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Revision as of 19:18, 20 February 2019

The following table summarizes the main local CCS practices that are at variance with national standards. See the Local practices category for more links.

Record creation rules

CCS Practice Reason
When to create a new record in the local catalog Group minor variants and split versions with major differences to facilitate searching and placing holds
When to catalog a series or set or serial as a single record or as multiple records for each part Facilitates searching and placing holds
When possible, do not create new records when material accompanying test preparation books varies Facilitates PAC searching

Rules for specific fields

MARC field CCS Practice Example Reason
ALL Follow local core-record standards regarding the list of required fields   Standardize/normalize record content, facilitate PAC searching, facilitate record identification
008 Audience Required, one of four values d e g j Facilitates PAC searching
008 Literary Form Required if applicable   Facilitates PAC searching
099 Include in preliminary records that are not fully cataloged 099 PRELIMINARY DATA Facilitates cataloging workflow, reports
1XX Sound recordings/Scores: AAP for principal performer 110 Beatles. Facilitates PAC searching
250 Record multiple edition statements in one field 250 Unabridged, Revised edition. Facilitates PAC searching
257 Video recordings: Include country of production 257 Great Britain‡2naf Facilitates searching
500 Add Enhanced CD for enhanced CDs 500 Enhanced CD. Facilitates PAC searching
505 Required for certain materials   Requested by public services
520 Include summaries for audio books, videos, children's materials   Facilitates PAC searching
586 Include awards notes for the winners of certain awards 586 Caldecott Medal, 1979.
586 Academy Award for Best Picture, 2006.
Facilitates PAC searching
6XX Follow local guidelines for subject and genre headings   Facilitates PAC searching
600 or 650 Assign character headings at first appearance for adult works of fiction   Improves access to popular characters
655 Assign local genre headings for bilingual material. 655 7 Bilingual books.‡2local Requested by public services; facilitates librarians' searches
655 Use "Video recordings for the hearing impaired" instead of "Films..." or "Television programs..." 655 7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.‡2lcgft Facilitates PAC searching
691 Subject headings for local authors 691 7 Lake Forest (Ill.)‡xAuthors. Requested by public services
753 Video games: Include platform 753 PlayStation 4 Facilitates PAC searching
8XX Include AAP for series recorded in 4XX 800 1 Patterson, James,‡d1947-‡tAlex Cross series. Facilitates PAC searching
856 Delete URLs for cover image, excerpts, tables of contents   Often inaccurate/broken links
945 Include a 945 field in records that should not have holdings updated in WorldCat 945 ‡bOCLC DO NOT SET Required by TMQ