A new style online catalogue for Early Japanese Books bibliographic description through text data and image data PNC 2005 Annual Conference at University of Hawaii at Manoa HIDEO YAMANAKA Tenri University 1st/Nov./05 PNC Table of Contents Functions of Catalogue Sources of the Bibliographic Description Limitations of the Bibliographic Information based ONLY on Text Combination of Text Data and Image Data Issues about the Costs Conclusion 1st/Nov./05 PNC Functions of Catalogue Four function Find Identify Select Obtain Identify of described material Compatible bibliographic description based on a standard cataloguing rules codes for source of information for bibliographic description Early Japanese Books Many variations many typographic styles which differ according to epochs and/or genres 1st/Nov./05 PNC Sources of the bibliographic description Offer the users useful information to make the item distinguish from other items provide the source of bibliographic information Transcript of the source of information Traditional method for descriptive catalogue of rare books Western books title page (almost) Japanese books scattered in different parts Both users and cataloguer share the information of described books 1st/Nov./05 PNC Transcription : western rare book transcription 1st/Nov./05 PNC Transcription : Japanese rare book 1st/Nov./05 PNC Transcription : Japanese rare book transcription 1st/Nov./05 PNC Limitations of bibliographic information based ONLY on text data Traditional method recording the description of items through the text data Early Japanese books In some cases, when expressed in text data ambiguous or redundant difficulty to re-create the layout of the source How is it express to solve these issues? 1st/Nov./05 PNC Example : issue of redundancy Kanki many publisher NOTE / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1st/Nov./05 PNC Example : representation of a layout (1) author painter title Volume number Cover of book 1st/Nov./05 PNC Example : representation of a layout (2) author title Volume number painter Verso of cover Mikaeshi and prologue Jo 1st/Nov./05 PNC Combination of text data and image data Settlement of the limitation of text data offering also image data Image data Precise information about its dimensions, colour, design, condition of the title, etc. providing substantial information for users combine image data together with text data But not defined as all existent cataloguing codes 1st/Nov./05 PNC General sample (based on NACSIS-CAT format) ACCN: NCID: BA RTYP: P YEAR: 1749 CNTY: ja TTLL: jpn TXTL: jpn TITL: 2 / [ ] [ ] TITY: TITY Kajin manpitsu MATY: PHYS: 2 3 ( ) 21.815.3cm VTTL: VT: || || Kajin manpitsu PUBL: : , 2 [1749] NOTE: NOTE: ( ) NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: / [ ] / / / NOTE: / NOTE: 17.512.9cm NOTE: WORK: WORKL: WK[797568] AUTH: , ( )|| , ATL: AU14267 AUTH: , || , ATL: AU VOL: VOLN VOLN SH : IMLINK: transcription link to image data 1st/Nov./05 PNC Costs in the realization of this new form Spreading of digital library the photographic reproduction of early Japanese books alternative texts of original with deep care and facing high costs This proposal Not necessary to reproduce the whole text Not need to devote many funds test to verify the applicability of this proposal Marega collection at Universita Pontificia Salesiana in Rome 1st/Nov./05 PNC Equipment for photograph at Marega collection Universit Pontificia Salesiana, Biblioteca Don Bosco in Roma 1st/Nov./05 PNC Advantages of this method Distinction of the passages photographed Take photographs of the parts needed immediately Costs Extremely reduced costs Additional job of librarian Not require a high photographic quality 1st/Nov./05 PNC Conclusions Realization of this new style Not defined as cataloguing codes but in MARC21, available to record Online catalogue of Marega collection Publish via web from next January Recognition as standard rules One of the regulations of the Union Catalogue For best use of Early Japanese Books 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC 1st/Nov./05 PNC