| Record field | Record content | Accept or don't accept? | Action |
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| Suppression |
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| Retain n suppression code If working in Connexion and overlaying the record in Sierra, change the suppression code back to n after export. |
Fixed fields | Mat type | ACCEPT | Flag any other |
Fixed fields | LEADER Enc levl (expand with Ctrl+r, if necessary) | ACCEPT - I, K, M, 1, 4, blank, 7, 8
| Flag any other |
| Fixed fields | Lang | ACCEPT | Flag |
245 $a, $b title information, $n part/section |
| CHECK FOR - match between piece and record
| Flag any major discrepancies (e.g. different title, different season number for TV series) Note that title information in $a or $b may not exactly match piece, depending on whether disc or container has been chosen as source of title |
250 edition statement |
| CHECK FOR - match between piece and record
| Flag any discrepancies DON'T flag statements like "widescreen edition" if on piece and missing from 250 DO flag statements like "director's cut" and "collector's edition" if on piece and missing from 250 |
260 or 264 publisher | $b publisher name | CHECK FOR - match between name in record and anywhere on piece
| Flag if name in record is found nowhere on the piece |
260 or 264 publication and copyright date | 260 $c publication date OR 264 _1 $c
publication date 264 _4 $c
copyright date | CHECK FOR - match between piece and record
| Flag discrepancies in years, BUT accept date in record when container or piece have no date |
300 | - $a number of discs
- $e accompanying material
| CHECK FOR - match between piece and record
| A typical 300 might look like: - 1 videodisc (94 min.) : $b sound, color ; $c 4 3/4 in. + $e 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Flag if there is a discrepancy between number of pieces (e.g. videodiscs) Flag if substantive accompanying material is omitted from $e (e.g. a booklet of 10 or more pages) Flag any other significant discrepancies |
| NTSC/PAL and Region Codes | 346$b, 347$b, 347$e, 538 | IF container indicates piece is PAL or Regions 2-6 ACCEPT - Matching data in 34Xs or 538.
| Flag any PAL or Region 2-6 pieces that lack matching data in 34X or 538. |
| Videodisc formats | Usually 347 and/or 538 | IF container or disc indicate Blu-Ray or a Blu-Ray / DVD combination ACCPT - Matching data somewhere in record (usually 347 or 538)
| Flag any discrepancies |
| 546 languages and subtitles | $a | ACCEPT - (approximate) matches between record and piece
| Flag any that have substantive discrepancies between record and piece (e.g. many subtitle languages listed on piece, but not in record) |
| 6X0 subjects | Any 6X0 field | IF a 655 contains Documentary or Nonfiction ACCEPT - At least 1 6X0_0 or 651_0
| Flag any records with Documentary or Nonfiction in 655 that DON'T also have a 6X0_0 or 651_0 |
| 880 fields | could be linked to 1XX, 24X, 250, and others | ACCEPT IF - fields appear to link properly
| These fields link together fields that contain non-Roman characters and their transliterations. They are desirable in the catalog! - Link any broken fields if feasible
- Flag complex problems
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| Item records |
| Create an item record: - iType = 7
- Location = rvdvd
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| Workstats | item record 'w' field | Create a 'w' field in the variable fields of the item record with appropriate workstat code and piece count: Processors: - acqcopymoviXXX,P where XXX = initials and P = number of discs
Copy Catalogers: - copcopymoviXXX,P where XXX = initials and P = number of discs
Original Catalogers: - cmscopymoviXXX,P OR:
- cmsorigmoviXXX,P where XXX = initials and P = number of discs
| See workstats formatting documentation for more detailed instructions on workstats. |