Follett VERSION 6.00, User Manual

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04/04 272 Cataloging
007 tag
The 007 (Physical Description) tag is an optional, repeatable tag. Some
bibliographic records have multiple 007 tags, while some audiovisual material
records have none. The information in the 007 tag must agree with the 008 tag,
and vice versa.
By default, the 007 tag isn't included in any of the bibliographic templates. To
add it, follow the instructions on page 267. (If you're editing an existing 007 tag,
doubleclick in the 007 data, or with your cursor in the 007 field, choose Tag |
Edit 007 tag.) The Fixed Field 007 Tag Editor dialog appears:
The number of editable
positions in the 007 tag
depends on the category
(position 00).
For example, if you
change the category from
videorecording" to mo
tion picture," there are 22
editable positions.
Select the appropriate
value for each position,
and click OK.
The default category is based on the template you're using. You'll only need to
change the category if the template can be used for multiple material types (e.g.,
the video or map template).
008 tag
The 008 (Fixed Data) tag has 40 character positions. Positions 00 through 17, and
35 through 39, contain general information about the item and appear in all
material types. Positions 18 through 34 are materialtype specific and must agree
with the contents of the Leader and the 007 tag.
Important:
Cataloging, Reports, and OPAC look for publication dates in the 008
tag. (All records should have a 008.) If the 008 tag has a blank
publication date field, the applications look in subfield _c of the 260
tag. If no date is found in either location, they assume the record does
not have a publication date. Searches that are limited by publishing
year do not find these titles.