Webinar - Searching the Catalog: Intro to MARC

Webinar
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 3:00pm

Topic

This session discusses MARC, the data format underlying the catalog, and how it connects to and impacts the searches you can do in the AAS Catalog.

 

Questions addressed include

  • Why does it matter if I choose “as a phrase” or “all of these” when keyword searching?
  • What do those punctuation marks in the record mean?
  • How does a cataloger see the catalog?
  • What kind of information do catalogers make note of and how do they record it? (And why does this matter?)
  • What information is this search actually searching? (Is it doing what I think it is?)
  • What the heck is MARC?

Formally, topics include

  • MAchine Readable Cataloging (MARC), a very brief history and overview
  • MARC fields and subfields, the structure thereof
  • MARC fields and subfields, the content thereof
  • Resources catalogers use for MARC fields with formally-structured content
  • AAS Catalog searches and the MARC fields they’re searching
  • Specialized indexing

Handouts

MARC fields in WebVoyage.xlsx
AAS Catalog Intro to MARC Reference Sheet.pdf
AAS Catalog Intro to MARC slides.pdf
AAS Catalog Intro to MARC slides powerpoint.pptx

 

About Our Host

Amy Tims, Cataloging Initiatives Librarian. Amy joined the AAS staff in 2012 as a cataloger for the North American Imprints Program (NAIP), and she now takes on a variety of projects to enhance access to the Society's holdings.

 

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