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MARC- Machine Readable Cataloging

MARC- Machine Readable Cataloging. LI 804 Organization of Information Group Presentation. MARC: Definition. Machine-Readable Cataloging Description Main entry and added entries Subject headings Call number. What is MARC?. Time saving One standard Resource sharing Vendor compatiblity.

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MARC- Machine Readable Cataloging

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  1. MARC- Machine Readable Cataloging LI 804 Organization of Information Group Presentation

  2. MARC: Definition

  3. Machine-Readable Cataloging • Description • Main entry and added entries • Subject headings • Call number What is MARC?

  4. Time saving • One standard • Resource sharing • Vendor compatiblity Why Have MARC?

  5. Leader • Directory • 008 Field Beginning of the Record

  6. Example: MARC Beginning of a Record

  7. Field • Tag • Indicators • Subfield Main Parts of the Record

  8. Example: Main Parts of the Record

  9. X00  Personal names   X10  Corporate names   X11  Meeting names   X30 Uniform titles   X40 Bibliographic titles   X50 Topical terms   X51 Geographic names More on Tagging 0XX Control information, numbers, codes 1XX Main entry 2XX Titles, edition, imprint 3XX Physical description, etc. 4XX Series statements (as shown in the book) 5XX Notes 6XX Subject added entries 7XX Added entries other than subject or series 8XX Series added entries (other authoritative forms)

  10. Common Tags 010    Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) 020    International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 100    Personal name main entry 245    Title information 250    Edition 260    Publication information 300    Physical description 440    Series statement/added entry 520    Annotation or summary note 650    Topical subject heading

  11. Library of Congress Subject Headings • Sears List of Subject Headings Authority Control

  12. MARC: History

  13. LC-MARC (US-MARC) • UK- MARC Developing a Standard Dr. Henriette Avram “Mother of MARC” Photo credit: Schudel, M. (2006, May). Henriette Avram, ‘mother of MARC’ dies. Library of Congress Information Bulletin, 65(5), 130, 132. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0605/avram.html

  14. US-MARC- based formats • UK-MARC- based formats • Independent formats Deviations: National MARC Formats

  15. UNIMARC • US-MARC • MARC 21 Returning to a Common Standard

  16. MARC: Uses Photo credit: fabi_k- Fabienne Kneifel(2008, September). Grad Library- Old card catalog. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabi_k/3003119330/. Taken in downtown Ann Arbor, MI

  17. Transfer data • Standardize information • Death of the old card catalog How is MARC used?

  18. Public, School, Corporate Libraries (and many more) • Book vendors • Library of Congress (Free) • Bibliographic Utilities (not Free) Who Uses MARC?

  19. Collaboration- Shared Systems • Money savings • Flexibility • Reduction of workload How Could MARC Be Used?

  20. MARC: Evaluation

  21. Strengths • Weaknesses • Opinions Effectiveness & Opinions of MARC

  22. MARCXML • MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) Changes for MARC 21

  23. Resources

  24. Avram, H. D. (2003). Machine-readable cataloging (MARC) program. In M. A. Drake (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (pp. 1712-1730). doi: 10.1081/E-ELIS 120008993 • Fritz, Deborah A., and Richard J. Fritz. (2003) MARC21 for everyone: a practical guide. Chicago: American Library Association. • Intner, S. S. (2007, March/April). The passing of an era. Technicalities, 27(2), 1, 13-14. • Kokabi, M. (1996a). The internationalization of MARC – Part I: The emergence and divergence of MARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(1), 21-31. • Kokabi, M. (1996b). The internationalization of MARC – Part II: Some MARC formats based on USMARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(2), 21-26. • Kokabi, M. (1996c). The internationalization of MARC – Part III: Some MARC formats based on UKMARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(3), 8-11. • Kokabi, M. (1996d). The internationalization of MARC – Part IV: UNIMARC, some formats based on it and some other MARC formats. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(4), 20-37. • Library of Congress. MARC 21: Harmonized USMARC and CAN/MARC. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/marc/annmarc21.html • Radebaugh, J. (2003, February). MARC goes global—and lite. American Libraries, 34(2), 43-44. • Schudel, M. (2006, May). Henriette Avram, ‘mother of MARC’ dies, Library of Congress Information Bulletin, 65(5), 130, 132. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0605/avram.html • Taylor, A. G., & Joudrey, D. N. (2009). The organization of information(3rd ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. • Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Parts 1 to 6. (2009, October 27). Library of Congress Home. Retrieved February 28, 2011, fromhttp://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um01to06.html

  25. Post Credits Fun!Fun with Catalog Card Generatorhttp://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/

  26. Photo credit: Travelin’ Librarian- Michael Sauers (2006, September). Card Catalog Card. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/237669817/

  27. Photo credit: Beancounter parodies- Pam and Anthony (2006, September). Another card catalog extols ‘Parodies’. Retrieved from http://beancounters.blogs.com/parodies/2006/09/another_card_ca.html

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