Presentation
MARCs of Quality : Understanding and Vetting Bibliographic Records
Northeast Ohio Regional Library System
(2021)
Abstract
What is a MARC record, and more importantly, what is a good MARC record? Whether you’re vetting vendor-supplied records, copy cataloging, or creating original records, you will get something out of this webinar. We’ll take a quick tour of the MARC bibliographic format, explaining some of the fields that are important for a functional catalog. Then we’ll tackle some of the most frequent asked questions about cataloging: How many subject headings should a record have? Do we need contents and summary notes? What about series?
Learning Objectives:
Participants will
- Be able to tell if a MARC record is complete enough to be ingested by their catalog and provide meaningful access
- Be able to identify the most common subject heading systems and whether a record has sufficient headings
Understand how series statements are used, and where to find series information
Keywords
- bibliographic records,
- quality control,
- cataloging
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December 8, 2021
Location
webinar
Citation Information
Mike Monaco. "MARCs of Quality : Understanding and Vetting Bibliographic Records" Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-monaco/31/