Cataloging

Emily Sternemann
ORGANIZING INFORMATION

Manual
Emily Sternemann
 Table of contents

Introduction Page 2
Common MARC Fields Page 3
Fiction MARC Fields Page 7
Children Fiction MARC Fields Page 10
Non-Fiction MARC Fields Page 12
DVD MARC Fields Page 14
CD MARC Fields Page 18
Serial MARC Fields Page 21
Conclusion Page 23
Appendix Page 24
Glossary Page 25

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 Introduction

A MARC record is coding that allows the public to see information about a

material or item digitally. This manual will explain what MARC record fields are and

which fields are used for certain types of records. There are a few fields that will be

used in multiple types of records. Within this manual, there will be explanations as to

what each field means and what the indicators and subfields represent. When creating

a MARC record, it is helpful to know the fields or at least know where to look up the

various fields. This manual will also provide an example of each type of MARC record.

The types of records are for fiction, childrens, non-fiction, DVD, CD, and serial.

The first thing that a cataloger needs to do is determine the type of record to use

for each item. By determining the type of record, the cataloger then knows where to look

for the chief source of information. Once that is decided, the cataloger recognizes which

fields go with the type of MARC record. In this manual, there will be an example with

each type of record. Each example will also contain a legend or key because it will be

colored coded for the fields that are common and new fields that are added to the type

of record.

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 For many MARC records, there are fields that will be used over and over but

other times there are unique fields for a certain type of MARC record. In this section,

you will find the common fields and what they mean, along with their indicators and

subfields, and when they are used in a MARC record. Remember that not every

common field will belong in each certain MARC record.

Common MARC Record Fields

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 Tag Meaning and
Tag Indicators Subfields
Type of Record(s)
International First-Undefined a International Standard
Standard Book Blank-Undefined Book Number (ISBN)
Number (ISBN) Second-Undefined c Terms of Availability
020 Fiction, Nonfiction, Blank-Undefined q Qualifying Information
Childrens Fiction, z Cancelled or invalid ISBN
and Childrens
Nonfiction
International First-Level of International Level a International Standard
Standard Serial Blank-No Level Specified Serial Number (ISSN)
Number (ISSN) 0-Continuing Resource of y Incorrect ISSN
DVD, CD, and International Interest z Cancelled ISSN
022 Serial 1-Continuing Resource is not of
International Interest
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined

Dewey Decimal First-Type of Edition a Classification Number

Classification 0-Full Edition b Item Number
Number 1-Abridged Edition 2 Edition Number
Nonfiction, 7-Other Edition Specified in Subfield
Childrens 2
Nonfiction Second-Source of Classification
082 Number
Blank-No Information Provided
0-Assigned by Library of Congress
4-Assigned by Agency Other than
Library of Congress

Main Entry- First-Type of Personal Name Entry a Personal Name

Personal Name Element b Numeration
0-Forename c Title and Other Words
Fiction, Nonfiction, 1-Surname Associated with a Name
Childrens Fiction, 3-Family Name d Dates Associated with a
100
Childrens Second-Undefined Name
Nonfiction, DVD, Blank-Undefined e Relator Term
CD, and Serial q Fuller Form of Name
j Attribution Qualifier

Title Statement First-Title Added Entry a Title Proper

Fiction, Nonfiction, 0-No Title Added Entry n Number of Part/Section of
Childrens Fiction, 1-Title Added Entry a Work
Childrens Second-Number of Nonfiling Numbers p Name of Part/Section of a
Nonfiction, DVD, 0-No Nonfiling Characters Work
245
CD, and Serial 1-9-Number of Characters Ignored in h General Materials
Filing Designated
b Remainder of Title
c Statement of
Responsibility
Edition Statement First-Undefined a Edition Statement
Fiction, Nonfiction, Blank-Undefined b Remainder of Edition
Childrens Fiction, Second-Undefined Statement
250
Childrens Blank-Undefined
Nonfiction, DVD,
CD, and Serial
Publication, First-Sequence of Publishing a Place of Publication,
Distribution, Etc. Statements Distribution, Etc. 4
Fiction, Nonfiction, Blank-Not Applicable/No Information B Name of Publisher,
Childrens Fiction, Provided/Earliest Available Publisher Distributor, Etc.
260
Childrens 2-Intervening Publisher C Date of Publication,
Nonfiction, DVD, 3-Current/Latest Publisher
 Fiction Book MARC Fields

If a cataloger is creating a MARC record for a fiction book, he or she would

decide where to get the information from based on what type of item is being cataloged.
For a book, the cataloger would use the title page and its verso page as its chief source
of information. The cataloger would then copy the title word for word into the 245 field,
along with the author and any other contributors. After that is complete, the cataloger
will look on the verso page and write down the publication information in the 260 field.
The cataloger would then fill out the information for the 300 field, the physical
description the book, which includes page numbers and dimensions. Due to RDA
standards, a cataloger has to have the 336, 337, and 338 fields in a record. These are
there to help catalogers know what type of record is for the item. Depending on the
book, there will be an edition and a series tag that should be filled in. These are the 250
and 440 fields. A cataloger might also put in a note that could be a summary note, the
520 field, or a formatted content note, the 505 field. These note fields are not required in
the MARC record but is helpful for the cataloger and for the patrons in a library.
As noted above in the previous section, there are many common fields that are
used in many MARC records. This MARC fiction record has the fields above but also
can have these three fields added. The three fields that are added to the record are the
505 field, the 520 field, and the 655 field. Below will explain what each one contains.
Not all fields listed below will appear on every MARC record for this type of record.

Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields

Formatted Content First-Display constant a Formatted contents
Note generated note
0-Contents g Miscellaneous
1-Incomplete contents information
2-Partial contents r Statement of
505 8-No display constant responsibility
generated t Title
Second-Level of content u Uniform Resource
designation Identifier
Blank-Basic
0-Enhanced
520 Summary Note First-Display constant controller a Summary, etc. note
Blank-Summary b Expansion of summary
0-Subject note
1-Review c Assigning source
2-Scope and content u Uniform Resource
3-Abstract Identifier
4-Content advice 2 Source
8-No display constant 3 Materials specified

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 generated
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined
Index Term- First-Type of heading a Genre/form data or
Genre/Form Blank-Basic focus term
Second-Source of term x General subdivision
655 7-Source specified in y Chronological
subfield 2 subdivision
z Geographic subdivision
2 Source of term

Below is an example of an adult fiction book MARC Record. Each field that is
listed and in the record has been explained either in the Common Fields section or in
the table above.
020 __ $a 9781250080806 Legend/Key
(paperback) Purple Common fields
082 __ $a F Light Blue New Fields
$b Ken33
100 1_ $a Kenyon, Sherrilyn
245 10 $a Born of Betrayal
$c Sherrilyn Kenyon
250 __ $a First Edition
260 __ $a New York
$b St. Martin's Press
$c 2015
300 __ $a 438 Pages
$c 18 cm.
336 __ $a Text
$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a unmediated
$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a volume
$2 rdacarrier
440 02 $a A league novel
$v 8
520 __ $a "Years ago, family loyalty caused Fain Hauk to give up everything he
loved: His military career. His planet. His fiancee. Even his name. Now
decades later, everything has changed. He's built a new life out of the
ashes of his old, and he's vowed to never let anything threaten his loved
ones again. But when old enemies align themselves with new ones, he's

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 caught in the middle of a brutal war. And when fate throws his former
fiancee back into his world and she has her own agenda that includes
taking his head for what he did to her years ago, more than just his life is
at stake. The fate of the Ichidian universe and that of his brothers-in-arms
hangs in the balance. Winner take all. It's killed or be killed, and never has
the battle been more fierce...Or more fun"
$c Provided by publisher.
650 0_ $a Soldiers of fortune
$v Fiction
650 0_ $a Imaginary places
$v Fiction Legend/Key
655 7_ $a Fantasy fiction Purple Common fields
Light Blue New Fields

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 Childrens Fiction MARC Fields

The chief source of information for this record type is the title page and its verso
page that contains the copyright information. For this type of record, there are many
fields that will be used from the common fields table. However, there will be two fields
that will be added for this type. These two fields are the 521 field and the 586. This type
of record will also use the 520 field, which was introduced in fiction MARC fields. Not all
fields listed below will appear on every MARC record for this type of record.
Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields
Target Audience Note First-Display constant controller a Target Audience Note
Blank-Audience b Source of the note
0-Reading grade level
1-Interest age level
2-Interest grade level
3-Special audience
521
characteristics
4-Motivation interest level
8-No display constant
generated
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined
Awards Note First-Display constant controller a Awards Note
Blank-Awards (generates
display constant)
586 8-No display constant
generated
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined

Below is an example of a childrens fiction book MARC record. Each field that is
listed and in the record has been explained in the Common Fields section, Fiction Fields
section, or in the table above.
020 __ $a 0763649244 Legend/Key
$a 9780763649241 Purple Common fields
082 __ $a E Yellow Fiction Fields
$b Becker395 Light Blue New Fields
100 1_ $a Becker, Bonny
245 12 $a A library book for Bear
$c Bonny Becker; illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
250 __ $a First Edition
260 __ $a Somerville, MA
$b Candlewick Press

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 $c 2014
300 __ $a 1 Volume [38] pages
$b Color illustrations
$c 25 x 28 cm
336 __ $a text
$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a unmediated
$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a volume
$2 rdacarrier
520 __ $a Summary: Although he sees no need for more books to read, Bear
agrees to accompany Mouse to the library.
521 2_ $a Preschool
586 8_ $a CLA Notable Childrens Books in the English Language Arts, 2015

650 0_ $a Bears

650 0_ $a Mice

650 0_ $a Libraries
Legend/Key
650 0_ $a Books and reading Purple Common fields
Yellow Fiction Fields
650 0_ $a Friendship Light Blue New Fields

700 1_ $a Denton, Kady MacDonald

$e Illustrator

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 Nonfiction MARC Fields

With this type of record, the chief source of information is the title page and its
verso. While most of the fields will be from the common fields section of this manual,
there will be four new fields that pertain to this type of record. A field that will be
repeated will be the 520 field. Not all fields listed below will appear on every MARC
record for this type of record.
Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields
Varying Form of Title First-Note/added entry controller a Title proper/short title
0-Note, no title added entry n Number of
1-Note, title added entry part/section of a work
2-No note, no title added entry p Name of part/section
3-No note, title added entry of a work
Second-Type of title
Blank-No type specified
0-Portion of title
246
1-Parallel title
2-Distinctive title
3-Other title
4-Cover title
5-Added title page title
6-Caption title
7-Running title
8-Spine title
Subject Added First-Undefined a Geographic name
Entry- Geographic Blank-Undefined v Form subdivision
Name Second-Subject heading x General subdivision
system/thesaurus y Chronological
0-Library of Congress Subject subdivision
Headings z Geographic
1-LC subject headings for subdivision
children's literature 2 Source of heading or
651
2-Medical Subject Headings term
3-National Agricultural Library
subject authority file
4-Source not specified
5-Canadian Subject Headings
6-Repertoire des vedettes-
matire
7-Source specified in subfield 2
710 Added Entry- First-Type of corporate name entry a Corporate or
Corporate Name element jurisdiction name
0-Inverted name b Subordinate unit
1-Jurisdiction name c Location of meeting
2-Name in direct order d Date of a meeting or
Second-Type of added entry treaty signing

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 Blank-No information provided
2-Analytical entry
e Relator term
f Date of a work
h Medium
k Form subheading
l Language of a work
n Number of
part/section/meeting
p Name of a
part/section of a work
s Version
t Title of a work

Below is an example of a nonfiction book MARC record. Each field that is listed
and in the record has been explained in the Common Fields section, Fiction Fields
section, Childrens Fiction section, or in the table above.
020 __ $a 0717226182
082 14 $a J599.2
$b M165
$2 13 Legend/Key
100 1_ $a MacLeod, Elizabeth Purple Common fields
245 10 $a Koalas Yellow Fiction Fields
$c Elizabeth MacLeod Red Childrens Fiction Fields
246 33 $a Koala Light Blue New Fields
260 __ $a Danbury, Connecticut
$b Grolier Education Corporation
$c 1989
300 __ $a 48 pages
$b Color Illustrations, maps
$c 23 cm.
336 __ $a Text
$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a Unmediated
$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a Volume
$2 rdacarrier
440 __ $a Natures Children
500 __ $a Includes index
520 __ $a The habitat and behaviors of koalas.
650 0_ $a Koala

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 DVD MARC Fields

DVD MARC Records use a different chief source of information. For this type of
record, a cataloger will use the title slide of the DVD, while DVD is playing, and if need
be the associating materials that came with the item. While this type of record has many
fields that have already been explained, there are a few new fields, which are the 024,
028, 110, 344, 511, 518, and 546 fields. Not all fields listed below will appear on every
MARC record for this type of record.
Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields
Other Standard First-Type of standard number or a Standard number or
Identifier code code
0-International Standard c Terms of availability
Recording Code d Additional codes
1-Universal Product Code following the standard
2-International Standard Music number or code
Number q Qualifying information
3-International Article Number z Canceled/invalid
4-Serial Item and Contribution standard number or
Identifier code
Second-Difference indicator
Blank-No information provided
024
(No information is provided as to
whether the number or code in the
field appears in the same form in
both scanned and eye-readable
form)
0-No difference (The scanned
number or code is the same as the
number or code in eye-readable
form)
1-Difference (The scanned and
eye-readable number or code
differ)
028 Publisher Number First-Type of publisher number a Publisher number
0-Issue number b Source
1-Matrix number q Qualifying information
2-Plate number
3-Other music number
4-Video recording number
5-Other publisher number
Second-Note/added entry
controller
0-No note, no added entry
1-Note, added entry required
2-Note, no added entry
3-No note, added entry

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Main Entry- First-Type of corporate name entry a Corporate or

Corporate Name element jurisdiction name
0-Inverted name b Subordinate unit
110 1-Jurisdiction name c Location of meeting
2-Name in direct order d Date of a meeting
Second-Undefined n Number of
Blank-Undefined part/section/meeting
Sound First-Undefined a Type of recording
Characteristics Blank-Undefined b Recording medium
Second-Undefined c Playing speed
Blank-Undefined d Groove characteristic
e Track configuration
f Tape configuration
g Configuration of
playback channels
h Special playback
344
characteristics
0 Authority record
control number or
standard number
2 Source
3 Materials specified
6 Linkage
8 Field link and
sequence number
Participant or First-Display constant controller a Participant or
Performer Note 0-No display constant performer note
generated
511
1-Cast
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined
Time/Date and First-Undefined a Date/time and place
Place of Event Note Blank-Undefined of an event note
518
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined
Language Note First-Undefined a Language note
Blank-Undefined b Information code or
546
Second-Undefined alphabet
Blank-Undefined

Below is an example of a DVD MARC record. Each field that is listed and in the
record has been explained in the Common Fields section, Fiction Fields section,
Childrens Fiction section, Nonfiction section, or in the table above.

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024 10 $a 018713551924 Legend/Key
028 42 $a 0555192 Purple Common fields
$b Gaiam Yellow Fiction Fields
082 14 $a 641.8 Red Childrens Fiction Fields
$b C111 Green Nonfiction Fields
$2 13 Light Blue New Fields
110 0_ $a TLC
245 00 $a Cake Boss
$2 Season 2
$h [videorecording]
$c produced by High Noon Entertainment for the Learning Channel
250 __ $a Widescreen; Closed-captioned
264 _0 $a [Louisville, CO]
$b Discovery Communications, LLC
$b Gaiam/Vivendi
$c 2010
300 __ $a 2 videodiscs (417 mins)
$b Soundrecording; Color
$c 4 in.
336 __ $a Two-dimensional moving
image Legend/Key
$2 rdacontent Purple Common fields
337 __ $a Video Yellow Fiction Fields
$2 rdamedia Red Childrens Fiction Fields
338 __ $a Videodisc Green Nonfiction Fields
$2 rdacarrier Light Blue New Fields
344 __ $a Digital
500 __ $a Title from container
505 00 $g Disc 1.
_t Fitting in, fed up and a first birthday
_g (airdate 5/28/2012)
_t Trash, twirls and tough love
_g (airdate 5/28/2012)
_t Stained glass and a surprised Danny
_g (airdate 6/4/2012)
_t Fast hands and a flaming pearl
_g (airdate 6/4/2012)
_t Liberty, layups and a loaded dinner
_g (airdate 6/11/2012)
_t Bar mitzvah, beads and oh baby!
_g (airdate 6/11/2012)
_g Disc 2.
_t Beer, buttercups and bumbling

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 _g (airdate 6/18/2012)
_t Presidents, peanut butter and popping-in
_g (airdate 6/25/2012)
_t Working at the car wash
_g (airdate 7/2/2012)
_t Silly Seuss and surprise!
_g (airdate 6/11/2012)
_t Ice-ing on the cake
_g (airdate 7/9/2012)
_t Going up?
Legend/Key
_g (airdate 7/9/2012)
Purple Common fields
_t Under the sea Yellow Fiction Fields
_g (airdate 7/16/2012) Red Childrens Fiction Fields
_t New deli, new design Green Nonfiction Fields
_g (airdate 7/16/2012) Light Blue New Fields
_t Cakes on a plane
_g (airdate 7/23/2012)
_t A bittersweet homecoming
_g (airdate 7/23/2012)
511 __ $a Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro
518 __ $a Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program on the
TLC Network in 2012-2013
520 __ $a Master baker Buddy Valastro, owner of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in
Hoboken, NJ, is one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in
the country. Follow Buddy as he supervises a team that includes his
mother, four older sisters, and three brothers-in-law in an effort to achieve
his late father's dream of making the family-owned business a household
name.
521 __ $a Rating: PG
546 __ $a English dialogue; English subtitles
546 __ $a Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
650 0_ $a Cake decorating
650 0_ $a Baking
650 0_ $a Family-owned business enterprises
655 7_ $a Reality television programs
655 7_ $a Television cooking shows
655 7_ $a Instructional television programs
655 7_ $a Nonfiction television programs
655 7_ $a Television series
655 7_ $a Video recordings for the hearing impaired
700 1_ $a Buddy Valastro

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 CD MARC Fields

For this record type, the chief source of information is the CD disc. A cataloger
can also use the insert that comes with the CD. For this record type, there are many
fields that are repeated from the DVD MARC Fields. There is only one field that is being
added to this type of record, which is the 347 field. Not all fields listed below or above
will appear on every MARC record for this type of record.
Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields
Digital File First-Undefined a File type
Characteristics Blank-Undefined b Encoding format
Second-Undefined c File size
Blank-Undefined d Resolution
e Regional encoding
f Encoded bitrate
347 0 Authority record control
number or standard number
2 Source
3 Materials specified
6 Linkage
8 Field link and sequence
number

Below is an example of a CD MARC record. Each field that is listed and in the
record has been explained in the Common Fields section, Fiction Fields section,
Childrens Fiction section, Nonfiction section, DVD section, or in the table above.
024 7_ $a 0088875157782
024 1_ $a 88875157782
028 02 $a 88875157782
$b 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville
082 $a CD Country
$b Underw56
100 1_ $a Underwood, Carrie
245 00 $a Storyteller
$c Carrie Underwood Legend/Key
250 __ $a CD Purple Common fields
264 1_ $a New York, NY Yellow Fiction Fields
$b 19 Recordings Limited Red Childrens Fiction Fields
$b Arista Nashville Green Nonfiction Fields
$c 2015 Dark Blue DVD Fields
300 __ $a 1 audio disc Light Blue New Fields
$b CD audio, digital

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 $c 4 in.
336 __ $a Performed music
$b prm
$2 rdacontent
337 __ $a Audio
$2 rdamedia
338 __ $a Audio disc
$2 rdacarrier
344 __ $a Digital Legend/Key
$2 rda Purple Common fields
347 __ $a Audio file Yellow Fiction Fields
$b CD audio Red Childrens Fiction Fields
$2 rda Green Nonfiction Fields
500 __ $a Title from label Dark Blue DVD Fields
500 __ $a Lyrics and full credits on Light Blue New Fields
container insert
505 00 $t Renegade runaway
$g (3:38)
$t Dirty laundry
$g (3:24)
$t Church bells
$g (3:13)
$t Heartbeat
$g (3:30)
$t Smoke break
$g (3:18)
$t Choctaw country affair
$g (3:29)
$t Like Ill never love you again
$g (3:36)
$t Chaser
$g (4:22)
$t Relapse
$g (3:23)
$t Clock wont stop
$g (3:21)
$t The girl you think I am
$g (3:37)
$t Mexico
$g (3:27)
$t What I never knew I always wanted
$g (3:33)
$t Heartbeat (stripped)

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 $g (3:21)
$t Little girl dont grow up too fast
$g (4:26)
511 0_ $a Performed by Carrie Underwood; with accompaniment
650 0_ $a Country music
$y 2011-2020 Legend/Key
655 7_ $a Country music Purple Common fields
700 1_ $a Underwood, Carrie Yellow Fiction Fields
$d 1983- Red Childrens Fiction Fields
$e Composer Green Nonfiction Fields
$e Performer Dark Blue DVD Fields
Light Blue New Fields

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 Serial MARC Fields

The chief source of information for a serial is the editors page. This record type
will have six new fields that may be used. The new fields are 130, 222, 310, 321, 362,
515. There are going to be fields that have already been mentioned in this manual. Not
all fields listed below or above will appear on every MARC record for this type of record.
Tag Tag Meaning Indicators Subfields
Main Entry- First-Nonfiling characters a Uniform title
Uniform Name 0-9-Number of non-filing n Number of part/section of a work
characters present p Name of part/section of a work
Second-Undefined l Language
Blank-Undefined h Medium (GMD)
k Form subheading
130
s Version
d Date of treaty signing
m Medium of performance for music
r Key for music
o Arranged statement for music
f Date of a work
Key Title First-Undefined a Key title
Blank-Undefined b Qualifying information
Second-Nonfiling character
222
0-No nonfiling characters
0-9-Number of nonfiling
characters
Current First-Undefined a Current publication frequency
Publication Blank-Undefined b Date of current publication
310
Frequency Second-Undefined frequency
Blank-Undefined
Former First-Undefined a Former publication frequency
Publication Blank-Undefined b Dates of former publication
321
Frequency Second-Undefined frequency
Blank-Undefined
Dates of First-Format of date a Dates of publication and/or
Publication 0-Formatted style sequential designation
362 and/or Sequential 1-Unformatted style
Designation Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined
Numbering First-Undefined a Numbering Peculiarities Note
Peculiarities Note Blank-Undefined
515
Second-Undefined
Blank-Undefined

Below is an example of a CD MARC record. Each field that is listed and in the
record has been explained in the Common Fields section, Fiction Fields section,

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Childrens Fiction section, Nonfiction section, DVD section, CD section, or in the table
above.

022 0_ $a 0010-7174
082 04 $a Mag Aug. 2016
$b Cons755
110 2_ $a Consumers Unions of United States

222 _0 $a Consumer reports

245 00 $a Consumer reports (magazine)

$n2016

260 __ $a Albany, New York

$b Consumers Union of United States

$c 2016

300 __ $a Volumes

$b Colored Illustrations, Diagrams, Charts

$c 18-28 cm.
Legend/Key
Purple Common fields
310 __ $a Monthly Yellow Fiction Fields
Red Childrens Fiction Fields
321 __ $a Monthly Green Nonfiction Fields
Dark Blue DVD Fields
$b June 1942-1991 Dark Green CD Fields
Light Blue New Fields
336 __ $a Text

$2rdacontent

337 __ $a Unmediated

$2rdamedia

338 __ $a Volume

$2rdacarrier

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362 __ $a Vol. 7 No. 6 (August 2016)

650 0_ $a Consumer education

650 0_ $a Commercial products

710 2_ $a Consumers Union of United States

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 Conclusion

The cataloger has a choice of which fields to include or not to include. Each

library has a different process and requirements for the MARC record. While many

libraries follow the Library of Congress format, they do have leeway to change and

modify the record to fit the needs of your library. Since RDA standards have come into

effect, library catalogers have to include the 336, 337, and 338 fields.

This manual has laid out the fields that could be used in a MARC record. Not all

of the fields listed in this manual will be used in each record, but most will. The

indicators and subfields have also been mentioned for each field. While this manual has

a lot of information within it, it also shows a new cataloger how to catalog an item. Once

a cataloger becomes familiar with the process of creating a MARC record, it becomes

easier to do.

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 Appendix

Cutter Numbers
o http://203.241.185.12/asd/board/Author/upfile/abcd.htm
Library of Congress Authorities
o http://authorities.loc.gov/
Library of Congress Childrens Subject Headings
o https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/CHILDRENS.pdf
Library of Congress MARC Fields
o https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/
Library of Congress Subject Headings
o https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/freelcsh.html#CSH
Sears Subject Headings
o http://www.almustafauniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sears.pdf
Tag of the Month
o http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm

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 Glossary

Cataloging: Organizing materials and information in a logical and consistent way to

facilitate ease of access.
Chief Source of Information: The source of bibliographic data to be given preference
as the source from which a bibliographic description is prepared.
Copy Cataloging: Cataloging by copying entirely or editing an existing record from a
bibliographic utility's database, and incorporating it into one's own catalog.
Indicators: A character at the beginning of a variable data field containing codes that
provide information to the computer or give further information about the contents of a
field within a MARC record.
Main Entry: The entry chosen for a bibliographic record, whether it be a personal or
corporate name, or the title of a composite work, a collection, an anonymous work, a
periodical or serial, or a uniform title.
MARC: (MAchine Readable Cataloging) A type of record coding which allows
information to be shared in a variety of formats.
MARC Field: In MARC, a data field which begins with a MARC tag, followed by
indicators and then coded data.
Serials: A group of separate items related to one another by the fact that each bears, in
addition to its own title, a collective title applying to the group as a whole.
Statement of Responsibility: Subfield c of the 245 field which identifies the persons or
corporate bodies responsible for the intellectual or artistic content of the item.
Subfields: Within the MARC format, subfield codes are one-character codes that
identify individual elements of information within a MARC field.
Subject Headings: Controlled vocabulary access points and keywords.
Tag: Each variable field in a USMARC record is identified by a three-character tag from
001 to 999.
Title Page: A page at the beginning of the item bearing the title proper and usually,
though not necessarily, the statement of responsibility and the data relating to
publication
Verso Page: The left page of a book; also the second printed side of a sheet or page
(the back).

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