MARC

Question 1

MARC

Answer 1

Machine-Readable Cataloguing

Question 2

MARC Definition

Answer 2

“Machine-readable” means that a computer can read and interpret the data in the cataloguing record.

Question 3

MARC Origin

Answer 3

• Developed at the Library of Congress in the 1960s by programmer Henriette Avram.
• Completed the MARC Pilot Project in 1968.
• By 1971, MARC had become the US national standard for dissemination of bibliographic data.
• By 1973, MARC became the international standard.
• MARC 21 was created in 1999 (as a harmonisation of the U.S. and Canadian MARC formats.

Question 4

MARC Format

Answer 4

245 10 $a Lifereimagined

245 = Tag
10 = Indicator
$ = Delimiter
a = Subfield Code
$a Lifereimagined = Field
Lifereimagined = Subfield

Question 5

Field

Answer 5

• The place provided for each piece of bibliographic information (author, title, call number).
• The best file structure allows for records with an unlimited number of fields and field lengths, as not all titles are the same length.
• Each field is associated with a 3-digit number called a tag.
• Fields are divided into subfields.

Question 6

Tag

Answer 6

Identifies the field (the kind of data) that follows.

Question 7

Indicators

Answer 7

• Two character positions that follow each tag.
• Sometimes an indicator is undefined or left blank.

Question 8

First Indicator

Answer 8

Value of 0
Means a title main entry is involved, no additional tracing required.

Value of 1
There should be a separate title entry in the catalogue.

Question 9

Second Indicator

Answer 9

(Non-filling characters)
Displays the number of characters at the beginning of the field to be disregarded

E.g. 4
“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
- Disregard “T” “h” “e” “space”
- File under “emperor’s”

Question 10

Subfield Code

Answer 10

One lowercase letter followed by a delimiter.

Question 11

Delimiter

Answer 11

A character used to separate subfields.

Different software programs use different characters
E.g.
@ $ _ “

Question 12

Leader

Answer 12

The first 24 characters of the record.

Question 13

Directory

Answer 13

Tells what tags are in the record and where they are placed (by a count of the characters to the position where each field begins)

Question 14

010

Answer 14

LCC Control Number (LCCN)

Question 15

020

Answer 15

ISBN

Question 16

100

Answer 16

Personal Name Main Entry

Question 17

245

Answer 17

Title Information

Includes
- Title
- Other title information
- Statement of Responsibility

Question 18

250

Answer 18

Edition

*First indicator always left blank.

Question 19

260

Answer 19

Publication Information

*First indicator always left blank.

Question 20

300

Answer 20

Physical Description

Question 21

490

Answer 21

Series Statement

Question 22

520

Answer 22

Annotation or Summary Note

Question 23

650

Answer 23

Topical Subject Heading

Question 24

700

Answer 24

Personal Name Added Entry

Question 25

900s

Answer 25

Local Use

E.g. Local Barcode Numbers