Machine Readable Cataloging - 8 Flashcards
The advantages of using the process of ________ control are that it provides intellectual access through the network of references in the authority record and makes the catalog easier to use.
AUTHORITY
The MARC21 Format for Authority Data is designed to be a carrier for information concerning authorized forms of names, subjects, and subject subdivisions to be used in constructing access points in MARC records.
T or F?
TRUE
Which of the following is true about MARC21? Select all that apply.
- It means MARC for the 21st century.
- It represents a milestone in harmonization.
- It is a standard maintained by the Library of Congress.
- It is only used by libraries in the US.
- It means MARC for the 21st century.
- It represents a milestone in harmonization.
- It is a standard maintained by the Library of Congress.
NOT only used in the US
Authority records for bibliographic description include headings for which of the following? Select all that apply.
- names of corporate bodies
- geographic names
- color names
- periodic element names
- names of corporate bodies
- geographic names
NOT colors
NOT periodic elements
The 100 field is the personal name field in the MARC21 bibliographic record.
T or F?
TRUE
An ESTABLISHED HEADING in a MARC Authority File (fields 100-155) is authorized for use in other MARC records as a main entry (1XX).
T or F?
TRUE
Authorized headings… select all that apply.
- ensure that they will be used the next time the library gets another book by or about the same person, place, or thing.
- are established when a library chooses the one form of the name of a person, place, or thing from all the variant forms.
- force patrons to guess about all the possible forms of the name of a person, corporate body, topic, or place.
- are a type of content standard.
- ensure that they will be used the next time the library gets another book by or about the same person, place, or thing.
- are established when a library chooses the one form of the name of a person, place, or thing from all the variant forms.
NOT forcing patrons to guess
NOT a type of content standard
A TAG in MARC cataloging is best described as
- a 2 digit code at the beginning of the variable control field that tells the computer what kind of data will follow.
- a 3 digit code at the beginning of the variable control field that tells the computer what kind of data will follow.
- a 3 digit code at the end of the variable control field that tells the computer what kind of data will follow.
- a 2 digit code at the end of the variable control field that tells the computer what kind of data will follow.
a 3 digit code at the beginning of the variable control field that tells the computer what kind of data will follow.
MARC stands for
_____ ______ ______.
machine readable cataloging.
A primary source of MARC cataloging records is the Library of Congress.
T or F?
TRUE
