Electronic location and access

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The rules on this page have been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted.
Please use these rules. Please send any feedback to SCRAP.


The 856 tag in a catalog record is called “Electronic Location and Access” and contains the information required to locate an electronic item, usually consisting of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For complete standards on this tag see http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/8xx/856.shtm OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards.

Add or retain URLs that:
  • * reproduce the cataloged work or the information in it
  • * relate directly to the cataloged work
  • * refer the user to additional information on the subject of the cataloged work
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