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Definition: The term serial is applied to materials "in any medium issued under the same title in a succession of discrete parts, usually numbered and appearing at regular or irregular intervals with no predetermined conclusion." An eSerial is the digital or electronic version of the serials being published that is accessible through digital mediums.
Special notes: These rules should be applied to all eSerial records.
Example: See eSerial Cataloguing Example at bottom of this page.
Use this table to complete the MARC fields in your record.
| MARC Field Code | Value Instructions | Additional Information | |
| Leader/06* Type of Record |
Select a | This value is used to identify material and resource type in Alma and Primo VE And allows for faceting |
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| Leader/07* Bibliographic Level |
Select s | This value is used to identify material and resource type in Alma and Primo VE And allows for faceting |
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| Leader/17 Encoding Level |
Select one of: #/1/2/3/4/5/7/8/u/z |
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| Leader/18 Descriptive Cataloging Form |
Select one of: a/i | Used to support readability using standardized formatting | |
| 001 Control Number |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable. Used to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance |
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| 003 Control Number Identifier |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable. Used to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance |
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| 007/00* Category of Material |
Select c |
For resource type and faceting
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| 007/01* Specific Material Designation |
Select r |
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Category of Material |
Select t |
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| 008/06* Type of Date |
Select one of: c/d | Select the appropriate value for your resource from these options | |
| 008/07-10* Date 1 |
Enter publication year (e.g. 2017) |
Used for faceting by date in Primo VE instead of 26X. If unknown define in 008/06 as n |
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| 008/11-14* Date 2 |
If 008/06=c | Date 2 must equal 9999 | |
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008/15-17 |
Select place code | URL to assist in https://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/countries_name.html |
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| 008/18* Frequency |
Consult MARC Standards | ||
| 008/21* Type of Continuing Resource |
Select p | For resource type and faceting | |
| 008/23* Form of Item |
Select one of: o/q/s | For resource type and faceting | |
| 008/35-37* Language |
Select the appropriate letter code for your resource |
Used for faceting by language in Primo VE | |
| 010 LC Control Number |
Enter LC number | If available | |
| 016 NCL |
Enter LC number | If available | |
| 022* ISSN |
Consult MARC Standards | ||
| 035* System Control Number |
Consult MARC Standards |
Preferred for title control For original cataloguing, 035 is not required because it cannot be generated |
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| 040* Cataloguing Source |
Consult MARC Standards | If it is RDA, should have $eRDA | |
| 041* Language Code |
Consult MARC Standards | Used for bilingual and American Sign Language items. If $a or $d exists and is following by another $a, it is bilingual. |
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050* |
Consult MARC Standards | 050 $a Classification; 050 $b Cutter (If available) |
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| 055* Can. Call Number |
Consult MARC Standards | In absence of 050 | |
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090* |
Consult MARC Standards | In the absence of an 050 and 055 (If available) |
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| 210 Abbreviated Title |
Consult MARC Standards | Use if applicable | |
| 222 Key Title |
Consult MARC Standards | Use if applicable | |
| 240 Uniform Title |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable | |
| 245* Title Statement |
Consult MARC Standards | ||
| 246* Variant Title |
Consult MARC Standards | Required if variant title exists. Particularly for bilingual titles or earlier title forms |
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| 247 Former Title |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable | |
| 250* Edition Statement |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable | |
| 264* Imprint |
Consult MARC Standards | Or if AACR2 record, the 260 is required | |
| 300* Physical Description |
Consult MARC Standards | ||
| 310* Current Publication Frequency |
Consult MARC Standards | As assigned in 008/18 | |
| 336* Content Type |
## $atext$btxt$2rdacontent | ||
| 337* Media Type |
## $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia | ||
| 338* Carrier Type |
## $aonline resource$brc$2rddacarrier | ||
| 362* Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation |
Consult MARC Standards | ||
| 490* Series Statement |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable | |
| 500 General Note |
Consult MARC Standards | "Viewed on..." "Latest issue consulted..." (MARC record is representative of item as heard on this date) |
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| 546* Language Note |
Consult MARC Standards | Mandatory if bilingual or American Sign Language | |
| 588 Note on Issue |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable. This field documents which issue of a publication was consulted for bibliographic description as this is subject to change when dealing with serials. |
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| 6XX* Subject Headings |
Consult MARC Standards | 600 or 610 or 611 or 630 or 650 Tag indicator two=0 for LC Tag Indicator two= 6 for RVM |
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| 7XX* Added Entry |
Consult MARC Standards | Required if no 1XX field. Add for 1st statement of responsibility if record is a title main entry; Include for additional statement of responsibility; |
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| 710 Corporate Name |
Consult MARC Standards | Important for providing an access point for the issuing body of a serial E.g. Ontatio Nurses' Association, etc. |
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| 776* Additional Physical Form Entry NEW | Consult MARC Standards |
Required only if a record has an 022 ISSN for the print version. At minimum subfield x for the print ISSN and subfield i with the text 'Print version' and subfield t for the title (required for searching). If available subfield w for the DLC/OCLC number. $iPrint version$x4531-8452$w(OCoLC)15557949$tThis is a title for searching |
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| 780* Preceding Entry |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable, add $xISSN as well | |
| 785* Succeeding Entry |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable, add $xISSN as well | |
| 830* Series Added Entry |
As recorded in 490 | ||
| 856* Electronic Location and Access |
Consult MARC Standards | Access |
eSerials Example
Leader 01615nas|a2200469#i|4500
001 991004527714307306
005 20221115201529.0
006 m-----o--d--------
007 ta
007 cr-|||||||||||
008 180222c20199999nyuqr|p-o|||||
010 ##$a 2018200379
016 7##$a019172846$2Uk
016 7##$a2947560-0$2DE-600
022 ##$a2577-0470
035 ##$a(OCoLC)1023865184
035 ##$a(CONSER)--2018200379
037 ##$bWiley, The Atrium, Southern GateChichester, PO19 8SQ. UK
040 $eRDA
042 ##$apcc$ansdp
050 00$aQC173.96
050 14$aQC173.96
082 10$a530.12$215
222 #0$aQuantum engineering
245 00$aQuantum engineering.
264 #1$aHoboken, NJ :$bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,$c2019-
300 ##$a1 online resource
310 ##$aQuarterly
336 ##$atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 ##$acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 ##$aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
362 1#$aBegan with Volume 1, Issue 1 (March 2019).
500 ##$aRefereed/Peer-reviewed
588 ##$aDescription based on: Volume 1, Issue 1 (March 2019); title from journal home page (publisher's website viewed May 30, 2019).
588 ##$aLatest issue consulted: Volume 1, Issue 1 (March 2019) (viewed May 30, 2019).
650 #0$aQuantum theory$vPeriodicals.
650 #0$aEngineering$vPeriodicals.
650 #7$aQuantum theory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)
650 #7$aEngineering.$2fast$0(
655 #0$aElectronic journals
655 #7$aPeriodicals.$2fast$0(
710 2# $aJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
776 08 $iPrint version$x4531-8452$w(OCoLC)15557949$tQuantum engineering.
856 40$uhttps://example.com/xxxxx