Organization of Knowledge LIS 703-03 Assignment #3 OCLC & MARC Bibliographic Format Beth Loch February 11, 2012
The MARC record search by OCLC number brought up the correct record the most directly with only one record as a result for both of the two searches. Four matches resulted in a search by ISBN number for The Coffee Trader. When searching for The Coffee Trader through a title search, the search had six record matches. A search for the record by author (Liss, David) resulted in even more possible records, 462. While a 30 Days of Night search by ISBN number resulted in seven records. Then, a title search matched 186 records covering five different formats. A search by author (Lebbon, Tim) resulted in 169 possible records. The results show that OCLC record number followed by ISBN number, then title, and finally author are the most to least direct search options. In completing a direct search, it is best to search for terms that have the least amount of data possible. Each MARC record only has one OCLC record number, that number is specific to one record, which is why it is the best criteria to search for. There were multiple records for both titles when each record was searched author and title. The multiple records were a result of different forms of the text. The easiest way to determine which was the record I was actually searching for was by the OCLC record number. I matched that number to the assignment to be sure to have the correct two records. However, if the OCLC record number was unknown, there are other ways to narrow the results. The search hits can be displayed in two ways: a truncated screen and a brief view screen. The brief view screen is more helpful because it provides more detailed information about each record. You can match the information that is known about the book (edition, language, etc.) to the information in the brief view screen. Another way to find the best record is to look at the number of records created for each holding and pick the most numerous to get a good record. 1
MARC Record: 30 Days of Night OCLC Record # 173147828 30 Days of Night MARC Record Analysis 008 Fixed fields: Rec Stat c Definition: The record status. c means the record was corrected or revised. Entered 20071101 Definition: Entered is the date the record was input into WorldCat. 20071101 means year: 2007, month: November, day: 1. November 1, 2007. Replaced 20120123103739.9 Definition: Replaced represents the date of the last replace transaction. 20120123103739.9 means: year 2012; month: January; day: 23; hour: 10; minute: 37; second: 39; fraction of a second: 9 is when the record was last replaced. Type: a Definition: The type of record. Use to differentiate records created for various types of machine-readable information and specific types of material. a means language material. BLvl: m Definition: Bibliographic Level. The relationship between the item being cataloged and its constituent parts. m means Monographic component. Desc: a Definition: Descriptive Cataloging Form. The form of descriptive cataloging; that is, whether the item has been cataloged according to the provisions of International Standard Bibliographic Description. a means the descriptive part of the record is formulated according to AACR2 cataloging rules. ELvl: blank Definition: The degree of completeness of the machine-readable (MARC) record. blank means Full Level: most complete MARC record. Form: blank Definition: The form of material being described. blank means none of the following codes are appropriate. Cont: blank 2
Definition: Nature of contents, the item contains certain types of material. blank means not specified. BKS, CNR. The nature of the contents of an item is not specified. Ills: blank Definition: Illustration terms used in the physical description. blank means no illustrations. Srce: blank Definition: Cataloging Source, which is used to indicate the original cataloging source of the record. blank means National Bibliographic Agency, indicates the original creator of the original cataloging data is a national bibliographic agency. Conf: 0 Definition: Conference Publication, whether the item consists of the proceedings, report, or summaries of a conference. 0 means Not a conference publication. Gpub: blank Definition: Government Publication, whether the item is a government publication and establishes the jurisdiction level of the issuing body. blank means Not a government publication. Fest: 0 Defintion: Festschrift, whether or not work is a festschrift 0 means Not a festschrift. Audn: blank Definition: Target audience, the intellectual level of the audience in which the item was intended. blank means Unknown or unspecified. Biog: blank Definition: Biography, whether or not the item is biographical. blank means No biographical material. LitF: 1 DtSt: s Definition: Literary Form, whether or not the item is a work of fiction. 1 means Fiction, The item is a work of fiction and no further identification of the literary form is desired. Definition: type of date/publication status. s means single date, single items or multipart items complete in one year. 3
Ctrl: blank Definition: Type of control, archival control status. blank means No specific type of control. MRec: blank Definition: Modified Record, whether bibliographic information was modified for entry into machine-readable form. blank means Not modified. Indx: 0 Definition: Index, Whether the work has an index, location index or gazetteer to its own contents. 0 means No Index. Dates: 2007 Definition: Dates represents two MARC fields: Date 1 and Date 2. Each date has four digits, separated by a comma. Use Date 1 for the beginning date of publication (chronological designation) and Date 2 for the ending date. 2007 is Date 1 (beginning date of publication, Date 2 is blank (unknown or unlisted). Lang: eng Definition: Language code eng means English. Ctry: nyu. Definition: Country of Publication, etc. nyu means New York State. Variable Fields: 010 Definition: Library of Congress Control Number (Not repeatable) 1 st Indicator is undefined 2 nd Indicator is undefined a 2007281464 is the LC control number (NR) 040 Definition: Cataloging Source 1st Indicator is undefined 2nd Indicator is undefined a DLC Definition: Original cataloging agency (NR) DLC means Library of Congress c DLC 4
Definition: Transcribing agency (NR) DLC means Library of Congress d OJ4 Definition: Modifying agency (Repeatable) OJ4 means FOUNTAINDALE PUB LIBR DIST, BOLINGBROOK d BAKER Definition: Modifying agency (R) BAKER means BAKER & TAYLOR d YDXCP Definition: Modifying agency (R) YDXCP means YANKEE BOOK PEDDLER B&T CAT PROJ d BTCTA Definition: Modifying agency (R) BTCTA means BAKER & TAYLOR INC TECH SERV & PROD DEV d IHV Definition: Modifying agency (R) IHV means HIGHLAND PARK PUB LIBR 020 Definition: International Standard Book Number (Repeatable) 1st Indicator is undefined 2nd Indicator is undefined $a 9781416544975 (pbk.) Definition: International Standard Book Number: ISBN (NR) 9781416544975 is the 13 digit ISBN and (pbk.) means paperback. 020 Definition: International Standard Book Number (Repeated) 1st Indicator is undefined 2nd Indicator is undefined $a 1416544976 (pbk.) Definition: International Standard Book Number: ISBN (NR) 1416544976 is the 10 digit ISBN and (pbk.) means paperback. 043 Definition: geographic area code (NR). Which is an aid to a subject approach to the item. It provides a hierarchical breakdown of geographical and/or political entities. 1st Indicator is undefined 2nd Indicator is undefined $a n-us-ak Definition: Geographic area code (R) n-us-ak means Alaska 050 Definition: Library of Congress Call Number (R) 5
First indicator: 0 means Item is in LC Second indicator: 0 means Source of call number was assigned by LC $a PS3612.E245 Definition: PS3612.E245 is the Classification number (R) $b A13 2007 Definition: A13 2007 is the Item number (NR) 082 Definition: DDC number. Dewey Decimal Call Number (R) First indicator: 0 means the type of edition is a full edition Second indicator: 4 means the source of classification number was assigned by agency other than LC $a 813/.6 Definition: Classification number (R) is 813/.6 $2 22 Definition: Edition number (NR) is 22 092 Definition: Locally Assigned Dewey Call Number (R) 1st Indicator is undefined meaning DDC edition, No edition information recorded 2nd Indicator is undefined $a is blank Definition: Classification number (NR) $b is blank Definition: Item number (NR) 049 Definition: Local Holdings 1st Indicator is undefined and controls printing 2nd Indicator is undefined and indicates the completeness of holdings data $a JDEA Definition: Holding Library (R) JDEA means Dominican s Rebecca Crown Library 100: Definition: Main entry, personal name. 1 st Indicator: 1 means the type of personal name entry element is surname 2 nd Indicator: blank meaning undefined $a Lebbon, Tim Definition: Personal name of Lebbon, Tim Hyperlinked: Lebbon, Tim is a hyperlinked subfield a which connects to the authority file. 245: Definition: Title Statement (NR) 1 st Indicator: 1 Definition: Title added entry 1 means added entry 6
2 nd Indicator: 0 Definition: Nonfiling characters 0 meaning no nonfiling characters $a 30 days of night : Definition: Title (NR) $b a novelization / Definition: Remainder of Title (NR) $c by Tim Lebbon. Definition: Statement of responsibility, etc. (NR) 246 Definition: Varying Form of Title 1st Indicator: 3 Definition: Note/added entry controller 3 means no note, no added entry Definition: Type of title Blank means no type specified $a Thirty days of night Definition: Thirty days of night is the Title proper/short title 250 Definition: Edition Statement (NR) meaning undefined meaning undefined $a 1st Pocket Star Books pbk. ed. Definition: 1st Pocket Star Books pbk. ed. is the Edition Statement (NR). 260 Definition: Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint) (R) Definition: Sequence of publishing statements Blank means Not applicable/no information provided/earliest available ` publisher $a New York : Definition: New York is the Place of publication, distribution, etc. (R) $b Pocket Star Books, Definition: Pocket Star Books is the Name of publisher, distributor, etc. (R) $c 2007. Definition: 2007 is the Date of publication, distribution, etc. (R) 300 Definition: Physical Description (number of pages, volumes, illustrations, charts) 7
$a 325p. ; Definition: 325 pages is the Extent (R) $c 18 cm. Definition: 18 cm is the Dimension (NR) 500 Definition: General Note (R) $a "Based on the screenplay by Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie and Brian Nelson. Based on the IDW Publishing Comic by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith"--T.p. verso and cover. Definition: General note (NR) 500 Definition: General Notes (R) $a Film Tie-in. Definition: General note (NR) 520 Definition: Summary, Etc. (R) Definition: Summary $a In a small Alaskan town, thirty days of night is a natural phenomenon. Very few outsiders visit, until a band of bloodthirsty, deathly pale vampires mark their arrival by savagely attacking sled dogs. But soon they find there are much more satisfying thirstquenchers about: human beings. One by one, the townspeople succumb to a living nightmare, but a small group survives - at least for now. The vampires use the dark to their advantage, and surviving this cold hell is a game of cat and mouse - and screams. Definition: Summary, etc. (NR) 651 Definition: Subject Added Entry-Geographic Name (R) 8
2nd Indicator: 0 Definition: Library of Congress subject heading $a Barrow (Alaska) Definition: Geographic name (NR) Hyperlinked v Fiction. Definition: Form subdivision (R) Hyperlinked 650 Definition: Subject Added Entry-Topical Term (R) Definition: Level of subject Blank means no information provided 2nd Indicator: 0 Definition: Thesaurus 0 means Library of Congress subject heading $a Film novelizations. Definition: topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR) Hyperlinked 655 Definition: Index Term Genre/Form (R) Definition: Type of heading is basic 2nd Indicator: 7 Definition: Thesaurus 7 means source is specified in subfield 2 $a Horror fiction. Definition: Horror fiction is a Genre/form (NR) $2 gsafd Definition: Source of term gsafd means 655 Definition: Index Term Genre/Form (R) Definition: Type of heading is basic 2nd Indicator: 7 Definition: Thesaurus 7 means source is specified in subfield 2 $a Movie novels. Definition: Movie novels. is a Genre/form (NR) $2 gsafd Definition: Source of term 9
gsafd 700 Definition: Added Entry-Personal Name (R) 1 st Indicator: 1 Definition: The type of personal name entry element is Surname 2 nd Indicator: blank Definition: Type of added entry Blank means No information provided $a Niles, Steve. Definition: Niles, Steve. Is a Personal name (NR) Hyperlinked t 30 days of night. Definition: 30 days of night. Is a Title of a work (NR) Hyperlinked 856 Definition: Electronic Location and Access (R) 1st Indicator: 4 Definition: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the Access method 2nd Indicator: 2 Definition: Related resource is the Relationship $a is blank Definition: Host name (R) $3 Publisher description Definition: Publisher description is the Materials specified (NR) $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007281464-d.html Definition: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007281464-d.html is the Uniform resource Identifier (R) 10