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Chapter 23 Using the MARC Editor
This chapter provides information and instructions for manually adding and
editing bibliographic and authority records in the MARC Editor.
If you are comfortable with the MARC standard, the MARC Editor lets you take
full advantage of its detail and flexibility. Although the details of the MARC
standard are beyond the scope of this guide, if you would like additional
information, we recommend the publications listed on page 234.
You can apply many of the procedures for working with bibliographic records to
authority records. Information specific to authority records begins on page 278.
Working with bibliographic records
Before you can update or duplicate an existing bibliographic record, or create a
new one, you'll either need to locate the record or verify that it doesn't already
exist. For searching instructions, see Finding MARC records in your collection"
on page 240.
To add a bibliographic record from scratch, continue with the following
section, Adding new bibliographic records."
To duplicate the selected bibliographic record, from the selection list or
MARC View window (see pages 248 and 249), select File | Add Title |
MARC. Or if the MARC Editor is selected as your preferred editor, click
+ Title (see Setting up miscellaneous Cataloging options" on page 55). A
message appears, giving you the option to duplicate the selected record.
Select Yes. The record opens in the MARC Editor window. Continue with
The MARC Editor: an overview" on page 265.
To edit a bibliographic record, from the MARC View window (see page 249),
select File | Edit Title | MARC. Or if the MARC Editor is selected as your
preferred editor, click Edit (see Setting up miscellaneous Cataloging
options" on page 55). The record opens in the MARC Editor window.
Continue with The MARC Editor: an overview" on page 265.
See also:
Instructions for cataloging some common nonbook materials, from
audiovisual materials to Web sites, are located in Chapter 28, Cataloging tips."