Research Catalog

Title

MARC21 for everyone : a practical guide / by Deborah A. Fritz and Richard J. Fritz.

Author

Fritz, Deborah A. (Deborah Angela), 1955-

Publication

Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Fritz, Richard J., 1950-

Description

xvi, 188 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

Provides an introduction to MARC21, including quizzes, tables, and examples, to explain the shared language of tags, subfields, indicators, and codes.

Alternative Title

MARC 21 for everyone

Subject

• Cataloging > standards
• Databases, Bibliographic > standards
• Information Storage and Retrieval > standards
• MARC formats > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• MARC formats > Problems, exercises, etc
• Online Systems > standards

Genre/Form

• Handbook
• Handbooks and manuals
• Handbooks and manuals.
• Problems and exercises
• Problems and exercises.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-170) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Library patrons, bibliographic information, and the library catalog -- The rules for bibliographic information and the standards for MARC -- MARC21 records : what are they, why do we need them, and how do we get them? -- MARC21 and the computerized catalogs of today -- MARC21 terminology -- MARC21, who needs to know what -- Indexed fields : headings -- Display fields : bibliographic description -- Coded fields -- Number fields -- Summary -- MARC21 sample records.

ISBN

083890842X (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002014138

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library