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'''Guidelines for Literary Form in Polaris'''
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.
 
The Literary Form facet in PowerPAC is populated by the Literary Form fixed field in a bibliographic record. The Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from both the PAS and Technical Services Advisory groups.<ref>Database Management, January 8, 2018</ref>
 
*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 required that novels should be coded as 1 (Fiction) instead of f (Novels).


==References==
==References==

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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