Kit or Mixed Material (Leader Code)
Dear Ms. MARC:
When do I catalog an item using Leader “Type of Record” code o for kit and p for mixed materials? |
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Dear Reader:
A helpful way to determine which code to use is by looking at definitions for kits and mixed materials. ...
Dear Reader:
A helpful way to determine which code to use is by looking at definitions for kits and mixed materials.
The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) define a kit as an item containing two or more categories of material, in which no one item is determined to be predominant. AACR2 does not give a definition for mixed materials, so with just the definition for a kit it still is not clear as to when code p would be used. The following definitions from the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data help make it clearer.
MARC 21 defines a kit as a mixture of various components issued as a unit, where no one component is predominant, and with the intended purpose for instructional use. An example of a kit may be a package of assorted materials such as a set of school math curriculum materials which includes rulers, clocks, number lines, pattern blocks, activity cards, teacher guides, etc.
The definition of mixed materials in MARC 21 is two or more forms of materials that are usually related by having been accumulated by or about a person or corporate body. The intended purpose for these materials is for other than instructional use. An example of mixed materials could be a “package/item” containing a book, sound recording, video and photographs of an individual person.
When cataloging an item with multiple materials, examine the materials that are contained in the item as to predominance and purpose of use to determine which code to use in the Leader “Type of Record” position. School libraries would only on very rare occasions use code p for mixed materials as most materials in the school library are used for educational purposes.
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Two Titles Bound Together with No Collective Title
Dear Ms. MARC:
How do I catalog a book when there are two separate titles bound together in one volume? Sometimes the authors are different for each title and sometimes they are the same. |
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Dear Reader:
When there are two works bound together in one volume and there is no collective title, and no work predominates, the catal...
Dear Reader:
When there are two works bound together in one volume and there is no collective title, and no work predominates, the cataloging rules indicate to describe the item as a unit following rule 1.1G3 of AACR2. This rule states that if the individual works are by different persons, follow the title of each work by other title information and the statement of responsibility. Separate the groups of data by a period followed by two spaces.
When there are two works bound together in one volume and there is no collective title, and no work predominates, the cataloging rules indicate to describe the item as a unit following rule 1.1G3 of AACR2. This rule states that if the individual works are by different persons, follow the title of each work by other title information and the statement of responsibility. Separate the groups of data by a period followed by two spaces.
Following the above guidelines, the 245 tag would be entered as follows for an individually bound item with the following two titles: Life-size sharks: killer creature reptiles written by Daniel Gilpin and illustrated by Martin Knowelden; and Life-size reptiles written by Hannah Wilson.
245 10 _aLife-size sharks :
_bkiller creature reptiles /
_cwritten by Daniel Gilpin ; illustrated by Martin Knowelden. Life-size
reptiles / written by Hannah Wilson.
A 700 and 740 tag would be added as follows:
700 12 _aWilson, Hannah.
_tLife-size reptiles.
740 02 _aLife-size reptiles.
If both titles are by the same author, AACR2 rule 1.1G3 states to transcribe the titles in the order in which they appear on the chief source of information or in the order in which they appear in the item, separating the titles of the works by semicolons.
For an individually bound item containing these two works by Dr. Seuss, Green eggs and ham and One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, the 245 tag would be entered as follows.
245 10 _aGreen eggs and ham ;
_bOne fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish /
_cDr. Seuss.
As above, a 700 tag with the author and title of the second item and a 740 tag with the second title would also be added.
If each title has its own page numbering, give the number of pages of each title. For example, if the first title has 28 pages and the second title has 36 pages, give the page numbers in the 300 tag as follows.
300 _a28, 36 p.
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Entry of Series in MARC Bibliographic Records
Dear Ms. MARC:
Should the number of the series be entered in the record and if so, where should it be entered? |
Dear Reader:
As Ms. MARC, I often receive questions about entering the number in a series. The series number is entered into subfield...
Dear Reader:
As Ms. MARC, I often receive questions about entering the number in a series. The series number is entered into subfield v of the 490 and 8XX tag when it appears on the physical item (a publisher's catalog is not the physical item, it must be the actual book/material). MARC records on Alliance will not contain the series number if it is not printed on the item itself. However, if you deem that the series number is important, you can add the number within square brackets in the subfield mentioned above.
As of June 2006, the Library of Congress enters all series in the 490 tag with a first indicator of zero. Many cataloging agencies continue to do authority control on series and enter them into the 490/8XX tags. Because of the different practices, you will find series entered in various ways on Alliance.
In December 2008, the 440 tag was made obsolete. The 490 and 830 tags are now used in place of the 440 tag. The 490 tag should always be entered in the record if a series statement appears on the item and it should be entered exactly as it appears on the item. The 830 tag should contain the authorized form of the series title as found in the Library of Congress Name Authority file or established according to AACR2 rules on series uniform titles. Often the 490 and 830 tags will be identical.
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