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This chapter covers the core bib level requirements (Fixed field ELvL = 7) for Evergreen Indiana MARC records as per the Evergreen Indiana Cataloging Procedures Guide.
Evergreen Indiana catalogers are encouraged to create or enhance all permanent records to the full-level Encoding Level (Fixed field ELvL = #).
| Element | Core-Level |
|---|---|
| 020/022/028 | Code fully one very record |
| 024 | Field 024 $a if present on item |
| 042 | Include if PCC participant |
| 050, 082, 086, etc. | One number from a recognized scheme |
| 1XX | Include/establish if applicable |
| 240 | Include if known or readily inferred from item |
| 245-3XX | Include all applicable elements |
| 4XX | Transcribe series if present |
| 5XX | Enter the following notes if applicable: Â Â Field 500 Â Â Field 504 Â Â Field 505 Â Â Field 508 Â Â Field 533 Â Â Field 538 |
| 6XX | At least 1 or 2 subject headings at appropriate level of specificity from a Library of Congress established thesaurus or subject heading system |
| 7XX | Express primary added entry relationships and important title access information |
| 8XX | Include if series (490) is traced |
Permanent record requirements #
Any record that is intended to be a permanent record in Evergreen Indiana must:
- Follow the bibliographic matching criteria outlined in Bibliographic Matching Guidelines of the Procedures Guide
- Not duplicate an existing Evergreen record
- Be in MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
- Comply with RDA or AACR2 cataloging rules as well as the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI)
- ISBD punctuation should be used in both RDA or AACR2 records
- Contain core level fields as defined by Library of Congress’s Bib Standard Record (BSR), as described above, including, where applicable, ISBN or ISSN, title, edition, publisher, and date as well as record type (leader byte 6/Type code in fixed fields)
- Contain only bibliographic-level data, not information specific to one library’s holdings
- Contain at least one LCSH subject heading