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The bibliographic record is edited to provide the most accurate description of the book in hand. Fondren Library follows OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards.
If you come across what is a duplicate, refer to the Duplicate guidelines to determine how to handle the material.
If the item has a RUSH and/or NOTIFY flag attached to it, refer to these guidelines.
Locate bibliographic record in Sirsi
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- blank = full level
- 4 = core level
- 7 = minimal level
- 8 = CIP
Desc (Description) : must be 'i' if RDA
Dat_Tp (DtSt, Type of Date)
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082
Dewey Decimal call number (this field may be deleted, although it does not show in the OPAC)
086
Government Documents Classification Number. If the book is about an individual state, cataloger can receive it. If the book deals with the federal government, check with Government Publications to see if they will receive a copy. If so, the book in hand should be returned.
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100
Main Entry -- Personal name (verify ,|eauthor, when present)
100 0_ forename |
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100 1_ surname |
100 3_ family name |
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Name Authority – Names must be in exactly the same form as in the Name Authority record.
- The cataloger confirms that there is an authority record in Sirsi for names which are not straightforward and for names which have 4xx (qualifying) fields on Library of Congress name authority (LCNA) records. (See Name Authorities Guidelines, Section VI, Chapter A)
- If the name is not in the Sirsi authority file, search the LCNA file. If the LCNA contains a 4XX field, report to DBM in one of two ways:
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130
Main entry – Uniform title - title by which a work is identified for cataloging purposes when the work has appeared under varying titles. When the work is a translation add a subfield |l with the language of the translation. When the main entry is an author (100, 110, or 111 field), use field 240 for the uniform title.
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500
General Note: Any notes which will further describe features of this particular work (see 500 Useful 5XX Notes We Find Useful).
504
Bibliography, Etc. Note
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