Please adhere to the following guidelines when creating MARC records for British Archeological Reports:
- 001 is required and must not include the OCLC Control Number. The organization code 'UkOxBAR' may be included.
- 003: Use organization code 'UkOxBAR'.
- 020: eISBNs should be in subfield $a; print ISBNs must be in subfield $z.
- For the formats in subfield $q, we recommend the following controlled vocabulary:
- ebook
- paper
- hardcover
- 024: Include this field with the DOI in subfield $a and the designator 'doi' in subfield $2. The value of the First Indicator must be '7'.
- 028 should include the BAR number in subfield $a and ‘BAR Publishing’ in subfield $b
- 040: Include organization code 'UkOxBAR' in $a and $c.
- Include 043 when geographic locations are part of the subject headings.
- Recommend adding a classification in 050.
- Recommend adding 655 \4$aElectronic books.
- 776: Optional. $t with title should also be included. If print version is noted in the 588, there is no need for the $i.
- 856 $u must contain the DOI URL.
MARC records should be uploaded as individual files (in .xml or .mrc format), with a filename based on the ebook ISBN, e.g. 9781407355344.xml
Upload files to the following Box folder: https://umich.app.box.com/folder/111462623951
Please contact bar-support@umich.edu to discuss access to this folder.