No equivalent 3. A more detailed account of the mapping can be found at Appendix 1 . IAFA templates allow for a certain flexibility to be allowed with regard to author names. This probably constitutes the biggest problem with the mapping process. IAFA templates are designed to be adaptable.
Users are able to add new data elements if they feel that it is appropriate.
This raises questions about how these new data elements could be included in any mapping procedure if they are felt to include important information. The creators of IAFA templates are not encouraged to include all data elements, but just the ones relevant to the networked information being described. It is possible that a minimal level IAFA template would not generate enough information to make a MARC record viable. A viable MARC record could be created from the information in an IAFA template although the interaction of a human cataloguer would probably improve the MARC record and ensure that problem areas like author names are in the format defined by AACR2. IAFA Templates allow for a quite detailed profile of an author, administrator, sponsor, publisher or host organisation of a network resource.