MARC Machine Readable Cataloging LI 804 Organization of

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

MARC: Definition

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

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

Beginning of the Record • Leader • Directory • 008 Field

Example: MARC Beginning of a Record

Main Parts of the Record • • Field Tag Indicators Subfield

Example: Main Parts of the Record

More on Tagging 0 XX Control information, numbers, codes 1 XX Main entry 2 XX Titles, edition, imprint 3 XX Physical description, etc. 4 XX Series statements (as shown in the book) 5 XX Notes 6 XX Subject added entries 7 XX Added entries other than subject or series 8 XX Series added entries (other authoritative forms) X 00 Personal names X 10 Corporate names X 11 Meeting names X 30 Uniform titles X 40 Bibliographic titles X 50 Topical terms X 51 Geographic names

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

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

MARC: History

Developing a Standard • LC-MARC (US-MARC) • UK- MARC 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MARC: Evaluation

Effectiveness & Opinions of MARC • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opinions

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

Resources

• • • 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) MARC 21 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. (1996 a). The internationalization of MARC – Part I: The emergence and divergence of MARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(1), 21 -31. Kokabi, M. (1996 b). The internationalization of MARC – Part II: Some MARC formats based on USMARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(2), 21 -26. Kokabi, M. (1996 c). The internationalization of MARC – Part III: Some MARC formats based on UKMARC. OCLC Systems & Services, 12(3), 8 -11. Kokabi, M. (1996 d). 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/annmarc 21. 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(3 rd ed. ). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Parts 1 to 6. (2009, October 27). Library of Congress Home. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http: //www. loc. gov/marc/umb/um 01 to 06. html

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

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