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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The MotoConcorso primarily celebrated the motorcycles of the MotoGiro, and most of the participating machines were lined up, plus a few stunning Works racers on plinths, which unfortunately wouldn't be seen on the roads of CA during the week - more's the pity!
John Goldman was generous to bring several of his racing machines, including the lovely ca 1952 Mondial sohc 125cc production racer in the top photo, plus an ex-works dohc 125cc racer. When this bike came on the racing scene, all the other Italian factories scrambled to produce something similar, as it completely dominated its class, being so much more sophisticated than the little pushrod and two-stroke roadsters which had been the mainstay of 125cc racing. Although Mondial made production racers for sale (top pic), the dohc machines were always reserved for the Factory riders or works-supported teams. They were only sold on when the race dep't closed its doors in 1957, when most other European racing teams were disbanded in a mutual concord (a black year - the industry was in crisis, and most of the smaller factories would soon be shuttered). The two machines here illustrate some of the development work from Mondial's earliest to latest racers; the near machine has plunger rear suspension and a blade-type girder front fork (similar to a Vincent Girdraulic...but predating it). The later machine (from 1955) has a miniature double-loop frame with full hydraulic suspension front and rear. This late racer will rev to 13,000rpm, and hit 110mph with a dustbin fairing; many World and Italian championships fell to these beauties.
Another amazing Factory racer is this Ducati F1 125cc dohc machine; I didn't catch the owner, perhaps the Ducati factory retains it, as it was very close to their large semi-truck!
Note the double-sided magnesium brakes with large airscoops, and the essentially standard look of the crankcases. One might be fooled into thinking that this machine shares components with a Mach 1/Mark3/Diana, but these crankcases are sand cast, the cylinder head is unique with that large cambox, and the frame is completely different from the roadster, having a full cradle beneath the engine, rather than using the engine as a stressed member. Ducati singles can be so very pretty, but this one looks mean.
That's the big Ducati trailer; quite a few new models were on display. Ducati is a major sponsor of both the MotoConcorso and the MotoGiro. The Italian Tourism Ministry is also a big sponsor of the MotoGiro, and I do believe that both of these organizations share a board member... There is of course a big Ducati presence at the MotoGP as well, which happens at the tail end of the MotoGiro, so it's a good tactical move to keep their events close together; less transport cost for their staff, and that big truck.
Hey! What's Daniel Delfour's Norton AlaVerde doing here? I suppose the Italian name and flair helped to sneak it on the grounds - actually it's a Franco-Anglo hybrid; Glen Bator, pictured, is caring for the machine while it's in the States. I think it's for sale, actually - check his website. The AlaVerde was displayed at the Legends last May; it's a beautiful machine, and if I were to recommend an updated Commando, this would be the one.
Mike Harper-Smith brought quite a few machines from LA to show and sell, including MV's, a Maserati, and a Ferrari. Most of the bikes in this lineup are his - the Disco Volante (flying saucer) MV is especially well done. There used to be a well-regarded restaurant in San Francisco called Disco Volante; the chef was a hothead who occasionally flung plates at his staff; flying saucers indeed ! (true story)
Back at the Goldman Garage (because he has the best stuff); this Rumi Gobbetto has styling which is an acquired taste, but you have to love those ultra-short megaphones. John fired the bike up - the noise was deafening. 125cc two-stroke twin, plunger rear suspension, leading link front; very classy, as are all Rumis.
I've thought of a new logo for a long-defunct German company; Gimme an Imme! The Imme 'power egg' was an exercise in ecomical production and clever lateral thinking. With a very simple 125cc two-stroke single cyl engine in a neatly styled unit, the rest of the chassis is totally unique and presages many modern developments. The front fork is a single -sided tube with stub axle, the swingarm moves in unit with the engine and also is single-sided...and doubles as the exhaust pipe! The front and rear wheels are interchangeable, and this machine has a spare wheel attached to the 'free' side. The concept was a machine which was very light and economical with materials as well as fuel.
The gentleman on the left in the lower photo wasn't the owner, and had never heard of the marque before, but quickly learned the machine's fascinating details, was converted, and spent the afternoon explaining the machine to all comers. Where was such enthusiasm when the factory was around? Very clever; with gas at $5/gal, perhaps we should revisit the Imme.
2 comments:
- Themodrockermocker said...
Nice event coverage & entertaining blog. I just realized that we spoke at length at Friday's auction preview about the, ummm, merits of the "restored in Germany" BMW single. Funny to find that in your Soquel Vintage show blog that you know Bill Charmin as well! Keep up the good work , and I'll keep reading.
- July 21, 2008
- vintagent said...
Anonymous wrote:
"I am sitting here in Sweden and follow your
blog almost every day. I find it full of interesting stories and
pictures. I really do enjoy to follow it.
But, may I make an unpopular statement about the pictured, very
beautyful Mondial with number 24 in the report from the Motoconcorso
The owner of the Mondial might verydisapointed, but the fact is that
this Mondial is NOT a works racer from 1948!
It is a single ohc production racer from 1952 -53, as sold to the
The works racer of 1948 was painted red and had, as you state a dohc
But the owner of this beautyful maschine might have another Mondial
with dohc.
Please, please, do not get angry with me, but I feel I have to put
things right.
Thanks for the good work and please continue telling us about your
- August 07, 2008


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No Official Title 2
Book by: AmpersandCABARET
Status: Finished
Genre: Horror
Chapter1 (v.1) - No Official Title 2
I filed the note books into the box under my bed but I kept the one of Fonz out. I looked my sketch over and I got a weird feeling that I had known him from some where. That I had seen him or that some one had told me about him.
"Indie! I'm so sorry!" I heard Adriana yell through the flat. "I got drunk and I forgot. I can't believe I passed out for a whole day!" She shouted as she opened the door. "Are you all right?" She gave me a funny look. I assumed because I still was only in pants and a bra.
"Yeah completely fine. You look pretty haggard."
"I do?" She turned and looked in the hall mirror. "Ew." She said aloud. "How many were there?"
"I filled 5 note books." I flipped through the one in my hands landing on a ghost named Roxy. She had been a flapper. She had shot her husband and was hung for murder."Hey, have we ever known some one with the name Fonz?"
"Like the TV show?"
"Yeah, but not him..."
"Yeah... No we don't know any one named Fonz." She licked her had and tried to get some black eyeliner off her cheek. "Why?"
"No reason. I was just thinking about the name." I threw the note book on the bed. I would be looking at it later. "So what happened to you?"
"Oh my fucking god..." She said.
Adriana proceeded to tell me about how she started off with 1 beer. Then it exceeded to 6 double shots which equals 12 regular shots. 4 more beers, and swigs of what ever. Then how all she can remember is Jeb blabbing on about me. Then passing out, and waking up next to a strange women with very curly very blond hair... Naked.
"Seriously... I don't think I even want to know." She placed her hand on my shoulder "And I am in desperate need of a shower." I cringed at her hang over breath.
"You look like a hot mess."
"Exactly." She left and quickly jumped in the shower.
When I was sure that she wasn't going to randomly jump out to get something she forgot, I hopped on the computer. I looked up the directions to Givenchy. Why was I even doing that? Was I seriously going to go look for Alucard? I looked at the map and saw that it wasn't "Just outside of town." It was about 2 hours away.
I looked up the name for pictures and saw that the town was small. Practically a forest with some houses, but it was a picture form 1992... The graduating class was about twenty people. I couldn't believe. There were very few sunny days. It was like it was winter and fall every day of the year in Givenchy! At least thats what Google tells me.
"HELLO!" Adriana shouted.
"Oh sorry!" I shouted back. "What?"
"I need a towel!" She shouted through the flat.
"Right." I said under my breath. I hit the print button and clicked the X and got off the page.
I grabbed a towel off the folded laundry on the couch and threw it in the bathroom. I grabbed the pages of the map and folded them in half. I went into my room and put the papers into the note book.
"Any better?" Adriana came in wrapped up in the towel.
"So uh... Anything interesting happen?"
"Not really." I lied. "I'm kinda glad you weren't there. It would seem kind of weird to have me talking to myself with you in the other room."
"I wouldn't have minded." She pursed her lips.
I never told Adriana the full extent of my ghostly conversations. It was hard enough to wrap my head around them. I wouldn't want her to be completely confused and turned off by my crazy symptoms.
"Well I'm going to. I unno.. Read or eat or something." She left the room.
When she left I stared off at the note book. I felt very queasy looking at it. Like I had just drank the water in Mexico. And yet that stupid note book was urging me to go now. To go look now! "No." I said quietly. While the other half of my brain said... "You must." I picked it up into my hands and I knew what I was going to do.
"Hey... Uh... Adriana?"
"Yeah!" She yelled back.
"I'm going to go out for a bit." I put on a top.
"Where to."
"UH.. Just a drive... You know. Clear my head a little after my.. Uh... Encounters."
"KAY!" She shouted back. I grabbed my shoulder bag with the notebook stuffed inside. "I'll be back... Later." I said before I left.
I hopped into the old Omni and started the car after a few tries. I switched on the lights and was on my way. I didn't know what I was doing. What drove me to get to Givenchy so fast? I was tired. I spent a whole painful day with ghost. I stink, I was crazy. Really crazy. My fatigue was what was driving me. Yet I didn't turn around.
The drive was awful. The rain was pouring and there was lightning every where. It was cold even with the heat on. I didn't pack clothes, I didn't bring a phone. This was the most unplanned trip I had ever been on.
I drove into the town. It had a cute little sign. It looked almost like a bed and breakfast town. Lucky me? It looked nothing like the description had said. It must have become more populated since the last description was updated. I drove into a hotel... Or a bed and breakfast. I couldn't read the sign. I check in and got a very pink and floral room.
"I see you decided to help me?" I jumped at Fonz's swiftness.
"Yes." I whispered.
"Oo0o.. Why are we whispering?"
"So the owners won't think I'm crazy and kick me out." I took my top off. "Now if you will excuse me I need to take a shower. I walked into the bathroom. It was yellow floral in that room and smelt of clean laundry. I took the rest of my clothes off and climbed in.
"This is a rad place man."
"GOD FONZ!" I shouted. I covered my mouth. "Haven't you ever heard of privacy?" I whispered as lightly as I could.
"Well give me some."
"Oh come on Indie it doesn't count. I'm a ghost remember." I cringed as he said it.
"It totally does count! You still have eyes." I
"Shut up. You don't want to be considered crazy right?"
I took my shower as quick as possible. Fonz blabbed on and on about how nice it was that the spirits had found some one else to talk to other then the dead. And he pretty much confirmed that I'm the only one of my kind. Why me? Honestly. He thanked me over and over for helping him. "You're a growing trend, I wonder if you could handle it?". I wondered that myself. "How were you created anyway?"
"Well when a man loves a women..." I said sarcastically as I climbed into the complimentary pajama's.
"You know what I mean." He sat at the end of the pink bed as I climbed in. The sheets were smooth, and pink like every other thing in the room.
"I sorta died a little bit." I have never been able to confirm if I was technically dead to the spirit world, Or if I was alive. I was in a coma.. So I know I was at least brain dead.
"YOU DIED!" Fonz said shocked.
"Yeahish... It's a long story."
"I have time. I'm still dead remember?" He smiled. He tucked his black hair behind his ear.
"Well, I don't really talk about how I "died"," I made quotations in the air "but while I was in the limbo I talked to a group of people in yellow cloaks... They told me I was there student and they showed me ways to talk to the dead, and why, and where. But when I woke up all I could remember was the fundamentals... And now I can hardly control the spirits." I turned over. Remembering bits and pieces of my limbo trip.
"People in yellow cloaks?" Fonz questioned me.
"Yeah, but I can't remember what they called themselves..."
"People in yellow cloaks... I've never heard or seen any one in yellow cloaks."
"Well I didn't just pull that out my ass okay?" I pulled my blankets over my head.
"Okay, okay."
"Just go away." I said aloud. I didn't hear anything.
I looked around the room and I didn't see him. I turned off the light and put my head under the covesrs. I felt very alone. Adriana was thinking I was going for a drive, and I ended up staying the night. I would probably end up staying the whole day tomorrow.
I closed my eyes and went to sleep with worry in my heart, frustration in my mind, and fear in my soul.
What was so erie about this trip?
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text: Supporting the school library program through effective organizational strategies • Introduction • Standards : – International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD); Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2R); MAchine Readable Catalogue (MARC21) • • • • Subject cataloging Classification Copy cataloging Access, catalogs and the school library August 9,2007 Cataloguing is… • A subset of a larger function: – Bibliographic control or the organization of information • And Arlene Taylor states that retrieving information can only be done if it is organized. And organizing information allows us to keep a usable record of human activities for historical purposes. August 9,2007 The universe of knowledge • How many of you have written a bibliography for a paper? • In this process, you have organized a small part of what we call the "universe of knowledge." – The universe of knowledge includes all knowledge, even that which cannot be expressed verbally. Within our universe of knowledge, there is a part which has been written down or recorded in some other way, eg. painted, digitized, taped. This is the bibliographic universe. August 9,2007 Yes, we're amazing, but… • You can probably see why only the bibliographic universe can be controlled • However, in order to have this control, we need a specific set of standards to deal with the information. • And thus, we need to define common data elements within each item so we can arrange them in the same way, using the same pieces of data every time. August 9,2007 Why is cataloging about access? August 9,2007 The haystack • How would you describe searching for information on the Internet? What are the major problems in finding information? • How do you look for information at the library? • Do you think library catalogues are easy for users to use? Consider the challenges. August 9,2007 How do children search? • Use the GVPL catalog • http://catalogue.gvpl.ca • Try car as keyword • Try searching for cars as subject Where do you think the average kid would look for a magazine article? August 9,2007 Browsing • Many authors have discussed the power of browsing. When users do not have a known item search: when they have a title and/or author. • Other experts believe that a controlled vocabulary is better. Hagler--Canada's cataloging guru--among them. • He writes that the days of the manual catalogue was limited, but this was advantageous. Users had to know their search strategy before opening the drawer. August 9,2007 Why are library catalogs difficult to use? August 9,2007 • In your searching, what confused you? • Other reflections on library catalogs? • One study found people spelled Tchaikovsky 21 different ways! • Try spelling it incorrectly eg. Tchaikovzky and entering in author, then in keyword, then in Google What is this? University of Hong Kong Press Teaching as a leader: A guide to best practice Chan Siu Ming August 9,2007 How did you know that? • Would a computer give me the same answers? • How must we communicate with a computer? August 9,2007 A catalog card 027.8 P9 August 9,2007 Prostano, Emanuel T. The school library media center / Emanuel T. Prostano, Joyce S. Prostano. -- 4th ed. -- Littleton, CO : Libraries Unlimited c1987. xiv, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. 1. School libraries. I. Prostano, Joyce S. II. Title. Web catalogue screen August 9,2007 MARC display August 9,2007 Bibliographic control Bibliographic control uses common data elements. It also uses bibliographic tools: – Bibliographies – Indexes – Catalogues – Finding aids – Bibliographic databases August 9,2007 Bibliographic tools • Catalogs in a library organize information about their holdings. But indexes cover information from a wide range or materials kept in different collections. August 9,2007 What do bibliographic tools do? Taylor lists three basic functions: 1. Finding information. Allows a user to find a known item. (Title or author search). Which is, of course limited by the tool the user is consulting eg. a library catalogue. A user can find items only in that library. 2. Collecting information. Our term is collocating which means to put a whole group of items on the same subject or related in some other way, together. August 9,2007 Taylor Three functions cont. 3. Evaluating. Allows a user to select a specific item according to edition etc. August 9,2007 This discussion originally began with Charles Ammi Cutter, the man who developed cataloguing procedures a very long time ago. His "Rules for a Dictionary Catalog" are: August 9,2007 To enable a person to find a book of which either: a. the author or b. the title or c. the subject is known To show what a library has d. by a given author e. on a given subject f. in a given literature To assist the user in the choice of book g. as to the edition h. as to its character August 9,2007 And when we catalogue an item, we pay close attention to: • An author entry the catalogue supplies (a and d) • Title entry (b) • Subject entry, crossreferences and classed subject tables (c and e) • And we add notes to our catalogue records so that users can choose (f, g and h) (Taylor 2000) *But we do need to modernize The boxes on the previous slide should state: an item, whether print or non-print And the catalogue does have a function in collocating. Describing the relationships between items. Subjects relating to other subjects, books by the same author, etc. August 9,2007 Cataloguing • Is the activity of creating a catalogue. • This usually begins with descriptive cataloguing and continues in subject analysis and guided throughout by authority control. Encoding • The data from cataloguing, subject and authority work is all encoded so that records can be read and stored in a computer. August 9,2007 Stages of cataloguing There are two distinct aspects to cataloguing • Descriptive cataloguing – Describing the item – Allocating access points (this is reflected in how AACR2 is arranged) • Subject cataloguing (physical access) – Classification – Subject headings August 9,2007 Let's begin at the end… Classification • In small groups, and in only about five minutes, name and note all the 'things' you would need to take camping. • Put the objects in groups according to some type of general characteristic (label the groups with a heading too). Feel free to debate. August 9,2007 Dewey Decimal Classification • What is the purpose of classification? – Organizing information • How does DDC work? – Classify knowledge in notations • Advantages of notations? August 9,2007 History of Dewey Decimal Classification • Conceived by Melvil Dewey in 1873 • Published in 1876 • Owned and published by OCLC in print and electronic format • Developed and maintained by Library of Congress • Most widely used classification system in the world (used in 135 countries) • Used primarily by public and school libraries August 9,2007 The Dewey Decimal System • DDC is divided into 10 main classes - then 10 divisions - then each division into 10 sections • The first digit in each three-digit number represents the main class. – "500" = natural sciences and mathematics. August 9,2007 DDC continued • The second digit in each three-digit number indicates the division. – "500" is used for general works on the sciences – "510" for mathematics – "520" for astronomy – "530" for physics August 9,2007 Try searching to see how numbers are 'built' Search the www.gvpl.ca catalog in the SUBJECT field Search mammals Then felidae Then tigers And try a search for cats Search hockey; then search Coaching hockey Search KEYWORD Tiger Woods biography, note inconsistencies And compare to searching biography golf; and biography athletes August 9,2007 The DDC classes • The Thompson Nicola library system has provided a detailed Dewey page for their users http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/dewey.html August 9,2007 More (fun?) DDC sites DDC lesson ideas from LM_NET http://mte.anacortes.k12.wa.us/library/de wey/dewles.htm OCLC multimedia tour http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/ ddc7.html August 9,2007 Descriptive cataloguing • Identifying and describing an information package or format. The recent term is package. Literally how is the item put and kept together. • Cataloguing aims to uniquely identify an entity so that it cannot be confused with another. Multiple copies of a book will share the same data, but will also be described with other data that sets them apart. August 9,2007 Areas of description • Description of an item is an important task - the rules for description are collected in AACR2 • Elements of the description: Title and statement of responsibility Edition Material specific details Imprint August 9,2007 Physical description Series Notes Standard numbers We also have information packages which cannot be physically touched or held. – Internet documents – Also are described by title, statement of responsibility – Edition – Date of creation – Location (URL) August 9,2007 Structure of the rule book: AACR2R • AACR2r is divided into 2 parts: – Pt 1 covers description of an item (chs. 1-12) – Pt 2 covers access points and headings (chs. 21 – 26) • In addition there are appendices: – – – – – A B C D E August 9,2007 Capitalisation Abbreviations Numerals Glossary Initial articles Content of AACR2r Part 1 • Chapter 1 has a very general approach & covers many types of materials • Chapters 2-12 deal with specific formats (books, maps, manuscripts, music etc.) These chapters often refer back to Ch.1. The same numbering system used in Ch.1 also applies to subsequent chapters, e.g. date of publication will be in .4D for all formats • Chapter 13 is only about analytical entries August 9,2007 Content of AACR2r Part 2 • Chapter 21 is about the choice of access points as the main heading entry & added entries • Chapter 22 is headings for persons • Chapter 23 is geographical names • Chapter 24 is headings for corporate bodies • Chapter 25 is uniform titles • Chapter 26 is about references August 9,2007 Access • In a manual catalogue, an item's record is filed under… – Author? Title? – The point is, we need to put our records somewhere and again, we must make a decision based on what we think provides access. August 9,2007 Access points criteria And so access points are really answers to possible questions. Our job is thus to guess, what the questions might be. And so access points are generally, according to Hagler: 'a characteristic' we can easily and accurately remember after reading or viewing a document or 'a characteristic' someone else would likely record when making reference to it. • Such as? August 9,2007 Access points criteria What about color? http://portia.nesl.edu/screens/well_its_re d.html Hagler also suggests that the most useful characteristics are those that are permanent, associated with the content and unique…common to few documents August 9,2007 Where do you put it? • Imagine…In the days of catalog cards you had different sets of card drawers. • Traditional access points: – – – – Author Title Subject Series • What goes at the top of the ISBD? Ie. under what field are items entered? • So you have a MAIN entry, then other entries August 9,2007 Access point • • • • As technology has become incorporated into many library processes, the terminology has also evolved Another name for access point is heading The term heading is still in use but its origins are in the card catalogue Headings are divided into two kinds: 1. Main entry 2. Added entry August 9,2007 Still today… • The limitations of the card catalog still influence automated (machine readable) cataloging – We still have a main entry – Technically an access point is author, title or subject – Allowed only two authors in added entries (a manual catalog accommodation) • But this is not relevant with the computer age! August 9,2007 Imagine • Typing (or even handwriting) catalog cards • The main entry was the most complete record (if author) – Added entries: Title and subject less complete • What do we do with items that have no author? August 9,2007 AACR2R and access • When AACR2R came around, even with automated catalogues, it was still assumed that libraries needed to determine an access point. • This is one of the argued limitations of AACR2… • But, even in an automated catalogue, we still need to standardise the way we formulate our access points. August 9,2007 Main entry & added entry • The main entry is the most important access point • In an online catalogue, main and added access points are effectively equal • In the card catalogue the main entry was a more detailed record which also included tracings of all the added entries • AACR2 still retains the distinction between main entry and added entry August 9,2007 Access points • AACR2 chapter 21 is all about access points • In addition to the access points detailed in AACR2, the online catalogue can provide other entry points, e.g. publisher, keyword, material type. Many catalogues can limit by date • Control numbers such as LC control numbers or ISBN do not feature as access points in AACR2 – they are a direct result of computerisation • But, in a machine readable catalogue almost any part of the record can be used as an access point August 9,2007 Access point definition • An access point is the heading • A way for an item in a library catalogue or bibliography to be retrieved or at least located. • What are the traditional access points? August 9,2007 Access points cont. • How do we decide… • An admittedly western approach to the process: –Author • The person (mainly) responsible for the creation of the work in hand August 9,2007 Authorship • Can include personal authorship AACR2 Ch. 22 – a person prominently named responsible for the work. Remember, this is anyone principally responsible. A child's picture Hebrew dictionary illustrated by Ita Meshi Entry under Meshi, Ita the illustrator August 9,2007 Author isn't just a guy who writes the text • Creation includes the intellectual and artistic content of a work. The person responsible for this is the "author" • Illustrator, photographer, compiler, editor, adapter (retelling of folktales), translater, reviser, • producer, director of multimedia • And the rules for this are in AACR2 August 9,2007 Corporate Author • This is a named group of people who are acting as a single unit • Examples: government bodies or departments, institutions, associations, named conferences, musical groups, etc. • AACR2 Ch. 21 and 24 all the rules to determine and format August 9,2007 Some hints • • • • • • With an item in hand…look for: People's names Corporate names A title, a variant title (begins with Or) Any relevant subtitles Series (important for children's materials) August 9,2007 Choice of main entry • Whatever kind of item, the main entry will be under one of the following: • Personal authorship • Corporate body • Title 21.1A 21.1B 21.1C • There are no other possibilities August 9,2007 Title proper • This is the formal name used in AACR2R for the main title of an item (excludes the subtitle, $b) • Every item you catalogue must have a title • If there is no title you are allowed to make one up, enclosed in square brackets […] • This is necessary if you are cataloguing an object or poster August 9,2007 Multi-part items Equal importance of items • When items are in different formats and of equal importance the item is catalogued as a kit (multimedia) • When all the pieces of the item have to be used together – it is considered a kit • Games are not regarded as kits and should follow the rules in chapter 10 August 9,2007 The rules • You cannot be expected to memorise all the rules – you should be familiar with where to check in AACR2R • You will be copy cataloging and we'll discuss this later • However, as the person responsible for the organization of your library, you should be informed of the framework for that standardization: the tools and standards August 9,2007 Good news! • When in doubt, the cataloguer's judgement is ultimate authority • It is best to make a judgement promptly and make the item available to users • Catalogue records can always be updated to reflect a change of condition • Expertise comes with practice August 9,2007 Exercise • In groups, and using the sheet 'Determining main and added entries" have a look at the records for the title pages that are distributed in class • Try to determine the main entry (personal or corporate author or title) and consider what you would choose as added entries (other authors or persons responsible for the creation of the work, title) August 9,2007 International Standard Bibliographic Description • The development of this standard dates back to 1974 (the need first evolved after the release of the first edition of AACR, 1967) • ISBD lays down description standards for each physical form of publication: These describe: – The sources of information to be used in the description – The order in which the elements are transcribed – The punctuation that should be used to separate the elements August 9,2007 • The ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description) • Descriptive part of cataloging, not access points, or determining what to put an item 'under' – Eg. Choice of entry or form of entry • Not how catalog records are formatted now however, it laid the foundation for machine readable records. August 9,2007 Eight areas for description Learning these areas is the first step in standard cataloguing August 9,2007 Area 1: Title Area 2: Edition Area 3: Material specific details Area 4: Publication, distribution, etc. Area 5: Physical description Area 6: Series Area 7: Notes Area 8: Standard numbers A standard manual bibliographic record: Monograph Title proper : other title information or subtitle / first statement of responsibility ; subsequent statement of responsibility. — Edition statement / statement of responsibility relating to this edition. — Place of publication : Publisher, Date of publication. Pagination : Illustrative matter ; Size. — (Series title, ISSN ; Series number) Notes. ISBN August 9,2007 Example of a manual catalog record: Linden, Tracy. Hockey hippos / by Tracy Linden ; illustrated by Jennifer Lait. – New York : H. Holt, c 1984. [33] p. : col. Ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN 0-7040-0730-1 August 9,2007 ISBD card catalog • Punctuation was standard • Use rules in AACR2R • Eg. Transcribe the title exactly as it appears on the chief source of information – Eg. title page August 9,2007 Chief source of information • Rule 1.0A1 states that information must come from the chief source, outlined in each respective chapter of AACR2R • Standard source, but the sources are not all standard, later you will try some ISBD data element identification, note how different title pages are August 9,2007 Other sources of information • Also use the verso of the title page • Often this is where the CIP is August 9,2007 Titles and statements of responsibility Mice : everything about care, nutrition, diseases, behavior, and breeding / Horst Bielfeld ; with 33 color photographs by outstanding animal photographers and 30 drawings by Fritz W. Köhler ; translated by Maria Cooper. Michael Bolton : the passion, secrets, soul, & truths / by Layne A. Seeloff ... [et al.] August 9,2007 Title with statement of responsibility Oooh-la-la : (Max in love) / Maira Kalman. — Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! / by Dr. Seuss Anne Frank in the world : essays and reflections / edited by Carol Ann Rittner August 9,2007 ISBD areas 3-6 • Self-explanatory, we'll focus on determining these areas when we look at the MARC format later • Notes (area 7) are very important for catalog records for young people. August 9,2007 ISBN details • 10 digit numbers sets of numbers separated by hyphens • Unique to an item • Assigned by R.R. Bowker in the United States • The first digit is for the country of publication, the next digits, represent the publisher, another set identifies the work, and the final digit is a "check digit" August 9,2007 Exercise • Look at some of the items and books. • Determine ISBD areas of description • Specifically 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 Don't worry about the punctuation, but try to identify these common data elements August 9,2007 The aims of ISBD • To help make catalogue records more interchangeable – libraries can use each other's records • To assist in interpreting records across language barriers • To assist in converting records to machinereadable form (punctuation is a fundamental feature of AACR2) August 9,2007 AACR2R and description • Cataloguers are only allowed to take information from specific places in the item e.g. the title and statement of responsibility of a book must come from the title page (other elements may be permitted a greater range of sources, e.g. edition) • If you need to take information from a nonprescribed source, it must be enclosed in square brackets […..] August 9,2007 Levels of information • AACR2 recognises that not all libraries will want the same amount of detail in their catalogues • There are 3 different 'levels' of description e.g. in level 1, the place of publication can be omitted, but still display publisher and date • The library can also choose not to display all the information from a more detailed record • Most academic libraries & cataloguing cooperatives use level 2, which is not much different to level 3 August 9,2007 The skill of copying • Much of cataloguing consists of being able to copy or transcribe carefully • You are not allowed to standardise on spellings (organisation / organization) • You must also copy an error as you find it, but show that you have noticed the mistake by inserting [sic] after the mistake • An added entry should be created for the correct format – that brings us to the other part of cataloguing – access points August 9,2007 The importance of standardisation • Sharing resources – copy cataloguing can only exist if the same codes apply, fostering communication of information • Users benefit by using catalogues that are compiled in the same way • Economic reasons – to benefit from being able to acquire quality records, in a timely fashion, at a cost-effective rate • Enables libraries to use automated library systems to manage library operations – to assist migration to new technology August 9,2007 Some areas are not copied • There are exceptions to copying accurately from the title page to the catalogue record and these are: • Punctuation – For example ….a dotted line in a title is replaced by a dash – (because ….dots can also mean the omission of words) • Capitalisation – Title pages can put text in capitals for many reasons – Use of capitals can vary depending upon language – Check in appendix A if you are undecided August 9,2007 The automated catalog • ISBD is the groundwork • But we use computers to catalog and display, the ISBD punctuation is not relevant • Data is standardized using MARC records August 9,2007 MARC Records • A MARC record is a bibliographic record in a specific format that can be displayed on a computer. It contains: – – – – A description of the item Main entry & added entries Subject headings Classification or call number • MARC records often contain more information than is required by AACR2 August 9,2007 The aims of MARC • Speed up the cataloguing process • Standards usable for all kinds of library materials (not just books) • Usable in automated systems August 9,2007 MARC21 – the new code • By the 1990s there were nearly 50 different kinds of MARC formats in use in various countries • These were mostly based on either the British or American original • But varied…not completely standard across • In 2001 the British Library discontinued its own format, UKMARC, and adopted the LC version renamed MARC 21 August 9,2007 MARC & AACR2 • AACR2 gives you the rules to follow when producing catalog records • MARC gives a structure for the records that are produced according to the rules • MARC is not a cataloguing code in itself • The MARC format divides the catalogue record into fields that correspond to areas of description in AACR2 & also includes access points August 9,2007 MARC format A MARC record has 3 main parts: 1. The record leader – Coded data at the beginning of the record 2. The directory – Index to the record 3. The fields themselves (008, 100, etc.) – These are 3 digit numbers called tags August 9,2007 Field, subfield, delimiter & field end • MARC fields are divided into subfields, using subfield codes • The subfield code has two characters: - A 'delimiter' is the character that introduces the subfield - A lower case letter, or occasionally a number • The LC manual uses $ (dollar) sign as the delimiter but other systems may use an*, (asterisk) | (pipe) or a double dagger sign e.g. 260 $aLondon : $bMacmillan :$c2003# Some systems require an end of field sign, e.g. # August 9,2007 Indicators, fixed & variable length fields • Each field starts with a 3 digit number, followed by 2 spaces – for the indicators, if they are required • The indicator is always a numeric value – but sometimes do not contain data • Most MARC fields are of variable length (authors and titles can vary) Some fields are fixed e.g. 008 field has 40 character positions (00-39) The data is coded and is useful for retrieval & management purposes August 9,2007 MARC tags online • Explore www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic • We will try some MARC field identification (and coding if you wish) with some examples in a moment. • First, familiarize yourself with the MARC record: Exercise sheet "Looking at MARC records" August 9,2007 Main entry MARC fields • These are: – Personal author (100) – Corporate author (110) – Conference proceedings (111) – Uniform title (130) Example: Bible – Collective title (240) Example: poems – Title (245) August 9,2007 Other access points • • • • • • Series entry (440, 490, 840) Author added entries (700) Corporate body (710) Title (745) References (See & see also - chapter 26) Added entries may be made for headings that cataloguers consider appropriate August 9,2007 MARC exercises • Using the item samples, try searching on the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov Compare the record: fields, subfields, etc. to the item in hand to get a feel for its description in MARC format. OR • A MARC worksheet is provided for any wishing to try to create a MARC record. Use the online site on the sheet with corresponding information for the fields, etc. August 9,2007 Authority control August 9,2007 What is it? August 9,2007 What is the impact on access to information? August 9,2007 We need to control • This is called authority control • Bogan cites Doris Clack who states this is based on uniqueness, standardization and linkages (p. 42) This includes names and subjects Subject authority control will be discussed later. August 9,2007 Authority control aims to: • Give unique names to people, bodies, objects and concepts; • Use the names chosen consistently in reference to them and in describing them • Identify other possible names users might search for and link those with preferred terms – So in a catalog, we should be directed to automobiles if we type in cars (subject authority control) SEE – And we should be directed to Twain, Mark if we type in Clemens, Sam SEE – And we should be directed to Classical education when looking for Education, humanistic SEE ALSO August 9,2007 More on the subject AC later • • • • • Names Personal names Corporate names Geographic names Time consuming! Normally an AC list is purchased through the Library of Congress or through a bibliographic utility like OCLC. http://www.oclc.org/about/default.htm And uploaded to a library automated system. August 9,2007 Name AC • Most common factor is uniqueness – Search author in http://lib.hku.hk for Smith, J. A. – Note the use of dates – If they were very close, they would add a qualifier eg. Smith, J.A., composer • Also need to account for the different ways people will enter information into a catalog – Now search author -> Wong August 9,2007 Most familiar form • How to decide what is THE form of a name? • AACR2R ch 22 • Rules on pseudonyms, name changes, hyphenation, other languages • In most cases you would add a see reference for variant forms of names August 9,2007 Add references • In most cases you would add a see reference for variant forms of names • • • • Read the rules 22.17 and 22.18 Note examples Read Rule 22.24 & 22.26E Distinguishing identical names, common names, dates help to add uniqueness August 9,2007 Classification and Subject Headings Classification (DDC) •Numerical order •A work has only one class number and can stand in only one place • Less precise Subject Headings (Sears) •Alphabetical order •A work can be entered under many points of entry • More precise August 9,2007 How to determine the subjects ? BOOKS: •Examine the table of contents •Read the preface and introduction •Examine the text •Other formats: •Examine the container, label, guides, etc. IMPORTANT: Consider the subject from your reader's viewpoint! August 9,2007 Symbols used in Sears UF = Used for SA = See also BT = Broader term NT = Narrower term RT = Related term [Former heading] = Term that has been canceled ; formerly used (May subdivide Geog.) = Heading may be subdivided by place "X" before a term means "see"; "XX" means "see also" August 9,2007 Look at your sheet of LCSH for comparison Types of subject headings in Sears 1. TOPICAL HEADINGS- words & phrases for common things that represent the work's content Ex: Gun control, Abortion, Seals 2. FORM HEADINGS- headings that are created based on the "form" of the literary work. Ex: Almanacs, Directories, Gazetteers, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Essays, Drama. 3. GEOGRAPHIC HEADINGS- established names of individual places. Ex: United States, Ohio, Great Britain August 9,2007 Types of subject headings in Sears, cont. 4. PROPER NAME HEADINGS- unique names given to various people, businesses, and organizations A. Individual or Personal Names Ex: Clinton, Bill B. Corporate Names (institutions, buildings, sports teams, business firms) Ex: The University of Hong Kong C. Uniform titles (established names of periodicals, computer programs, TV programs, radio programs, and certain literary works) Ex: Eudora (Computer File) August 9,2007 Forms of Sears Forms of headings Single Noun Compound headings (ex. Bow and arrow) Adjective and noun, (Tropical fish) Phrase Subheadings (for a specialized aspect or point of view) Key headings - pattern for subdivision (World War, 1939-1945) August 9,2007 Forms of subject headings continued • Special topics-specific to individual topic (AirplanesPiloting) •Time-specific chronology (Europe-History-1789-1900) •Geographic-a) area or b) subject – (GeographyBolivia) •Themes of Literature (Science Fiction) Order of subdivisions (set by conference in May 1991) •Topical, Geographic, Chronological, Form August 9,2007 Extending Sears Note: If you must create subject headings, keep these tips in mind. The creation process involves a lot of personal preferences and therefore undermines uniformity. Always try to use what SEARS provides. Remember, You can use subdivisions and formulate combinations, using Sears subject headings. Tips: American spelling & terminology should always be used. Labor not Labour •Create terms that are commonly used by your patrons. August 9,2007 More tips •Choose the term that is most inclusive. *Use "Regional Planning" rather than many smaller ones like: county planning, state planning. •Keep the headings clear and unambiguous * Consider homonyms Eg: Depression (too broad) Use: Depression (Economic) or Depression (Psychology) August 9,2007 Problem Area Biography Nationalities Literature August 9,2007 Rule(s) Example(s) Collective (3+) Individual •Biography •Baseball-Biography •Shakespeare, William Geog. subdivision after topical subject area, except: Authors, Novelists, Dramatists, and Poets •ArchitectureFrance •American poets Works about Literature: use forms themselves Literary Works: anthologies or individual •Drama •British Literature •Latin American literature •Poetry-Collections More basic principles Problem Area Rule(s) Wars & battles: name, date Wars & Events Non-book Materials August 9,2007 Events: name, place, date Treat the same as a book Example(s) •World War, 19391945 •Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 •Tiananmen Square Incident, Beijing (China), 1989 Biographical films Subject headings: More tips •Keep a Local Authority File • Revise headings regularly August 9,2007 Web pages for examples and tips August 9,2007 Copy cataloging • When a cataloger searches for a record on a database or cataloging service, downloads an appropriate record and edits the record to meet local policy. This is standard practice, rather than descriptive cataloging. • There are many places to find records. • Some libraries belong to OCLC • A large consortium of libraries. Membership in OCLC gains access to catalog records. You can read more at: • http://www.oclc.org/about/default.htm August 9,2007 Copy cataloging Open the ALA Notable Children's books page at http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/children snotable/notablecbooklist/currentnotable.htm Search, retrieve, and check a few of the titles as if you were copying the records for your library catalog. Compare DDC numbers for any non-fiction to other catalogs. Double-check subject headings to confirm you agree with them, again, feel free to compare these in other catalogs. Sites to use on next slide. August 9,2007 Places to find copy cataloging • National Library of Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca/amicus/indexe.html • Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov • Infohio (Ohio schools) http://www.infohio.org • Public libraries are also a good place to find records, however only some have MARC display: New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org Seattle Public Library http://www.spl.lib.wa.us August 9,2007 Take some time to explore these Web pages • Resources for school librarians http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/catalogue/index.html http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/catalog.html http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/catwebsource.html \ http://dante.uark.edu/webdocs/cataloging/kits.pdf http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum45.40.40 Idaho libraries online tutorials for staff development, eg. Copy cataloging http://libraries.idaho.gov/able Boulder CO was once considered cutting edge in designing search tools for young people http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth/ August 9,2007 Enhancing records for young people • We can improve the basic display by including more data. • This can be something provided by the cataloguing agency, ie. you, if you are doing the cataloguing. Or a collective effort, like the district centralized cataloging for school libraries. Or they may be provided by the vendor, from whom you purchase your records. • Most enhancements are the notes fields, and generally, there are no limits, AACR2R offers flexibility here. August 9,2007 505 Contents note • A list of the titles of a collection, on a sound recording or video. Also useful for identifying parts of a collection. Example: 505 8# $aContents on sound disk: A suitable tone ; Left hand colouring ; Rhythm and accent ; Tempo ; Flexibility ; Ornaments -- Sonata in D major, op. V, no. 1 / Corelli -- Sonata in G minor / Purcell (with Robert Donington, gamba) -- Forlane from Concert royal no. 3 / Couperin. See MARC site for more examples. • http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdnot1.html#mrcb505 August 9,2007 511 Participant or performer note • Enter any names of players, narrators, presenters, or performers in plays, films or recordings. Example: 511 0# $aVoices: Peter Ustinov, Cloris Leachman, Sally Kellerman, Andy Devine. See MARC site for more examples. • http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdn ot1.html#mrcb511 August 9,2007 520 Summary note. • Here, the cataloguer adds a note describing the item. A summary should give the user a good sense of what the book or item is about but it should not evaluate the work. There should be no hint of positive or negative statements about the contents. (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services/CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee) • *520 not required if a contents note is included (505) August 9,2007 520 and 538 notes examples 520 ##$a Pig Pig refuses to grow up until one day, he solves a problem on his own. See MARC site for more examples. • http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdnot1.html#mrcb520 538 System requirements note. Include for sound recordings, video recordings and computer files any notes for users to play or access an item. Example of a video: 538 ## $a VHS. Interactive media. August 9,2007 More 538 examples 538 ## $a System requirements (PC): IBM PC or compatible with 486/ 100MHz or better processor; 16MB RAM; Windows 95/98/2000 or NT4.0 or later; color monitor with 800x600x256 resolution; double-speed CDROM drive; sound card. See MARC page for more examples. • http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdn ot2.html#mrcb586 August 9,2007 586 Awards note Enter a note if the item has won an award. Example: 586 ##$a Caldecott Medal, 1979 See MARC page for more examples: • http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/e cbdnot2.html#mrcb586 August 9,2007 658 Index term—Curriculum Objective Examples 658 ##$aReading objective 1 (fictional)$bunderstanding language, elements of plots, themes, motives, characters, setting by responding to the multiplemeaning word$cNRPO2-1991$dhighly correlated.$2ohco 658 ## $aMath manipulatives$dhighly correlated.$2local 658 ##$aDrug abuse awareness$bpeer pressure$bunderstanding the law.$2local August 9,2007 Works consulted: Association for Library Collections and Technical Services/CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee, 1998, Guidelines for Standardized Cataloging of Children's Materials, in Cataloging correctly for kids: An introduction to the tools, 3rd edn, Sharon Zuiderveld, ed., ALA, Chicago. Hagler, Ronald, 1997 The bibliographic record and information technology, 3rd edn. Chicago, ALA. Jacobsen, L. (1998). How children search. In Zuiderveld, S. (Ed.) Cataloging correctly for kids: an introduction to the tools. Chicago: ALA. August 9,2007 Works consulted cont. Nebraska Library Commission –Library Services Development. Retrieved June 2, 2003, from http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/libdev/basic/organizationoflibra rymaterials/sears.html Reitz, J., 2001, Online dictionary of Library and Information Science, (Online) http://vax.wcsu.edu/library/odlis [Accessed 5 January 2002]. The Six Essentials…Plus. Retrieved June 3, 2003, from http://www.sisess.htm Subject Heading Tips. Retrieved June 3, 2003, from:http://www.subjtips.htm Taylor, A. (2000). Introduction to cataloging and classification. Westport, CT, Libraries Unlimited. Wynar, B. & Taylor, A., 2000, Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification, 9th edn. Englewood, CO, Libraries Unlimited. August 9,2007


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and in a similar vein, which HBA firmware versions (microcode) are you using? (although I'm probably only any use with HP HBAs, I'd have a look at upgrading them).
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I don't think this team is quite ready for the playoffs but I really hope we have Carlyle for years to come. He's a good coach that has definitely earned the respect of all his players.
Last year Franson was clearly upset at being scratched but I guess Ron Wilson never even told him why he was getting scratched when Komisarek and Schenn were total pylons.
Schenn blocked shots, and hit people. But he was atrocious defensively, and terrible with the puck. But he was a 5th overall draft choice...
Komisarek...is supposedly a leader, but yeah, not that good overall. But he does have a big contract...
In other words, Franson didn't have the big contract or the high draft position that's pretty much why he sat. But he can do things neither Schenn and Komisarek can do.
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Takikomi Gohan is a Japanese rice dish seasoned mainly with soy sauce. We have different kinds of mixed rice depending on seasons, and we put chestnuts, bamboo shoots, Matsutake (very expensive mushrooms), and so on. My kids love rice, so I like to mix different kinds of vegetable in it, and sometimes meat. Instead of having a bowl of white rice, we sometimes eat Takikomi Gohan along with main dish.
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- 2 cups of uncooked Japanese rice (1 cup = 6 oz, ¾ cup, or 180 ml)
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- ½ sweet onion
- Radish sprous (Kaiware Daikon) for garnish
- Rinse rice until water is almost clear. Drain well in a fine mesh sieve and leave it for at least 30 minutes. Place rice in the rice cooker.
- Slice onion with a slicer and soak in cold water for 5 minutes.
- In a non-stick frying pan, heat oil over medium heat and sauté onion until they are soft.
- Add Seasonings and sauté more until the sauce gets a little thicken.
- Pour the onion and sauce over the rice in the rice cooker. Then add the water up to "2", the specified level marked in the inner bowl. Switch on.
- When rice is cooked, wait 10 minutes before you open the rice cooker. Serve rice and garnish Kaiware Daikon.
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Hi, I'm just wondering what the significance of mesh spacing is?
Does a finer mesh give more accurate results?
Why are meshes not always as fine as possible?
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SEO stands for search engine optimization: the process of developing your web pages so they show up well in search engines.
Consider these SEO statistics from intraspin.com:
You can use SEO to help your social media efforts and you can use social media to help your SEO efforts.
To illustrate, consider Webucator. As a company that sells Microsoft Word training, we would like people to know that we are Word experts and we would ultimately like to drive them to purchase a course from us on our website. We use SEO and social media to promote our classes. Here is an example of how:
The results?
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In this two part series, we will talk about data encryption and its implementation in SQL Server 2005.
You may encrypt sensitive data like credit card numbers, client information etc. using SQL Server data encryption functionality.
Let's take an example to demonstrate the different steps involved in encrypting and decrypting your data.
STEP I – Setting the stage for encryption. Steps below are needed to be done only once
— Create test database
CREATE DATABASE encryption_test;
USE encryption_test;
— Copy table from AdventureWorks DB for tests.
SELECT * INTO Employee FROM AdventureWorks.HumanResources.Employee
— Add a column of encrypted data.
ALTER TABLE Employee
ADD EncryptedNationalIDNumber varbinary(128);
/*Creating master key, certificate.*/
— Create a master key
CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'mzkvdlk979438teag$$ds987yghn)(*&4fdg^';
— Open master key
OPEN MASTER KEY DECRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'mzkvdlk979438teag$$ds987yghn)(*&4fdg^';
— Create certificate
CREATE CERTIFICATE HumanResources037
WITH SUBJECT = 'Sammamish HR',
— Create symmetric key protected by certificate
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY SSN_Key_01 WITH ALGORITHM = DES
ENCRYPTION BY CERTIFICATE HumanResources037;
STEP II – Encrypting your data
— Open symmetric key
OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY SSN_Key_01
DECRYPTION BY CERTIFICATE HumanResources037 ;
— Encrypt data with symmetric key
UPDATE Employee
SET EncryptedNationalIDNumber = EncryptByKey(Key_GUID('SSN_Key_01'), NationalIDNumber);
— Close the key used to encrypt the data.
CLOSE SYMMETRIC KEY SSN_Key_01;
STEP III – Different ways to decrypt data
— Option one. Require symmetric key to be opened explicitly
OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY SSN_Key_01
DECRYPTION BY CERTIFICATE HumanResources037;
SELECT NationalIDNumber, EncryptedNationalIDNumber
AS 'Encrypted ID Number',
CONVERT(nvarchar, DecryptByKey(EncryptedNationalIDNumber))
AS 'Decrypted ID Number'
FROM Employee;
CLOSE SYMMETRIC KEY SSN_Key_01;
— Option two
USE encryption_test;
SELECT NationalIDNumber, EncryptedNationalIDNumber
AS 'Encrypted ID Number',
CONVERT(nvarchar, DecryptByKeyAutoCert ( cert_ID('HumanResources037') , NULL ,EncryptedNationalIDNumber))
AS 'Decrypted ID Number'
FROM Employee
What's next?
Next time, we will delve deep into key maintenance – How to backup and restore different types of keys.
Additional Resources
Improving Data Security by Using SQL Server 2005
You may also check Laurentiu Cristofor's blog. Laurentiu works on security features of SQL Server. It is a great resource with technical details for data encryption.


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US officials would not say when the meeting would be held or which finance ministers would be invited, but its purpose is to discuss the rescue plan endorsed at Vancouver this week for the ailing Asian economies - and place it in a global context. It will also have the desirable effect for President Bill Clinton of the US of showing him as an international economic leader, despite his recent defeats on trade and international finance issues in Congress.
The meeting, as presented by the Americans, is intended to sustain the momentum built up at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit this week, and is in addition to next week's gathering of Asian and American finance ministers in Malaysia. It will have a double purpose: to show that Washington takes the current instability in Asia seriously - despite President Clinton's earlier reference to it as just "a few glitches" - and to make plain the US view that national economies are all part of a single global system and should conform to similar standards.
This was spelt out in the official declaration adopted by the 18 Apec leaders at Vancouver, which asserted the prime role of the International Monetary Fund in all economic rescues - in Asia or elsewhere. "On a global level," it said, "the IMF remains central." But President Clinton, while pleased with the mood of co-operation at Vancouver, and with participants' support for further trade liberalisation, appeared to feel that the global approach needed further impetus.
The rescue plans agreed so far for four Asian countries - Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and now South Korea - have a provisional price tag of $68bn (pounds 40bn), more than the Mexican bail-out three years ago and a record for the IMF. But they are not just IMF bail-outs.
The Apec summit also endorsed a set of principles, known as the Manila Framework after the emergency meeting of ministers and central bankers in the Philippines last week. They stipulate IMF involvement, provide for supplementary assistance to be granted regionally "when necessary", and also require recipient countries to commit themselves to whatever reforms may be needed to run their economies and finance systems on a sound basis.
This three-tier framework was applied first to the Indonesia rescue, but it has now been elevated to a general formula to be invoked for other bail-outs. It does not, however, specify which countries might contribute to any supplementary financing, nor does it stipulate any sum.
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MLS referee Jair Marrufo will not officiate an MLS match this weekend as punishment for his handling of the Cuauhtemoc Blanco gift jersey situation, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting.
Marrufo, the 2008 MLS referee of the year, received a signed jersey from Blanco after the Chicago Fire-Columbus Crew match, a move that has called into question Marrufo's impartiality and raised some doubts about Marrufo's handling of the Crew-Fire match, which ended in a 2-2 tie and saw Marrufo issue a red card to Crew defender Gino Padula for a foul on Blanco.
"(Marrufo) was informed his actions were unacceptable," U.S. Soccer spokesman Neil Buethe told the Dispatch. "He agreed he made an error in judgment in accepting the jersey after the match. He's not being suspended. (Pulling him off a game) is a chance for him to clear his head a little bit."
The decision to have Marrufo sit this weekend was made by U.S. Soccer officials, which oversee MLS referees. There is no word yet on the Columbus Crew's appeal of Padula's red card.
Buethe clarified one quote attributed to him in the story regarding the possibility of such actions leading to a suspension.
"It's not as if an incident like this would never cause a suspension," Buethe said, pointing out that, depending on the circumstances, a referee could indeed be suspended for accepting a gift from a player.
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There has been a steady decline in Refing
over the last 20 years. The hands/ elbows to the face and push and hack from behind is no longer called. If the Refing association wants to turn the sport into a hack and wrestling match then move and turn your resumes over to WWF otherwise it destroys the Beautiful Game.
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If I was running US Soccer. Marrufo would be suspended for at least five matches without pay & I would take the Red Card away from Padula.
You want to show that there is no match fixing scandles and you won't tolerate it at all. I'm sorry to say, but the USSF dropped the ball on this one. To take him off for this weekend just to "Cleaer his head" is absolutly absurd.
Either throw the book at him or just assume it never happened. IF MLS was willing to severly punish Conway & Parke on their mistake, then US Soccer should have done the same to Marrufo. Referee's are held to a higher standard and shouldn't be given a chance for a helping hand when it comes to stuff like this.
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Unbelievable! Gifts and bribes happen all the time in this game, but when someone gets caught, the punishments should be severe. Imagine if this happened after the Man United game this past weekend with the completely botched penalty call against Tottenham. A one game suspension? Please!
That's bull…If this happened in the NBA it's be huge. The ref would probably be banned for life, and in MLS we give him a game? Small time personified…He should have gotten banned atleast the rest of the season.
Just goes to show the US Soccer is just as corrupt as the Italians.
Fire should have been relegated to the USL and Blanco ban for life.
Fire should have been relegated to the USL.
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Please. Enough of the relation talk already–not gonna happen. Never. Ever.
The last part was ok, though…
Had this happened in MLB, both the player and the ref would be at risk of being declared "permanently ineligible".
In MLS, it's swept under the rug.
Considering how bad MLS officiating is and how people suspect corruption in the ranks anyway, a one game suspension for taking gifts is just confirming people's viewpoints.


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