8xx Introduction
8xx fields | Use fields 800, 810, and 811 for series added entries in name/title form. Use field 830 for series added entries in title form. See " 4xx Introduction" for information on printing series information. When adding a heading that is nonstandard and meaningful only for your institution, use the fields below, which are retained in institution records, but not in master records. |
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Obsolete 4xx fields | Fields 400, 410, 411, and 440 are obsolete. OCLC has run a database scan to convert them. Records containing these fields fail validation. You may find these fields in local systems in records used prior to this change. |
Current cataloging | If you are inputting current cataloging, construct entries according to Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, second edition (AACR2) and Library of Congress (LC) practice. Search the OCLC Authority File to verify forms of entry. Use current LC-AACR2 or AACR2-compatible forms of names and uniform titles. If the current LC-AACR2 or AACR2-compatible form is unknown, construct the heading according to AACR2 and the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRIs). |
Retrospective cataloging | If you are inputting retrospective cataloging, search the OCLC Authority File to verify forms of entry. Use current LC-AACR2 or AACR2-compatible forms of names and uniform titles. If the current LC-AACR2 or AACR2-compatible form is unknown, you may enter the pre-AACR2 form, but you are encouraged to construct the heading according to AACR2 and the LCRIs. See section 2.2, " Transcribing Pre-AACR2 Copy," for more information. |