Records submitted should:
- be as complete as possible
- in MARCXML format
- in utf8 encoding
- include OCLC number
- each describe a single item using a single 955 field with that item's description (one bibliographic record per item; multi-volume works should have the same record repeated for each volume)
Records missing the following MARC fields or data elements will not be loaded:
- LDR
- 008
- OCLC number
- 245$a (or 245$k, when applicable)
Records should adhere to the following standards (MARC 21 Minimal Level Requirements are bolded):
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Data Element |
MARC |
Required |
Strongly Preferred |
Specifications |
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MARC Leader |
LDR |
X |
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Bibliographic Format |
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LDR/06 |
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X
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Value should be recognized Record type value from MARC Format for Bibliographic Data |
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LDR/07 |
Value should be recognized Bibliographic level value from MARC Format for Bibliographic Data |
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Contributor’s local system record number |
001 (or contributor-identified location) |
X |
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If local system numbers are not in MARC 001, please specify location in coversheet. |
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Contributor’s MARC org code |
003 |
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X |
Value should be one of recognized codes from the MARC Code List for Organizations: http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/ |
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Date and time of latest transaction |
005 |
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X |
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Additional material characteristics |
006 |
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X |
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Physical description |
007 |
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X |
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Fixed-length data elements |
008 |
X |
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Type of date/Publication status |
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008/06 |
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X |
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Publication start date |
008/07-10 |
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Publication end date (if applicable) |
008/11-14 |
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Publication place |
008/15-17 |
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Material type descriptions (as specified per material type) |
008/18-34 |
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Language |
008/35-37 |
Value should be one of recognized codes from the MARC Code List for Languages: http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ |
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LCCN |
010 |
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X |
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ISBN |
020 |
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X |
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ISSN |
022 |
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X |
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OCLC # |
035 $a (or contributor-identified location) |
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X |
Must be the master record number, not the institution record number. Please specify prefixes used in coversheet. If OCLC numbers are not in 035$a, please specify location used in coversheet. |
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Cataloging source |
040 $c |
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X |
Value should be from recognized codes from the MARC Code List for Organizations: http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/ |
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Language |
041 |
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X |
Use for resources that include multiple languages. Value should be from recognized codes from the MARC Code List for Languages: http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ |
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Call/Classification number(s) |
050 |
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X |
Include at least one classification number from an established classification system recognized in the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, if nothing but a local call number is included please include documentation of the structure of the 09X fields and input conventions in your coversheet. |
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060 |
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082 |
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086 |
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09X |
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Main entry (NR) |
1XX $a |
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X |
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Uniform title (NR) |
240 $a |
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X |
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Title statement (NR) |
245 $ak |
X |
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Edition statement (NR) |
250 |
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X |
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Publication statement |
260 $abc |
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X |
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Physical description |
300 $a |
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X |
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Series statement (if applicable) |
490 |
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X |
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Added entries (if applicable) |
70X-75X |
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X |
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Series Added Entry – Uniform title (if applicable) |
830 |
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X |
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Item description |
Local item identifier (e.g., barcode) |
955 $b (or contributor-identified location) |
X |
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Local item identifiers must be less than 32 characters and alpha characters must be case-insensitive. The ARK identifier will used as the local item identifier for volumes downloaded from the Internet Archive. |
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Internet Archive identifier |
955 $q (or contributor-identified location) |
X |
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If applicable - required for volumes downloaded from the Internet Archive. If not in the 955$q, please specify location in the coversheet. |
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Enumeration and chronology |
955 $v (or contributor-identified location) |
X |
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When applicable, where available. Enumeration/chronology information (date in particular) is required for rights determination of serial volumes. Preferred that enumeration and chronology statements are <200 characters. If not in the 955$v, please specify location in the coversheet. |
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