Bibliographic & Cataloging Standards

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Policy
Advance reading copies, advance screen copies, uncorrected proofs, pirated or illegal copies, etc.
Rev. 1-2019
Authority Records
Baseline policy statement for cataloging practices in SHARE
Rev. 10-2023
Blu-rays, DVDs and Blu-ray/DVD combo packs
Rev. 10-2022
Formatted Contents Notes (MARC tag 505)
General Material Designations (GMD)
Rev. 8-2018
Genre and Form Terms
Rev. 4-2022
Graphic novels
Guidelines for retaining ISBNs in a record
Rev. 9-2016
Large Print and Larger Print Materials
Rev. 01-2023
Local bibliographic records
Rev. 9-2016
Local subject headings
Manga
OCLC membership policy for SHARE member libraries
On-order records
Rev. 7-2023
On-the-Fly records for in-house material
Recording publication and copyright dates in Polaris bibliographic records for audio recordings
Recording Publication And Copyright Dates In Polaris Bibliographic Records For Books
Recording publication and copyright dates in Polaris bibliographic records for videorecordings
Records for the same item, with and without accompanying material
Rev. 9-2016
Relationship designators (in MARC fields 1XX and 7XX)
Rev. 7-2017
Serial vs. monograph records for serials (other than periodicals)
Serials Module
Set vs individual records for multipart print material other than serials
Rev. 5-2022
Set vs. individual records for multipart audiovisual material
Sound recordings
Rev. 7-2017
Subject Headings
2024-01-29
Unmarked and Unclaimed Items
URLs in MARC records (MARC tag 856)
Volume Field Usage in Polaris ILS
Procedure
Approved local subject headings
Rev. 11-2019
Certification requirements for new barcoders and catalogers
Problem Resolution for Bibliographic Services
Rev. 7-2023
Forms
Transit Slip