Creating a See Reference

See references are also referred to as “See From tracings.” See references direct you from nonstandard forms of an authority to its standard form. See references make sure that when you search on an unauthorized but commonly used form of an authority, you locate the authorized form and the associated titles.

See references might include these types of references:

Maiden names (Jennifer Jones see Jennifer Jones Hannigan)
Abbreviations (ALA see American Library Association)
Acronyms (UNESCO see United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Pseudonyms (Clemens see Twain)
Changed forms of Library of Congress Headings

Always follow your library’s cataloging rules in establishing correct authority forms to determine which invalid forms require See references.

When you create a See reference, you add a See From tracing tag to a valid authority record and enter the invalid term in the See From tracing tag. You can also attach an invalid form to a valid form. Both methods create a one‑way link from an invalid to a valid authority.

To create a See reference

1 Open the valid authority record for which you want to create a See reference. (For instructions, see Finding and Opening an Authority Record.)
2 Add the appropriate See tracing tag. (For instructions, see Adding a Component to a MARC Record.)

Note: See From tracings have 4XX tags.

3 Enter the invalid form for the authority.
4 Save your changes.

 


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