MARC Cataloging Cheat Sheet

Sources of Inspiration:

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html

MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: Contents

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Content: Copyright 1988-2000 US Library of Congress
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Follett Tag of the Month

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TAG 041
Position Description Repeatability
Field 041 Language Code NR
Indicator:
First Translation indication
Item not a translation or does not include a translation;
0
bilingual or multilingual or with subtitles
1 Item is or includes a translation
Second Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield
code:
Language code of text/sound track or separate title
$a NR
for Computer files, Music,
and Visual materials
Language code of summary or abstract/overprinted title
$b NR
or subtitle
$d Language code of sung or spoken text NR

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 Language code of original and/or intermediate
$h R
translations of text

Punctuation No closing punctuation

Capitalization: All language codes are recorded in lowercase alphabetic characters

TAG 082
Position Description Repeatability
Field 082 Dewey Decimal Call Number R
Indicator:
First Type of edition
0 Full edition
1 Abridged edition

Second Source of call number

# No information provided
0 Assigned by LC
4 Assigned by agency other than LC

Subfield code:
$a Classification number R
$2 Edition number NR

Punctuation No closing punctuation

Examples

082 04$a388/.0919$222
082 14$a914.3$213
082 04$a343.7306/8$a347.30368 $220
082 00$a345.73/0772$220 $ma
082 00$a347.305772$220 $mb
082 04$a004$222/ger $qDE-101b

TAG 100
Position Description Repeatability
Field 100 Main Entry - Personal Name NR

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Indicator:
First Type of personal name entry element
0 Forename
1 Surname
3 Family name
Second Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield code:
$a Personal name NR
$b Numeration (like a Roman numeral) NR
$c Titles and other words associated with a name R
$d Dates associated with a name NR
$e Relator term (like ill.) R
$q Fuller form of name NR
$4 Relator code R

Ends in a full stop, unless other punctuation is present.

Examples for Field 100 (Main Entry - Personal Name):

100 1#$aAdams, Henry,$d1838-1918.
100 1#$aRiaño, Juan Facundo,$d1828-1901.
100 1#$aFowler, T. M.$q(Thaddeus Mortimer),$d1842-1922.
100 3#$aFarquhar family.
100 1#$aMorgan, John Pierpont,$d1837-1913,$ecollector.
100 1#$aFitzgerald-Jones, Sandra,$d1938-$einterviewer.
100 1#$aVérez-Peraza, Elena,$d1919-
100 1#$aMcIntoch, Paula.

TAG 245
Position Description Repeatability
Field 245 Title Statement NR
Indicator:
First Title added entry
0 No title added entry
1 Title added entry

Second Nonfiling characters

0 No nonfiling characters present

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1-9 Number of nonfiling characters present

Subfield
code:
Title
$a NR
for Mixed materials
$b Remainder of title NR
Remainder of title page transcription / statement of
$c NR
responsibility (there is a single space before the /)
Medium (general material designation) (follows $a if
$h NR
present)

Punctuation Always ends in a full stop.

If there is a $h it is always directly after the $a information and has no preceding

punctuation; $b is usually preceded by a colon (;) but may also be preceded by an equal
sign (=); $c is always preceded by a backward slash (/).

TAG 246
Position Description Repeatability
Field 246 Varying Form of Title R
Indicator:
First Note controller/title added entry
3 No note, title added entry

Second Type of title

# No information provided

Subfield code:
$a Title proper/short title NR
$h Medium NR

Punctuation No closing punctuation

TAG 260

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Position Description Repeatability
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
Field 260 NR
always for Serials
Indicator:
First Undefined; contains a blank
Second Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield
code:
Place of publication, distribution, etc.
colon ( : ) when subfield $a is followed by subfield $b
semicolon ( ; ) when subfield $a is followed by another
$a R
subfield $a
comma ( , ) when subfield $a is followed by subfield $c

Name of publisher, distributor, etc.

preceded by
comma ( , ) when subfield $b is followed by subfield $c
colon ( : ) when subfield $b is followed by another
$b R
subfield $b
semicolon ( ; ) when subfield $b is followed by subfield
$a

Date of publication, distribution, etc.

is always preceded by a comma ( , ) unless it is the first
subfield in field 260.
ends with a period ( . ), hyphen ( - ) for open-ended
$c R
dates, a closing bracket ( ] ) or closing parenthesis ( ) ).
if followed by some other subfield, the period is omitted.

Punctuation ends in a full stop

Spacing:
Three spaces are customarily input in subfields $c and/or subfield $g when only an
ending date is present.
Example:
260 ##$aBerkeley :$bThe Auditor,$c -1936.
If only the beginning date is given, the hyphen may end the field with no additional
spaces added.
Example:
260 ##$aNew York :$bDoubleday,$c1974-
If the open date is followed by additional data, three spaces follow the date (or two

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spaces and a delimiter ).
Example:
260 ##$aMexico :$b[s.n.],$c1985- $e(Mexico :$fTall. Graf. CENDI)
No spaces are used between letters of initials, including adjacent initials in personal
names.
Example:
260 ##$aColombia, S.C. :$bH.W. Williams Co.,$c1982.
One space is used between two or more distinct initialisms (or sets of initials),
acronyms, or abbreviations appearing in juxtaposition.
Example:
260 ##$aWashington :$bU.S. G.P.O.,$c1981-

TAG 300

Position Description Repeatability

Field 300 Physical Description R
Indicator:
First Undefined; contains a blank
Second Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield code:
$a Extent R
$b Other physical details NR
Dimensions
$c R
for Mixed materials
Accompanying material
$e NR
for Mixed materials
$f Type of unit R
$g Size of unit R

Punctuation

Pattern: 300 b b $a Pages or leaves : $b illustrations ; $c measurement in centimeters. +

$e accompanying material.

300 b b $a xi, 271 p. : $b ill. ; $c 21 cm. + $e 1 atlas (37 p.)

300 b b $a p. 24-36 : $b ill., maps ; $c 27 cm.

(Item has pages numbered 24-36, instead of starting with page 1)

300 b b $a 1 v. (various pagings) : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm.

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(Item repeats page numbers for each of four sections)

TAG 440

Position Description Repeatability

Field 440 Series Statement/Added Entry - Title R
Indicator:
First Undefined; contains a blank

Second Nonfiling characters

0 No nonfiling characters present
1-9 Number of nonfiling characters present

Subfield code:
$a Title NR
$v Volume number/sequential designation NR

Punctuation No ending punctuation is needed

TAG 600

Position Description Repeatability

Field 600 Subject Added Entry - Personal Name R
Indicator:
First Type of personal name entry element
0 Forename
1 Surname
3 Family name

Second Thesaurus
0 Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 LC subject headings for children's literature
4 Source not specified
7 Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield code:

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$a Personal name NR
$d Dates associated with a name NR
$e Relator term R
$q Fuller form of name NR
$v Form subdivision R
$x General subdivision R
$y Chronological subdivision R
$z Geographic subdivision R
$2 Source of heading or term NR

Ends in a full stop (for Sears headings, the full stop is

Punctuation
before the $2)

Examples for Field 600 (Subject Added Entry - Personal Name):

600 00$aElijah,$c(Biblical prophet)

600 30$aClark family$vFiction.

600 00$aZacchaeus$c(Biblical character)

600 10$aPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich,$d1799-1837$xMuseums$zRussia (Federation)

$zMoscow$vMaps.

600 10$aNixon, Richard M.$q(Richard Milhouse),$d1913- $xPsychology.

600 00$aGautama Buddha$vBiography$vEarly works to 1800.

600 00$aJesus Christ$xHistory of doctrines$yEarly church, ca. 30-600.

600 10$aKennedy, John F.$q(John Fitzgerald),$d1917-1963$xAssassination.

600 11$aMagellan, Ferdinand,$dd 1521.

TAG 610

Position Description Repeatability

Field 610 Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name R
Indicator:

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First Type of corporate name entry element
0 Inverted name
1 Jurisdiction name
2 Name in direct order

Second Subject heading system/thesaurus

0 Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 LC subject headings for children's literature
4 Source not specified
7 Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield code:
$a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element NR
$b Subordinate unit R
$t Title of a work NR
$u Affiliation NR
$v Form subdivision R
$x General subdivision R
$y Chronological subdivision R
$z Geographic subdivision R
$2 Source of heading or term NR

Ends in a full stop (for Sears headings, the full stop is before the $2)

Examples for Field 610 (Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name):

610 20$aCatholic Church.$bProvince of Baltimore (Md.)

610 20$aUnited Nations$zAfrica.

610 20$aArk Royal (Ship)

610 10$aBamberg (Ecclesiastical principality)

610 20$aUnited Nations$xEconomic assistance$vPeriodicals.

610 20$aRadio Vaticana

610 26$aÉglise catholique$xHistoire$y20e siècle.

610 10$aCanada.$bAgriculture Canada$xOfficials and employees.

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610 10$aFrance.$tBulletin officiel du régistre du commerce et du régistre des métiers.

[Political jurisdictions with a title are recorded in field 610.]

610 20$aOrthodox Eastern Church.

610 20$aYale University$xFaculty.

610 10$aAugusta (Ga.).$bBoard of Health.

TAG 650

Position Description Repeatability

Field 650 Subject Added Entry - Topical Term R
Indicator:
First Level of subject
# No information provided (most commonly used)
0 No level specified
1 Primary
2 Secondary

Second Subject heading system/thesaurus

0 Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 LC subject headings for children's literature
4 Source not specified
7 Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield code:
Main term portion
$a Topical term or geographic name as entry element NR

Subject subdivision portion

$v Form subdivision R
$x General subdivision R
$y Chronological subdivision R
$z Geographic subdivision R

Control subfields
$2 Source of heading or term NR

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 Ends in a full stop (for Sears headings, the full stop is
Punctuation
before the $2)

TAG 651

Position Description Repeatability

Field 651 Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name R
Indicator:
First Undefined; contains a blank

Second Subject heading system/thesaurus

0 Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 LC subject headings for children's literature
4 Source not specified
7 Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield code:
Name portion
$a Geographic name NR

Subject subdivision portion

$v Form subdivision R
$x General subdivision R
$y Chronological subdivision R
$z Geographic subdivision R

Control subfields
$2 Source of heading or term NR

Ends in a full stop (for Sears headings, the full stop is

Punctuation
before the $2)

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 TAG 700
Position Description Repeatability
Field 700 Added Entry - Personal Name R
Indicator:
First Type of personal name entry element
0 Forename
1 Surname
3 Family name

Second Type of added entry

# No information provided

Subfield code:
$a Personal name NR
$b Numeration NR
$c Titles and other words associated with a name R
$d Dates associated with a name NR
$e Relator term R
$4 Relator code R

Punctuation ends in a full stop

Examples for Field 700 (Added Entry - Personal Name):

700 1#$aJung, C. G.$q(Carl Gustav),$d1875-1961.
700 1#$aWalter, Johannes,$4prf
700 1#$aJefferson, Thomas,$d1743-1826,$eformer owner.$5MH
700 1#$aWeber, Lucas.$4egr
700 12$aHills, John,$csurveyor.$tSketch of Allens town, June 1778.$f1976.
700 12$aRossini, Gioacchino,$d1792-1868.$tMosè in Egitto.$pDal tuo stellato soglio.
700 12$aMendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix,$d1809-1847.$tLieder ohne Worte,$mpiano,
$nop. 62.$nNo. 6.$pFrühlingslied.$f1970.
700 1#$aBizet, Georges,$d1869-1951.$tCarmen.$kSelections.$f1983.
700 1#$aFord, John,$d1894-1973,$edirection.

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