An Introduction
to MARC21 and How it is Meant to Work in your Library
Automation System
Course Description
This course is an introduction to MARC21 and how it is meant to work in
a library automation system. It explains what the MARC standards are and how
those standards tie in with our cataloging rules (AACR) to help catalogers
create data that will function effectively in a library catalog.
There are now two discrete
parts to MARC21 in your Library:
Part One of this course consists of a series of webcasts and
web-based mini-courses and covers the underlying fundamentals of MARC and
bibliographic information.
Part Two of this course consists of three modules, available
either as a webinar series, or a traditional training session at a host site
and covers the core codes that are most commonly found in MARC records, and
their functions
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PART ONE, MARC AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: THE UNDERLYING
FUNDAMENTALS
Part one of this workshop consists of a series of nine, free, webcasts
or web-based, self-paced, mini-courses, available on our website.
Click here
to access the Part One modules
Learning Objectives:
We will explain:
Anticipated goal:
At the conclusion of Part One of this course, you should understand the
importance of MARC and bibliographic information, and be familiar with MARC and
cataloging terminology in preparation for Part Two of the course.
It is strongly advised that you take
these short courses before attending Part Two of this workshop. If you are
about to attend Part Two of this course, and are too short of time to go
through all of these pre-requisite modules, then try to at least do modules 1.8
and 1.9
Target Audience:
Directors, reference people, acquisitions people, copy catalogers,
beginning catalogers, and experienced but untrained catalogers.
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PART TWO, MARC CODING: THE CORE CODES AND THEIR
FUNCTIONS
Part Two of this workshop consists of three, two-hour webinar modules,
or a one day, face-to-face, training session at a host site.
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Duration—On-site: |
1 day (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) |
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Duration—Online: |
3 live sessions, 2 hrs each |
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Presenters: |
D. Fritz, L. Fields, K. Nystrom, or K. Anspach |
Click here to check the Workshop Schedule for MARC21 in your
Library
Learning Objectives:
We will
explain and illustrate correct MARC coding for:
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Indexed fields (used for searching in a catalog to
find a description of a resource)
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Display fields (used for choosing between resources
found in a catalog)
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Coded fields (used by the catalog to customize
searches and displays)
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Number fields (used for searching in a catalog and for
duplicate record detection)
We will also provide
practice in reading MARC records.
Anticipated goal:
At the conclusion of Part Two of this course, you should be able to
read a MARC record, talk MARC, understand how errors in MARC coding affect a
library catalog, and correctly answer these and other mysteries of the library
catalog:
Recommended prerequisites:
MARC21 in Your Library. Part One. MARC and Bibliographic
information: The underlying fundamentals
A detailed handout will be provided. A more complete version of the
handout is published by
Check the schedule for MARC21 in your Library
JUST FOR COPY CATS (2 Days)
What is copy cataloging? It is not the same as original cataloging; it
has its own special procedures and guidelines to be followed. This workshop
provides an introduction to finding cataloging records that you can copy,
explaining some of the more obvious challenges and some neglected database
issues, with a brief look at essential editing. You will need to come to the
Book Blitz (4 days) workshop to know how to do a really superb job of editing
records that you copy, but this workshop will get you started in the basic
principles of copy cataloging.
Topics covered:
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How to read a MARC Record for searching, matching and
editing
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Search terms and their sources
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Matching books and records
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Special matching problems--Dates
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Special matching problems—CIP
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How to recognize what is wrong with a record, so that
you can either fix it yourself or report it to someone else who can.
For example:
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Wrong indicators (especially filing and tracing
indicators)
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Badly coded 008 (Fixed field)
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Missing subject headings
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Duplicate match keys
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Unverified headings
For a beginning cataloger, this workshop is the second step in your
long journey to excellence in cataloging. (Your first step should be: ‘MARC21 in
Your Library’) For an experienced cataloger, you may learn a few things you
didn’t realize that you didn’t know. If you intend to come to Book Blitz I, you
should come to this workshop first.
A detailed handout will be provided. Attendees should, if possible,
bring a printout of a MARC record from their local automated system.
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Intended audience: |
Acquisitions people, copy catalogers, beginning catalogers, and experienced but untrained catalogers. |
Anticipated
goal:
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At the
conclusion of this workshop, you should be able to find and copy records that
accurately reflect your items.
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Recommended prerequisites: |
MARC21 in Your Library |
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Required text: |
None |
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Duration: |
2 days ( |
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Presenters: |
D. Fritz, L. Fields, K. Nystrom, or K. Anspach |