The
MontanaShared Catalog (MSC) serves a diverse group of libraries,
including special, academic, school, and public libraries. The purpose of these
procedures is to create consistency within the bibliographic records in the
catalog. Member libraries and their patrons rely on the integrity of the catalog.
Consistency is vital. It is the
responsibility of each MSC member library to be consistent in following these
procedures.
This document has been separated into sections based on
cataloging tasks. Libraries that do copy cataloging and rarely modify
title/bibliographic records will primarily use
section 3 and
section 4. Instances where new records need to
be created are explained in
section 5. Please note that section 5
is not an explanation of how to create original MARC records from scratch; that
is beyond the scope of this manual. Instead,
section 6 will explain rules for
modifying and enhancing records in the current MSC system, SirsiDynix Symphony
Workflows. Other sections cover special topics, including: cataloging serials,
series and multi-part works (
section 7); removing records (
section 8.2);
transferring items between records (
section 8.1); creating brief
records for interlibrary loans (
section 5.2); and special
cataloging situations, like book kits (
section 5.5) and eReaders (
section 5.6).
A
MARC tag “cheat sheet” is also included.