Library Cataloging
Here are the results of the poll on field 024:I Do Use It 67 %
No Scanner 11 %
Not Useful 6 %
What Is It 17 %
- Notes
Recently I cataloged some scale models, something I've not often done. I thought the scale was important so I placed it in a 500 field. Today, while looking for something else, I happened to notice there is a specific field, 507, for scale. I've...
- Marc
The cover sheets for proposals and discussion papers presented at the Midwinter meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with results of discussions.Proposal No. 2004-01: Making Subfields $e, $f, and $g Repeatable in Field 260 of the...
- Poll
Any long time reader knows, I think the must underused useful MARC field is 024, Other Standard Identifier. Just for fun while I'm on vacation there is a poll on the field. Just go to the bottom of this page and vote.See you in a while. I don't...
- 856
The Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 have been updated.This document gives guidelines on the use of field 856 and is current as of March 2003. It includes all changes made to the field through the midwinter ALA conference held in January 2003....
- Marc
The Tag of the Month is a great resource provided by Follett. Each month they provide an explanation of one MARC field with some examples. It can be nice when using a new field to read the LC, OCLC and this to get a better understanding of the field and...
Library Cataloging
Field 024
Here are the results of the poll on field 024:I Do Use It 67 %
No Scanner 11 %
Not Useful 6 %
What Is It 17 %
- Notes
Recently I cataloged some scale models, something I've not often done. I thought the scale was important so I placed it in a 500 field. Today, while looking for something else, I happened to notice there is a specific field, 507, for scale. I've...
- Marc
The cover sheets for proposals and discussion papers presented at the Midwinter meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with results of discussions.Proposal No. 2004-01: Making Subfields $e, $f, and $g Repeatable in Field 260 of the...
- Poll
Any long time reader knows, I think the must underused useful MARC field is 024, Other Standard Identifier. Just for fun while I'm on vacation there is a poll on the field. Just go to the bottom of this page and vote.See you in a while. I don't...
- 856
The Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 have been updated.This document gives guidelines on the use of field 856 and is current as of March 2003. It includes all changes made to the field through the midwinter ALA conference held in January 2003....
- Marc
The Tag of the Month is a great resource provided by Follett. Each month they provide an explanation of one MARC field with some examples. It can be nice when using a new field to read the LC, OCLC and this to get a better understanding of the field and...