Policies and Procedures

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Bibliographic & Cataloging Standards
Policy
Advance reading copies, advance screen copies, uncorrected proofs, pirated or illegal copies, etc.
Authority Records
Baseline policy statement for cataloging practices in SHARE
Blu-rays, DVDs and Blu-ray/DVD combo packs
Formatted Contents Notes (MARC tag 505)
General Material Designations (GMD)
Genre and Form Terms
Graphic novels
Guidelines for retaining ISBNs in a record
Large Print and Larger Print Materials
Local bibliographic records
Local subject headings
Manga
OCLC membership policy for SHARE member libraries
On-order records
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
Relationship designators (in MARC fields 1XX and 7XX)
Serial vs. monograph records for serials (other than periodicals)
Serials Module
Set vs individual records for multipart print material other than serials
Set vs. individual records for multipart audiovisual material
Sound recordings
Subject Headings
Unmarked and Unclaimed Items
URLs in MARC records (MARC tag 856)
Volume Field Usage in Polaris ILS
Procedure
Approved local subject headings
Certification requirements for new barcoders and catalogers
Dates
Edition Statements (Different Editions on the Same Record)
Preloaded Video Players and Playaway Views
Problem Resolution for Bibliographic Services
Summaries (MARC Field 250)
Video Games
Forms
Transit Slip