13 digit ISBNs, formerly keyed in 024, are now keyed on 020.įield 040 says $a who catalogued $b in which language (base on language of notes) $c who made it machine readable $d who finished the record $erda if an RDA record. With first indicator 3, International Artical Number (EAN) may replace or be in addition to 020 ISBN for some monographs ISBNs become EANs by having 978 refixed, and the check digit recalculated. International Standard Bibliographic Number (ISBN). Key with three blank spaces as front, and 0's if needed replacing "-" to equal 8 spaces. (do not remove alpha codes for type of belle lettres if present)Ĭ = collective biography or autobiographyĭ = contains considerable biographical information State or provincial university press publications as "s"]ġ = conference proceedings, i.e., collection of papersġ - is Festschrift (collection of essays in honour of an individual) Or provincial university press publication do not code S = state, province [remove "s" if a state university press Nvu nyu ohu oku oru pau riu scu sdu tnu txuĪbc bcc mbc nfc nbc nsc ntc nuc onc pic quc snc ykc Miu mnu mou msu mtu nbu ncu ndu nhu nju nmu Hiu idu ilu inu iau ksu kyu lau mau mdu meu Year of ending (m), original printing (r), or copyright (t)Īlu aku azu aru cau cou ctu deu dcu flu gau
N = unknown (try to use q and guess decade) I = integrating resource (loose-leaf or website)Ĭ = continuation (see Serial Cataloguing Cheat Sheet)ĭ = dead serial (see Serial Cataloguing Cheat Sheet) S = serial (see Serials Cataloguing Cheat Sheet) M = now used only for computer files, e.g., a game or program G = audiovisual material (type coded in 008/33, e.g., 008/33 v = Particularly check LDR/17* and LDR/18* for records created before 1978 (AACR2 was published in 1978). See your bibliographic utility's coding manual or MARC for codes not included here. In bibliographic utilities and local systems these fixed fields may be broken out into named fields for ease of entry. Fixed fields are in a Leader, and in fields 006, 007, and 008. MARC records are composed of fixed (same place, same length) and variable fields. CANMARC and UKMARC, with adaptations for Germany. The current version of MARC used in North America, Australia and increasingly in Europe is MARC21, a harmonization of USMARC. If not, check the preface and/or table of contents.
(See at end for comparison of these guidelines with the PCC monograph record standard.)įirst look at the book to determine if it is fiction or non fiction, and if the title gives you a clear indication of the subject.