Local practices summary

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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
Local rules on when to catalog a series or set as a single record or as multiple records for each part Facilitates OPAC searching
When possible, do not create new records when material accompanying test preparation books varies Facilitates OPAC searching

Rules for specific fields

MARC field / subfield CCS Practice Example Reason
049 Include your library's OCLC holding code when cataloging or editing a record 049 GK8A
049 GK8A‡aGO6A
Track cataloging responsibility
245 ‡h For AACR2 records: Add (CD), (Cassette), or (Disc) after GMD Swan lake [sound recording (CD)] Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
245 ‡h For AACR2 records: Add (VHS), (DVD), or (Blu-ray) after GMD Gone with the wind [videorecording (DVD)] Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
245 ‡h For AACR2 records: Add (CD-ROM), (DVD-ROM), (Blu-ray DVD-ROM), or the video game platform after GMD for interactive multimedia, video games, or software Jeopardy! [electronic resource (CD-ROM)]
Family tree maker [electronic resource (CD-ROM)]
Prince of Persia [electronic resource (PlayStation 3)]
Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
250 Large print books: Add a bracketed edition statement for items that lack one [Large print ed.].
[Large print edition].
Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
250 Combo packs: Add a bracketed edition statement indicating which parts are included on the record [Blu-ray-only version].
[Blu-ray + DVD combo pack].
Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
300 ‡a Include a page count instead of using "1 v. (unpaged)" for children's books [32] p.
32 unnumbered pages
Requested by public services
300 ‡b Sound recordings: Add encoding format and/or type of recording, if not present ‡bCD audio, digital
‡banalog
Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
500 Add Enhanced CD for enhanced CDs 500 Enhanced CD. Facilitates OPAC searching
520 Include summaries for children's materials, videos, audio books   Facilitates OPAC searching
538 Video recordings: Add technical details if not present in another 5XX field 538 DVD; 5.1 Dolby digital; NTSC; region 1. Facilitates OPAC searching & record identification
586 Include awards notes for the winners of certain awards 586 Caldecott Medal, 1979.
586 Academy Award for Best Picture, 2006.
Facilitates OPAC searching
650 Assign character headings at first appearance for adult works of fiction   Improves access to popular characters
650 Assign local subject subdivisions to works for language self-instruction ‡vJuvenile sound recordings for English speakers. Requested by public services
655 Assign genre heading Anonymous writings to works specifically noted as anonymous. 655 0 Anonymous writings. Provides access point for obsolete name heading, Anonymous.
655 Assign local genre headings for works in a foreign language. 655 7 Russian language materials.‡2local Requested by public services
691 Subject headings for local authors 691 Lake Forest (Ill.)‡xAuthors. Requested by public services
945 Include a 945 field in records that should not have holdings updated in WorldCat 945 ‡bOCLC DO NOT SET Required by TMQ