University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services

Documentation

BP Cataloging Rules
Duplicate Call Number Training Doc
Encoding Levels
MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data from LC
Monographs Team Documentation
OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards, 3rd ed., Choose to view html or PDF version
OCLC Links
Place Abbreviations
Record Creation
Series Authority File Record
Set Cataloging Notes
Terms Used in Call Numbers
WorkFlows Documentation

Supplementary Readings

• Notes on Bibliographic Concepts / Bibliographic Concepts Quiz
• Intro to MARC Tagging
• Order Records
• Logon/Logoff Instructions for Training Database
• Series Tracing
• Logic & Structure of Heading Fields
• Collections
• Corporate Main Entry 21.1B2
• Identifying Special Formats/Material

Tutorials

• OCLC Tutorials
  • Introduction to MARC Tagging: An OCLC Tutorial - covers the descriptive fields, 2XX-5XX - download necessary
• Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging