1. 1 REVEALed: the truth behind the National Database of Resources in Accessible Formats Ann Chapman Margaret Sheridan UKOLN Reveal Project Manager University of Bath UKOLN is funded by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils, as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath where it is based.

2. 2 Session B Standards and The system

3. 3 Standards MARC21 Bibliographic Format MARC21 Holdings Format LCSH (fiction and non-fiction) GSAFD (fiction)

4. 4 MARC21 Bibliographic Use at work level Relates to original print version ISBN, author, title, imprint, series Abstract / summary Audience level (text, music, video) Awards

5. 5 MARC21 Holdings Transcription level Transcription producer and date Specific format Number of pieces Narrator Abridgement, omitted sections

6. 6 Subject indexing LCSH International usage Catalogue cross searching NLBPH (USA) and CNIB (Canada) Non-fiction and 650/651 $v fiction

7. 7 Subject indexing fiction Main character(s) - real and fictional Setting (Spain) Time (Roman Britain) Topic or theme - e.g. adoption Genre

8. 8 Characters in fiction 610 Shakespeare, William - fiction 650 Cadfael (fictitious character) 650 Merlin (legendary character) 650 SMERSH (imaginary organization) 650 Lassie (fictitious character)

9. 9 Setting / Time in fiction 650 GB - Wars of the Roses - fiction 651 Lake District (England) - fiction 651 Discworld (imaginary place) - fiction 651 Atlantis (legendary place) - fiction

10. 10 Topic / Theme in fiction 650 Adoption - fiction 650 Women refugees - fiction 650 Cancer - fiction 650 Horses - fiction

11. 11 Genre indexing fiction GSAFD (1 st edition) Fiction, radio & TV, film and video Historical fiction + LCSH Epistolary fiction, Bildungsroman, Robinsonades

12. 12 Series Non-fiction Fiction Barchester Chronicles Discworld Series Babysitters Club

13. 13 Union Catalogue Web interface for users Web interface for producers MARC21 Bibliographic and Holdings Accessibility issues Z39.50 capability

14. 14 Accessibility Additional data - abstracts, narrators Results displays - stepped Audio software Temporary tactile display

15. 15 Voluntary sector support Web based interface Which titles already in Braille? Which titles in production in audio? Production of bibliographic records Contributing records to union catalogue

16. 16 What system? Feasibility study recommendations Geac (NLB, CNIB) Endeavour, Talis, Innovative Alice