For questions/feedback on the standards & documentation, contact the Metadata/Cataloguing Subcommittee co-chairs, Stacey Boileau and Dijana Kladnjakovic.
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Definition: The item is a kit, which is defined as a mixture of various components issued as a unit and intended primarily for instructional purposes. No one component is identifiable as the predominant component of the item.
Special notes: These rules should be applied to all kit records.
Example: See Kit 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 o | 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: s/p/t/m/r | 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= m/p | 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 |
| 008/33* Type of Visual Material |
Select b | |
| 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 NLC |
Enter LC number | If available |
| 020 ISBN |
Consult MARC Standards | If available |
| 024 Other Standard Identifier |
Consult MARC Standards | If available |
| 028 Publisher or Distributor Number |
Consult MARC Standards | If available |
| 035* System Control Number |
Autogenerated by Alma for e-book collection imports |
Preferred for title control There is the possibility of multiple 035 fields: For original cataloguing, 035 is not required because it cannot be generated |
| 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 the absence of 050 |
|
090* |
Consult MARC Standards | In the absence of an 050 and 055 |
| 100* Personal Name |
Consult MARC Standards | Indicator = 1; When no 1XX |
| 110* Corporate Name |
Consult MARC Standards | Indicator = 1; When no 1XX |
| 111* Meeting Name |
Consult MARC Standards | Indicator = 1; When no 1XX |
| 130* Uniform Title |
Consult MARC Standards | Indicator = 1; When no 1XX |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 336* Content Type |
## $aother$bxxx$2rdacontent | |
| 337* Media Type |
## $aunspecified$bx$2rdamedia |
|
| 338* Carrier Type |
## $aother$bnz$2rdacarrier | |
| 490 Series Statement |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable |
| 500 General Note |
Consult MARC Standards | Source title taken from… (MARC record is representative of item as heard on this date) |
| 520 Summary, etc. |
Consult MARC Standards | Summary |
| 546* Language Note |
Consult MARC Standards | Mandatory if bilingual or American Sign Language |
| 6XX* Subject Headings |
Consult MARC Standards | 600/610/611/ 630/650 |
| 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; |
| 830 Series Added Entry |
As recorded in 490 |
Kit Example
Leader 01466com##22003011a#4500
001 991001346205807320
005 20221130092924.0
007 ou
008 990203s1998 dcu--- c bneng d
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm40727493
040 $aDVA$cDVA$dOCLCQ$dBWG$eRDA
050 00 $aSB486.P83$bE24 1998
245 00 $aExplore your national parks :$bHistoric places.
246 3 $aHistoric places
264 3 $aWashington, D.C. :$bNational Park Foundation,$c1998.
300 $a1 DVD (22 min.), 27 study prints, 6 posters, 1 map, 1 teacher's guide ;$cin container 26 x 33 x 7 cm.
336 $aother$bxxx$2rdacontent
337 $aunspecified$bx$2rdamedia
338 $aother$bnz$2rdacarrier
500 $aTitle from container.
500 $a"This National Park Discovery Kit, developed in cooperation with the National Park Service, is made available by the National [sic] Park Foundation through generous funding by The Eureka Company."
500 $aDVD; title on container: Honoring Canada's past : explore your national parks historic places.
500 $aTeacher's guide (1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.) carries running title: Explore your national parks historic places teacher's guide.
520 $aExplore and learn about Canada's national parks.
650 0 $aNational parks and reserves.
710 2 $aNational Park Foundation.
710 1 $aCanada.$bNational Park Service.
740 02 $aDiscover your national parks historic places teacher's guide.