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.
Historical overview
General considerations before beginning the MARC record
LDR/06 Type of Record
Fields in the bibliographic record
Fields in the holdings record
Suggested order of MARC variable fields
Example of collection-level MARC record
Guidelines for working with Extra-illustrated volumes
- Item record creation
- SNAC records: see separate SNAC workflow document