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'''Guidelines for Literary Form in Polaris'''


DBM 1-8-18: The Literary Form facet in PowerPAC is populated by the Literary Form fixed field. Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from both the PAS and Technical Services Advisory groups.
The Content facet in BiblioCore is populated by the Literary Form fixed field in a bibliographic record (008 position 33). The Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from CCS regarding how this fixed field works with BiblioCore.<ref>Database Management, June 17, 2026</ref> The Committee voted to continue to require the completion of the Literary Form field, while lifting the requirement that Novels are coded as Fiction. BiblioCore concept facet mapping (fiction/nonfiction) incorporates the literary form fixed field values, as well as additional bibliographic and item data such as call numbers and subject/genre headings.


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==References==
 
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*For print materials only, libraries will assign at minimum a literary form of either 0 (Not fiction) or 1 (Fiction).
 
*Libraries can use more specific values Short stories, Poetry, etc.) if desired.
 
*It is recommended that novels should be coded as 1 for Fiction instead of f for novels.
 
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[[Category:Polaris specific topics]]

Latest revision as of 20:20, 24 June 2026

The Content facet in BiblioCore is populated by the Literary Form fixed field in a bibliographic record (008 position 33). The Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from CCS regarding how this fixed field works with BiblioCore.[1] The Committee voted to continue to require the completion of the Literary Form field, while lifting the requirement that Novels are coded as Fiction. BiblioCore concept facet mapping (fiction/nonfiction) incorporates the literary form fixed field values, as well as additional bibliographic and item data such as call numbers and subject/genre headings.

References

  1. ↑ Database Management, June 17, 2026
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