Understanding MARC Records

Before you begin setting up Cataloging parameters, you should have a basic understanding of MARC standards and MARC records, including tags, indicators, and subfields. (For general MARC information, see the “MARC Editing” chapter in the Cataloging Guide. For specific tag, indicator, and subfield standards, see your MARC manuals or the Library of Congress web site at this address: http://www.loc.gov/marc/.)

Among other things, MARC standards define how Horizon creates different kinds of MARC records. (For example, a bib record contains tags and subfields different from those in an authority record; a bib record of a map contains tags and subfields different from those in a bib record of a computer file.)

Additionally, beginning with Horizon 7.5.2, SirsiDynix has included the RDA tags and sub-fields that are part of the MARC 21 format updates 9, 10, 11, and 13. These new tags and subfields can be used by catalogers immediately, with no extra setup needed (unless the MARC format is not in use by your library and there is no MARC format table for the Horizon system).

 


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