Training on MARC 21 5 and 7 July 2013 Organized By Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) Presented By Nur Ahammad Junior Assistant Librarian Independent University, Bangladesh

1. Training on MARC 21
5 and 7 July 2013
Organized By
Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists
(BALID)
Presented By
Nur Ahammad
Junior Assistant Librarian
Independent University, Bangladesh

2. The best way to be a master of a particular subject is not only to tech
that subject but also to involve practically with that work. It is much
more necessary if the particular subject has practical implication. It
is possible to be a master of history by teaching but it is not possible
to be a master of MARC 21 cataloguing without having practical
involvement with MARC 21 cataloguing.
What is MARC Record?
MARC stands for Machine Readable Catalog. "Machine-readable"
means that one particular type of machine, a computer, can read and
interpret the data in the cataloging record. Cataloging record is the
bibliographic record or the information traditionally shown on a
catalog card. MARC record is just the vehicle for the cataloging
information. Information put into the MARC format is determined
by various rules and interpretations, such as AACR-2, Library of
Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Dewey Decimal Classification
System, etc.

3. In card cataloging, library professionals follow AACR-2 for making card
catalog in the most cases in Bangladesh. MARC also use AACR-2 for
making a MARC record but MARC 21 records often contain much
additional information. For making marc record, catalogers have to
follow some particular ways in marc cataloging.
MARC record was designed by a group of 16 people in the middle 60’s.
• Designed as a communication structure to allow cataloging
information to be standardized
• Designed by computer programmers, not librarians!! Not
intuitive, or user-friendly!
• Designed for card sets, not online catalogs Combines USMARC
and CANMARC. Are moving toward an international
standard, but not quite there yet.
• Is constantly being updated and revised

4. Why is MARC record Important?
The bibliographical information of a catalog card cannot be easily
entered into a computer to produce an automated catalog and library
automation system. The computer needs a means of interpreting the
information found on a cataloging record. The MARC record contains
a guide to its data, or little "signposts," before each piece of
bibliographic information. The place provided for each of these pieces
of bibliographic information (author, title, call number, etc.) is called a
"field." The records in simpler computer files sometimes have a fixed
number of fields, and each field contains a fixed number of characters.
However, to allow proper cataloging of books and other library items,
the best file structure allows for records with an unlimited number of
fields and unlimited field lengths. This flexibility is necessary because
not all titles are the same length (The robe versus Alexander and the
terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day). Some books are part of a
series, requiring a field for that information, while others have no

5. series statement. And audiovisual items have much longer physical
descriptions (5 filmstrips : sd., col. ; 35 mm. + teaching manual) than
do most books (403 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.).
Elements of MARC record
The are three elements of MARC record.
1. Leader
2. Fixed fields
3. Variable fields
Leader
 Used exclusively by the computer
 Includes type of record
 Bibliographic level
 Encoding level

6. Fixed Field
Contains important information about the item in abbreviated form.
The code that is put in “type” affects all the fixed fields. Each
format has its own fixed fields. See MARC 21 manual or OCLC
Bibliographic Formats and Standards for the MARC codes for the
fixed fields. Most of the information in the fixed fields is to be used
by the computer, often or qualifying searches.
Variable Field
Variable fields contain the descriptive cataloging information and the
access points. Variable fields contain:
 Tags
 Indicators
 Subfields

7. Tags
Three-digit numbers assigned to a particular field
• 082 – Dewey Decimal number
• 100 – Personal name main entry
• 245 – Title and statement of responsibility
Indicators
Indicators perform different functions based on the tag they are used
with
and their position (first or second)
Tracing indicators turn indexing on and off
o 245; 10; a Against the grain
o First indicator 1 creates a title added entry
Filing indicators
o 245; 14; a The age of reason
o Second indicator 4 skips the initial article “the”
example: complete marc record with 245 tag and 14 indicators

8. =LDR 00000nama2200000a4500
=001 00000678
=008 101214s2000mauab0010engd
=010 $a 97020239
=040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBD-DhIUB
=019 $a39380046
=020 $a9788131705216
=020 $a0201889544
=020 $a9780201889543
=082 00$a005.13/3$222
=100 1$aStroustrup, Bjarne.
=245 14$aThe C++ programming language /$cBjarne Stroustrup.
=250 $a3rd ed.
=260 $aReading, Mass. :$bAddison-Wesley ;$aNew Delhi :$bPearson
Education,$cc2000.
=300 $ax, 1017 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
=500 $aIncludes index.
=541 1$e00021612

9. =505 20$g1.$tNotes to the Reader --$g2.$tTour of C++ --$g3.$tTour of the
Standard Library --$g4.$tTypes and Declarations --$g5.$tPointers, Arrays, and
Structures --$g6.$tExpressions and Statements --$g7.$tFunctions --
$g8.$tNamespaces and Exceptions --$g9.$tSource Files and Programs --
$g10.$tClasses --$g11.$tOperator Overloading --$g12.$tDerived Classes --
$g13.$tTemplates --$g14.$tException Handling --$g15.$tClass Hierarchies --
$g16.$tLibrary Organization and Containers --$g17.$tStandard Containers --
$g18.$tAlgorithms and Function Objects --$g19.$tIterators and Allocators --
$g20.$tStrings --$g21.$tStreams --$g22.$tNumerics --$g23.$tDevelopment and
Design --$g24.$tDesign and Programming --$g25.$tRoles of Cases --$gApp.
A.$tC++ Grammar --$gApp. B.$tCompatibility --$gApp. C.$tTechnicalities.
=520 1$a"This is a complete rewrite of the most widely read and most trusted
book on C++. Based on the ANSI/ISO C++ final draft, this book covers the
C++ language, its standard library, and key design techniques as an integrated
whole." "The C++ Programming Language provides comprehensive coverage
of C++ language features and standard library components." "With this third
edition, Stroustrup makes C++ even more accessible to those new to the
language while adding information and techniques that even expert C++
programmers will find invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
=650 0$aC++ (Computer program language)
=852 4$aIUB Library $cGeneral Shelf.

10. MARE 21 Record for Serial
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