RE: [IUG] Easy MARC Reference?

["Mark Stoffan" <mstoffan at wncln dot lib dot unca dot edu>]

Tyson,

Try "Understanding MARC bibliographic" http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/

It's a condensed version co-published with Follett. I use it in my
graduate cataloging class as an introduction and as a quick reference.

Mark

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 > -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyson Tate [mailto:tysontate at gmail dot com]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 7:34 PM
> To: innopacusers
> Subject: [IUG] Easy MARC Reference?
> 
> I'm digging deeper in to the bowels of WebOPAC customization and am
> found wanting of a nice MARC 21 reference. Specifically, I'm looking
> at the 'BROWSE' WWWOption and webpub.def file. I'd like to be able to
> quickly look up the relevant MARC tag and subfield codes for any
> particular piece of information.
> 
> The LOC reference[1] is comprehensive, of course, but it's a bit of a
> bog to get through to find the specific bits I need.
> 
> Has anyone found a better reference than the LOC's or is the LOC the
> bible of MARC?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Regards,
> Tyson
> 
> [1] <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html>
> 
> 
> --
> Tyson Tate
> Web Developer
> Robert E. Kennedy Library
> Cal Poly University
> 
>