Q. Under the Desc. fixed field, would we put ‘a’ even if it’s left blank on the OCLC record, since our changes to the record would make it follow AACR2? A. Yes. The Cataloging Calculator can help with the country codes.
Archive for the ‘Fixed Fields’ Category
Desc. Fixed Field in OCLC Record
Posted in Fixed Fields, MARC on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Exercise 2: How To Answer
Posted in Fixed Fields, ISBD, MARC on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. How do we identify all the information needed for the answers to Exercise 2? A. You are basically cataloging the book. So you need to walk through each ISBD area. The OCLC record will help, but it will need to be edited. Start with the variable field data and then fill in the fixed [...]
Dates & Variable and Fixed Fields
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Date of Publication, Fixed Fields, Variable Fields on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. So if the OCLC gives both a publication date and a copyright date, we just need to put the publication date…even in the variable field? A. Yes, you would need to edit the record for the publication date only. And the fixed field area as well.
Dates
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Date of Publication, Fixed Fields on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For the date…there are only supposed to be four digits, but if there are two dates, do we put the second date in the next box? or just drop it? A. LC practice on dates in the 260 is to use a single date. Find the date of publication. If none, find the copyright [...]
Haylings – a handbook or manual?
Posted in Fixed Fields, Form Subdivision, LCSH on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. It seems like the Haylings’ book is a “guide” of sorts. Might we consider it a handbook or manual….? A. Possibly. You may be on the right track with this. It is a guide of some sort and contains mostly tables.
DtSt & Copyright/Pub Dates
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Date of Publication, Fixed Fields on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For the DtSt and Dates fixed fields, if the reprint and original date are the same are they then “r” and date,date (even if the same year?) A. For date, you are looking for a single date. Priority is to find the publication date. If no pub date then the copyright date.
Charts & Graphs and Fixed Field
Posted in AACR2 Area 5 Physical Description, Fixed Fields on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What would you list for charts and graphs in the fixed fields? A. They are all lumped under ill. and must be coded in the fixed field as a.
Fixed Field “Ctry”
Posted in Fixed Fields on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What is meant on the fixed field summary handout, under Ctry, “Needs to match the first city in the 260?” I understood that Ctry is to be the state and country. A. The first city in the 260 is the city of publication. The country code for the book is the larger jurisdiction for [...]
Charts & Graphs & Fixed Field “Ills”
Posted in AACR2 Area 5 Physical Description, Fixed Fields on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What would you list for charts and graphs in the fixed fields? A. They are all lumped under ill. and must be coded in the fixed field as a.
“DtSt”
Posted in Fixed Fields on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would we ever use a ‘t’ in the DtSt if there is both a pub date and copyright date? A. If you choose to give both the pub date and the copyright date (only use when different) then you have to code the FF with t. This is not LC’s practice, and we are [...]
What “f” Stands for in the “Audn” Fixed Field
Posted in Fixed Fields, MARC on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What might be considered specialized? A. The following is from the OCLC MARC database for audience FF code f: “Examples include: * Items which address a limited audience, e.g., the employees of a single organization. * Technical software or sound recordings geared to a specialized audience. * Training films intended for the special education [...]
When to use “f” in the “Audn” fixed field
Posted in Fixed Fields, MARC on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Can you give me an example of when we would use the “f” for the audience fixed record? A. Audn: f is for Specialized (aimed at a particular audience and the nature of the presentation makes the item of little interest to another audience.) We do not have such specialized works in our examples. [...]
Cntry Fixed Field & Cataloging Calculator
Posted in Fixed Fields on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. If there is no result in the Cataloging Calculator for country code for the Fixed Field do we go to the larger jurisdiction? A. When searching for the Country Code, you must always search for the larger jurisdiction. If you have Rome, you must search for Italy for the country code. If you have [...]
Fixed Field – Cont (Kent)
Posted in Fixed Fields on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would we use e for the Cont: Fixed Field code for Kent since it is an encyclopedia? A. The book is not a true encyclopedia. It just has encyclopedia in the name. So there is no need to code the Fixed Field.
The Festschrift (fixed) Field
Posted in Fixed Fields on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. I am a little confused about the fixed fields, especially the festschrift field. How do we code it? A. The Default code for Fest: is zero. We will not be dealing with festschrifts in this class. They are very rare.
Coding Fixed Field “Biog”
Posted in Fixed Fields on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Do we code the fixed field for biography(s)? A. If a title contains biography it will have implications for the fixed field (and subjects when we cover LCSH.) There is a fixed field for Biog: that you have to consider. For the Biography title, there are multiple biographies in this work.
Country Abbreviations in Variable Fields vs in the “Ctry” Fixed Field
Posted in Fixed Fields, Variable Fields on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Deciding how to abbreviate Israel I checked the Cataloging Calculator first under the AACR2 general rules and found no match. Under country codes it comes up ‘is’ How do I determine which one to follow? A. Are you looking for an AACR2 abbreviation for the 260 field for larger jurisdiction, if not found, it [...]
Audn Fixed Field (Davenport)
Posted in Fixed Fields on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. How special should target audience be to justify using “f” for Audn in the fixed fields? Would teachers and students be considered as such in Davenport title? A. You should just leave it blank. The LC will only code blank and j for works of a juvenile nature. If you are working in a [...]
Cataloging Calculator Country Codes
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Place of Publication, Fixed Fields on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For the larger jurisdiction do you check under country codes in the Cataloging Calculator? A. Yes.
Country/City Abbrieviations
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Place of Publication, Fixed Fields, Variable Fields on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. How do you abbreviate Jerusalem for the fixed and variable fields? I checked in Cataloger’s Calculator, but no luck there. A. You need to use the larger jurisdiction. You are searching the city. You need to look at Israel.
