1 1 u ence olina en gag rk t ta ba fil to us er sit area hie o ser be c r acti hin t The s of base: is lo dat ) us 3 inf users nd 3) o wou e too ds m data cie te at at ed o c se es ers Its dat ve onv ve he re po oki a f er orm wi 1 Id 1 ana hoi nee for the U Cha in s r e a t e ot na that wit Comp Tnis a bas multi ertea mode TUCC would tenti 1) ng t or s servi at ion thin ibrar use t for c gemen aings Data Rese ni ve pex om e a chin w ain utat cen e w pie to to net be al the or pchoi ce p br the ies ne s lien t sy Library arch 11. rsity of Hill 1-: develop- biblio- e-r eada- ould be the Iri- ion Cen- tralized ould be purposes an on- be ae- work en- at least users of aeadem ic otential arly re- ersonnel okers to net work and data ystem as ts, and stem for The Logical Stucture Tne "lo bibliograp elude thr levels. A be those b quired to data file. number, ti principal place of p aate of pr of distirb file, sub ings, an This would level of would be internatio graphic re plus it w gration o tiles into The next 1 inciude bi guired to example : ber of dat bles, tim would be level of i depending (e.g., te gical nic d ee re t the iblio uni F tie, inve roduc oduct utor , ]ect a ser be info compa nal s f eren ould f ma mult evel biiog anal samp a uni e cov call n f or m on xt. ata j.at hi gra gue or aut sti tio ion a des ies cai rmd tib tan ces dxl Chi i m of rap If ts, era ed ati the map tr uct bas ed i ghest pnie ly 1 examp hor , gator n , da L P^ bstra cript ide led t tion, le wi dar ds and ow to ne-re edia infor hic the descr numb the on an ty ure" ot e would nf ormati level w elements aentif y le: s directo edit ta produ ace and ct , siz ors or h ntif icat he unive since tn exis for bib catalog r t n e 1 aaable collecti mation w elements file, iption, er of va etc. analyt d wouTd Ee of ysicai the in- cnal ould r e- t he tddy r or ion, eer , name e of ea d- ion. rsal It ting xio- in g , nte- datd ons. ould re- pot num- ria- This ical vary file sc 1- 34 - ! wsxetteu. ic. I (Spring 197d) e r, c e , d J m i h 1 s s o f t w a r cst lev Slot o a t n t s w For exa file St i s 1 1 c s , tlOliS o called tion, local o of jse etc . tra 6 i f t hie rut the si fti tive ro jr of i hose h ar e: tare onta se, ioc nee ons, com Odd J. r fccor ams, et n f o r m a t b ibl 1 e van c ond 1 , rhysi ct per fct c . al lev It is specia puter co- lon cyra an t ticn cal son, Thl el o dep 1 ap coip siceace , can coirput^r dest ii I h £ J. w - wouIq co.i- Thl phic ele- Da£e in nature. pie o braryof aatar cnar acter- 1500 : restric- some s mivght be opinii z mrorma- tne . enient on data : 'plications other atiaility. Wi. ich TUCC . var lous e current incljdes a f the Soci ' s tot ax h separate 500 Harr on polls, de velopmen base was machine- were av community. bibliogra represent al Scienc oiaings nu liles and is nation Recent ly tal uork. extended readable d ailable w phic at i ve e Data mberin incl J al pu , howe witc to inc at a f ithin data sam- Ll- q to ami blic lude iles the P^lSi^^i Structure The Network Community The lata ba lat. Is an snrase tt is a Dibliog jeen en nachine nanipul 1977[ :he cod ;ARC da levelop jress 1 /ery gu :ionaI represe ;haract records I var len gth" :onside "physi se wou Ey way acEon MAchi "gene raphic coded -reada ation. The K ing CO t a may ed by n the ickly stand nta tio erist i is th ying data rabie cai stru id be th oi expl ym deri ne Head ric term iiif orma and trar ble form ARC form nveation be orga the Li early becoming ard lor T c of at they number Items generali ct ur e .^A anat vea able ref ticn scri tc It at c £ u nize brar 1960 th bib he MABC can ct ty o RC I ion , fro Ca errr th oed perm (Wie onst nder d. of '?o y.^ e in liog ess -for dCCO " va af f f us pro pro sig uia tio col gra (BP pab xn age tio low con jec sor ret (Te Inr TCB tee o; 5oc TOB dnd pro s tr anu pid he iram :£ss led .ion .ect )nic :'iit he re \ wi .ng .tru : re .war lav min >r ma ;as 1 ex the .a 1 AS app ipti icti boo y- ^9^ mg tor Ce S ive /MA Th les ar tri th r cti tri e a 1 al tio was ten In Sc use rop r-g on, xea in in nera to o f use nter er vi ly a RC e in ot eas e val aad or on e val s an pro On nai aes SI ve stit ienc S SI nat and in n 10 lorm lorm 1 pur be uti toe dat by the •s Tech ce L re cal Proces ter nai the 3PS of inf and itiona 1 automat and int Comp on-ii gram e n t e d A n a 1 y igned 1 iy revi ute f o e p r o g r m p 1 e en e comma on- line corpora gic pre ation d t ion c pose so lized i a are on Car oil n nicai lU ibrary led: B sing f rccessi lie pri or ma tion report g program ed the er active lementin ne inter called Bibiiog sis^ _ Sy ccany a sea by m r Eesear a J. n; 1 n g gi-ish la nds, pr tuton tes set cedures , or.- line r f - 1 1 n e cf the I for- « A R C n; the taloc ing at has into a it Its sbrod , it utes which It was Con- nd is terna- raphic ential matted modate riable crdiug ft ware n tne es de- a Pop- forma- and iblio- System ng ca- rnal iiy stor- enera- s al- saur us sub- g this active TOBIAS raphic stem) . r. d has embers en in staff, nguage ovides al m- thcory dis- and which te as ce ow Ca Ch No Wi is wh ut an a wh th ma bu at SD se th re ac me za ma CO ve Ine sent ers isti en , rpri a " ntra nea, roll Uni apel Eth thin ts ich iliz d in term ica 6 S inta t mo ions ecti rvic rod se adem nt a tion jor mput TUC cnal iang na arch >ag int TUCC s a w witn cation resear ses. star n 1 comp opera na's t versit Hill. Carol this a Time allows e the a CO inal ( may be ystem ins a St of are ve Com es an hout t ing 1 1 ic dep gencie s. U uni ve er ti import C are Comp u le Ins Scienc Cen te network commun ide and adverse varying degrees in the areas o eh, and commer TUCC may be d etwork" built ute r facility ted and shared hree major univ y of North Car Duke Universi ina State Uni environment , t ShariEiJ pt lo a numBer or omputer cone nversational ma with telephone remotely ioca installat ion. small service the information carried out by putation Cente d by contact he network sys braries, data artaents, state s, and research sers outside t rsities must me from TUCC. ant "commercial North Carolin ting Service: tit ute; and Nor e and Technol ity rep- set of of so- f educa- c ia 1 e n- escr ibed around a which is by North ersities olina at ty, and versit y. nere ex- n (TSO) users to urrently nner via link-up) ted from TUCC staff, al oper- tne re- r's user persons tem rep- centers, govern- organi- he three purchase Three " users a Educa- Research th Caro- ogy F e- tne offi at 10 "Dat TUCC larl Af te coop auto woui soft adai da ta vide he sour TUCC da ciaiiy k n Series d Fixes Commun i y known r some p erative mate tae d then b ware. A tional files for cat ce ta now Do an ty, as rel eif e p ISO inf wer alo of into holdings n as Gen c u Ji e n t N d Data B "but w the TUC iminary ort was UCC Dire r ocessed for the ormation e coilec ging inf rmat i IS er al o. GI anks hat 1 C Dir meet i laun ctor yM r irs on ted ormat on r or what is In for m- R-045-3 in the s popu- ect or y. ngs , a ched to which the BPS t time, these to pro- ion and - J5 lASSIST Newsletter, Vci. Z, Nc. 2 (Spring 1978) for better access pcints tc the files including descriptors and in- aex terirs. Tne represe 1 n s t i t u Duke Un u c a 1 1 o n g 1 e U n 1 and the (UNC) . tne UNC joined pract ic the dir Dii j.on. vided ana the gram av formati various on-line bv the created In the that t data ba BIAS as availab TUCC ne In TDCC, 1 tralize tact p through ogerati or the sequent formati buffer the sys to mro the TU enhance staff c The aut fer morm the pertain need th same in CQope ntati tior.s ivers al Co versi Sen Four Sch this al ie €Ct 10 al input loca ailab en wa cf f- disk BPS the near he T se wi an o le to twork a net n whi d ref erson out t cna 1 ent ir on s fcetwe tern. rmati CC CO the an p omate e fie ret ing t an ha forma rative ves frcm : UNC ity. Nor mputing ty Comp o 1 of graduat 001 or effort arning e n of Pr 1 re pre via re I QED {Q le tnro s transf line dis and was "update" MARC re future , UCC bib II be c n-ime i all us communi e f f cr the at Ch th Ca Cente utati libra e stu L iora as xperi otess senta mctfe uick ugh T erred ks t then pro cord it i liogr onver ntera ers ty. t in f Oi apel roll r , on C ry S dent ry S part ence or ti ve t er Edit SO. ir o a pro gram data S ex aphi ted ctiv with work ch th erenc nel he St and i e net they pecia en t Hav on on mmuni level rovid d sys xibil rieva o a rd CO tion. env ere e ce at ate nf or work uoul list he " ing ava ty . or e to tem ity i. o part py V iron meat is no on nter, th key Idc become c niation b system, d act a " or end- user on-line liable d would g service their would al and refi f infor icular ersions Se data would ities tion graph in- ho ing, repor data ters data 1- lecte cente perf ment they IC/MA use p ma int ting files and base d St rs orm ione wo RC d ur po aim info F libr for arr i throu the s d abo ud u ata b ses ng, c rma ti or ex ar les the f n 1 ghou ame ve , S6 ase such lass on ampl CO olio ibrari t the respon but in the 3 lor c as a if ying on a va e, dat uld as wing ; ci Jded lo wing Hill, na Ej- Inan- enter , cience s from cience of a under Martin s pro- mi n a Is ) P^o- In- cm the master cessed which base. pected c/ilARC to TO- e file in the like e cen- e con- ations racial rokers Con- s "in- as a " and access ata in reatly these users. so of- rement ma tion user • s cf the es and state Eibil- addi- iblio- er tain cquir- , and liable a cen— e the Record management -- in- cluding the inputting, editing, updating, and various listings and sort arrangements. Cataloging cf records — including shared catalog- ing (reducing duplication 01 effort), verification of title, author, series, etc . Classification of records -- including the applica- tion of descriptors, con- struction of a thesaurus, and implementation of various subject classifi- cation schemes sucn as the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Acquisition -- including inrormation on contact person, location of data and f:ilt documentation, restrictions (if any) , cost, etc. Report g eluding from the an inven local ho catalog ity list thors , shelf li mentatio with a formats display, microfic copy. ener atio the e master tory of lain gs ; records ; s of tit series, St of f n; etc. cnoice such as magnet ne, a n -- in- xtraction file of their own printed author- les, au- etc. ; ile docu- -- all or print on- line ic tape J nd hara The rel technology including has cont changes i services p well defin Miriam A. University out that technology communicat also had brary fun building, counting, ice" (Drak at ion and how ribut n qua rovid ed i Drak Libr in a all e wit an "i ction orde catal e, 19 At in for data bl€ sy ste need that this bl iog er ate di f f e compu card the mati file thro m. for woul type r aph sue rent ter stoc prese on o s IS n ugh a Conse a bib d prov of in ic/MAR h cata form gener ship libr on-1 ed t lity ed by n a r e (1 an es dditi owing a eac mpact s as r pro oqmq 77) . nt ti between on- ary functi ine techno o signifi and amount the iibrar ecent pape 977) or Pu Drake po on to on- libraries h other, it " on such "coilecti cessing and and user s ot cu ny 1 quent Iiogr ide forma C dat leg ats , atea me, achin rrent ibr ar aphic libra tion. a bas recor mci per f o catalo e- read j.y ava y net there data rians The e can ds in uding rated iiae ons, logy cant of y is r Dy rdue ints line to has li- ons' ac- er V- ging able ila- work is a base with bi- gen- many t he 3 X5 - 36 Newsletter , Vcl. Mc. 2 (iprin^g 1978) Lct by hat by Qce , A tai of ref inem sta jes the i"o cesses., stiii G SI jned couj-d b Lv otae tions c tional and te have mo which 1 avaiiab flies t ing a wna w:.a t th the ent s ct a jnda Tn t ve i to fc e r jja cuia rtso chno ved s to ie c a 13 II. t vou t vou e same iessoii made n y new t ion e woe k. opment bfe d xpanae rlies. be o arces io jica closer prov machi wider mu^^ti- V .1 r 1 d 1 noi- 1 are ab 1 1 E c , s lea II. eau ta r or d e s c L ai tu pr ct d and Pre verccm -- bo i, H too ide m ne-r ea audien p u r p G s tl .c le to t ne s r n e a a the 1 vour b future ibed n t It ctype 1 mpie sent 1 e with th oe Qwevar ur OD j format daoie ce. e b ae asur. nie V3 , pr od- uTn t5- n d t a e nit la i eco.Ties s uc- ere is is ae- which men tea iaita- addi- rsonai , we €ctive ion on data Euild- ibiio- apni IK e liti auge t pr lenc € da tern hi ilt^ ude sour n V i r o n fcs ope s an a e vious e data ta bas at iona c repr auaien an y ce . data bast ment with o ns up ir. fo data acces ly existed f iles . e according 1 standards esentat icn, ce is exte user of ror a net- n-line capa- rmation ex- 3 tnat have for social 3y building to existing for biblio- the poten- nded to in- a library References Draice, Miriam A. Impact on On-line Systems on library Functions. Paper presented at the Pitts- burgh Conference on the On-line Revolution in Libraries, Pitts- burgh, P A, November 14-16, 1977. Nesvold, Betty A. Instructional Applications of Data Archive Re- sources. American Behavioral Scientist. IT' (TIo. T7 Hafcn7Ipfii 1976) , 445-67. Weisbrod, David L. N UC Reporting and MARC Redistribution: Their Functional Confluence and it Im- plication for d Redefinition of tne MARC Format. Journal of Li- brary Automation. "TU 7No. 3, 37 -