Access Level Record for Serials: Cheat Sheet for Catalogers

a Person’s name, q (fuller form of name), d birth and death dates. e ed.

a title b remainder of title. c responsibility.

a Title / Author -- next title.

a person’s name d birth and death dates q fuller form of name. a subject j – qualifier (ed. Jt-author. y dates z geographical v Fiction.

a geographical location x sub-division a person’s name v Fiction. q fuller form of name d birth, death dates e ed. Or jt-author. a person’s name d birth/death dates t series titles

Local call numbers. MARC Tag Name Instructions Notes 010 LCCN Required if applicable 020 ISBN Required (repeatable)

100 Main Entry Personal responsible

110 Corporate Main entry No person, use Company name

245 Title Statement Required (all subfields) Mandatory! Every “book” needs a title.

Required if applicable; source of 246 Varying Form of Title title is not required

250 Edition Statement Required if applicable

Publication, 260 Required Distribution, etc.

300 Physical Description Required

490 Series Statement Required if applicable

500 General Note For additional contents Required only for multi-parts with 505 Contents Note individual titles 510 Review Note Lists reviews and date published

520 Summary Note Required Mandatory! Every record needs a note.

590 Local Note Required if applicable

600 Subject Persons Name Last Name first! (repeatable)

Required if applicable for primary 650 Subject Access Fields subjects. (repeatable)

Country, city or area names. 651 Subject Geographical (repeatable)

Illustrator or jt-author. 700 AE: Pers Name (repeatable)

800 Series Added Entry Required if applicable

856 Electronic access Required if applicable

900 Local Info Call number (repeatable)