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CLO Metadata Standards

Describes metadata & cataloguing standards for bibliographic records, workflows and more for cataloguing in Page 1+

Website Overview/Notes

Definition: A website is a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization

Special notes: These rules should be applied to all Website records.

Example: See Website Cataloguing Example at bottom of this page.

Website Cataloging

Use this table to complete the MARC fields in your record.

  • If the MARC Field Code has an asterisk (*) after the number, then it indicates a required standard. If the row appears in italics the field is optional. These fields must be completed for the record to be accepted into the Network Zone, unless the resource does not have that information.
  • All other fields are recommended to be completed.
  • Please follow the Value Instructions column. If no specific instructions are provided, then follow MARC Standards.
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 i 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: #/1/2/3/4/5/7/8/u/z Select the appropriate value for your resource from these options

Leader/18
Descriptive Cataloging Form

Select one of: a/i

 Used to support readability using standardized formatting

001*
Control Number

Consult MARC Standards

 Used to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance
 

Used to combine with 003 to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance.

003*
Control Number Identifier

 Consult MARC Standards

Used to combine with 001 to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance.

007/00*
Category of Material

 Select c Used for Alma functionality such as Alma Search Index and analytics.
007/01*
Specific Material Designation		 Select r Used for Alma functionality such as Alma Search Index and analytics.

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 the date is 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 selection: http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/countries_name.html

008/18*
Frequency

 Select the appropriate letter code for your resource  
008/21
Type of Continuing Resource		 Select w  

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 NLC number If available

035*
System Control Number

 Autogenerated by Alma for e-book collection imports

When the vendor’s ebook collection is imported, Alma combines the 001 and 003 combine to create a vendor specific 035 matchpoints. DO NOT DELETE this match point.
Use a separate 035 for an OCoLC, if needed.

For original cataloguing, 035 is not required because it cannot be generated

040*
Cataloguing Source

 Consult MARC Standards If it is an RDA record, 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
LC Call Number

 Consult MARC Standards 050 $a Classification; 050 $b Cutter

090
Local Call Number

 Consult MARC Standards In the absence of an 050 and 055
100*
Personal Name		 Consult MARC Standards Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX

110*
Corporate Name

 Consult MARC Standards

Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX

111*
Meeting Name

 Consult MARC Standards

Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX

130*
Uniform Title

 Consult MARC Standards Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1; When no 1XX must have 7XX;

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 

264*
Imprint

 Consult MARC Standards For AACR2 records, the 260 is required 

300*
Physical Description

 Consult MARC Standards  

336*
Content Type

## $atext$btxt$2rdacontent

 

337*
Media Type

 ## $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia  

338*
Carrier Type

 ## $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier Online resource

500
General Note

 Consult MARC Standards Source title taken from… “Viewed on…” (MARC record is representative of item as viewed on this date)

546*
Language Note

 Consult MARC Standards Mandatory if bilingual or American sign language

6XX*
Subject Headings

 Consult MARC Standards

600/610/611/630/650
Tag indicator two =0 for LC Tag indicator two =6 for RVM
 

7XX*
Added Entry

 Consult MARC Standards Required if there is no 1XX field. Add for 1st statement
of responsibility if record is a title main entry; Include 
for additional statements of responsibility. 
856*
Electronic Location and Access		 Consult MARC Standards Necessary for access

 

Website Cataloguing Example

Website Example

Leader   00942nai#a2200325#i#4500
001        EDZ0000084699
003        $aStDuBSDS
005        20221130105759.0
007        cr||||||||||||
008        120515c20119999nyu x w|o|    0|||a2eng|d
020        $z9780199791286
040        $aStDuBDS$erda$cStDuBDS$epn$beng
050  4    $aHM743
082 04   $a016.30230285$223
110 1     $aGoogle, Alphabet Inc.
245 10   $aYouTube /$c.
264  1    $a[San Mateo, Calif.] :$bGoogle$c2005
300        $a1 online resource.
310        $aUpdated quarterly
336        $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337        $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338        $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
520        $aYouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform
588   0   $a2012 edition; title from title screen (viewed January 13, 2014)
650  0    $aVideo blogs.
650  0    $aStreaming video.
700 1     $aKarim, Jawed.
700 1     $aHurley, Chad.
700 1     $aChen, Steve.
710 0     $aGoogle
856 40   $uyoutube.com

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