When to use this manual:
This manual should be used when the archivist is describing a collection of material and using archival content standards. The collection will almost always have a finding aid, whether it's full file-level or collection-level description need not matter.
Historical overview
General considerations before beginning the MARC record
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Guidelines for working with Extra-illustrated volumes
Fields in the bibliographic record
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2xx: Title
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3xx: Physical description, etc
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5xx: Notes
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6xx: Subject access fields
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Suggested order of MARC variable fields
Fields in the holdings record
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Item record creation
Example of collection-level MARC record
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