Requirements for MARC Records for ACLS Humanities Ebook

Requirements for MARC Records for ACLS Humanities Ebook

Please adhere to the following guidelines when creating MARC records for ACLS Humanities Ebook.

Required by RDA and D&I Services

The following are required by MARC/RDA and for indexing and discovery services (OCLC, EBSCO, ProQuest):

  • 001 is required and must not include the OCLC Control Number. The organization code 'MiU' or 'MIU' may be included.
  • 003: Use organization code 'MiU'.
  • 007
  • 006 (for titles with accompanying materials)
  • 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 Handle in subfield $a and the designator 'hdl' in subfield $2. The value of the First Indicator must be '7'.
  • 043: Include when geographic locations are part of the subject headings.
  • 856 $u must contain the full Handle URL as it appears under 'Citable Link' on the book's landing page on Fulcrum. Optionally, $z may include 'Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required:'.

Requested from MARC vendors

The following are requested both for considerations of quality and for consistency with cataloging practice among Fulcrum-hosted collections:

  • 035: In subfield $a, include the HEBID preceded by '(dli)', e.g. '(dli)HEB00055'.
  • 040: Include organization code 'MiU' in $a and $c.
  • Recommend adding a classification in 050.
  • Recommend adding 655 \4$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.