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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."
Special notes: These rules should be applied to all serial records.
Example: See Print Serial 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 |
| 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 |
| Leader/17 Encoding Level |
Select one of: |
|
| Leader/18 Descriptive Cataloging Form |
Select one of: a/i | Used to support readability using standardized formatting |
| 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 |
| 008/11-14* Date 2 |
If 008/06= c | Date 2 must equal 9999 |
| 008/15-17 Place of Publication |
Select place code | URL to assist in https://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/countries_name.html |
| 008/18* Frequency |
Consult MARC Standards | |
| 008/21* Type of Continuing Resource |
Select p | For resource type and faceting |
| 008/35-37* Language |
Select appropriate letter code for your resource |
Used for faceting by language in Primo VE |
| 010 LC Control Number |
Enter LC number | If available |
| 016 NLC |
Enter LC number | If available |
|
020 |
Consult MARC Standards |
Record both 020 (ISBN) and 022 (ISSN) when available |
| 022* ISSN |
Consult MARC Standards | |
| 035 System Control Number |
Consult MARC Standards |
If available |
| 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 followed by another $a, it is bilingual. |
|
050 |
Consult MARC Standards | 050 $a Classification; 050 $b Cutter |
| 055 Can. Call Number |
Consult MARC Standards | In absence of 050 |
|
090 |
Consult MARC Standards | In the absence of an 050 and 055 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
## $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia |
|
| 338* Carrier Type |
## $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier | |
| 362* Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation |
Consult MARC Standards | If Leader/07=s |
| 490* Series Statement |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable |
| 500 General Note |
Consult MARC Standards | "Source title taken from..." "Latest issue consulted..." (MARC record is representative of item as heard on this date) |
| 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. |
| 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 RMV |
| 7XX* Added Entry |
Consult MARC Standards | Required if no 1XX field. Add for 1st statement of responsibility if record is title main entry; Include for additional statement of responsibility; |
| 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. |
| 776* Additional Physical Form Entry NEW | Consult MARC Standards |
Required only if a record has an 022 ISSN for the electronic version. At minimum subfield x for the electronic ISSN and subfield i with the text 'Electronic version' and a subfield t for the title (required for searching). If available subfield w for the DLC/OCLC number. $iElectronic version$x4531-8452$w(OCoLC)15557949$tThis is a title for searching. |
| 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 |
Serials (Print) Example
000 01225cas 2200024 i 4500
007 ta
008 991206c20009999inuqr1p 0 a0eng d
022 0# $a1527-6546
040 ## $aNSDP$beng$erda$cNSDP$dOBEL
041 0# $aeng
043 ## an-us---
050 #4 $aRT1
210 0# aJ. nurs. scholarsh.
222 $aJournal of nursing scholarship
245 #0 $aJournal of nursing scholarship :$ban official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing.
264 1# aIndianapolis, IN :$bSigma Theta Tau International,$c2000-
300 ## $avolumes :$billustrations ;$c28 cm.
310 ## $aQuarterly
336 ## $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 ## $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 ## $avolume$bnc$rdacarrier
362 0# $aBegan with vol. 32, no. 1, (First Quarter 2000)-.
500 ## $aTitle from cover.
588 ## $aDescription vased on: vol, 32, no. 1 (First Quarter 2000); title from cover.
650 #0 $aNursing$vPeriodicals.
710 2# $aSigma Theta Tau International,$eissuing body.
776 08 $iElectronic version$x4531-8452$w(OCoLC)15557949$Journal of nursing scholarship an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
780 00 $tImage--the journal of nursing scholarship$x0743-5150$
852 1# $aPaper: 2000 - 2012 $c111$hJournals
Example taken from an original OCLS Workflow Manual