ADVANCED TIGER
SESSION 2: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS
What is a bibliographic record?
MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) standards
How a bib record gets into TIGER
Directly from OCLC
Batch loads
Local input
How fields translate into what we get out of TIGER
Public catalog display
Indexing of records: Title, Author, Subject, Keyword, etc.
Special things to watch for
Titles that are on order, not yet received
Location
Titles not in Tutt – Music Library, Fine Arts Center, Education Dept., etc.
BCODE3 (how acquired)
Distinguishing between records
Edition
Date
Publisher
Format
Language
BRIEF GUIDE TO MARC BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD FIELDS
01X-04XNumber and Code Fields
05X-09X Classification and Call Number Fields
1XXMain Entry Fields
20X-24XTitle and Title-Related Fields
250-270Edition, Imprint, etc. Fields
3XXPhysical Description, etc. Fields
4XXSeries Statement Fields
5XXNote Fields
6XXSubject Access Fields
70X-75XAdded Entry Fields
76X-78XLinking Entry Fields
80X-830Series Added Entry Fields
841-88XHoldings, Location, Alternate Graphs, etc. Fields
9XXLocal Information
Looking at bib records
Check the CAT DATE to see when the record was added. Anything that’s 1994 was when we first started using III, probably batch loaded from the old system. There shouldn’t be anything before 1994 because of this.
Last Updated date can indicate changes made to the record in various ways.
Much of the OCLC Fixed Field information goes to the MARC 008 field in TIGER.
We add a special 949 field to OCLC records before downloading to specify certain values in the TIGER bib record, including location and BCODE3.
EXERCISES
- Compare the two attached MARC records from OCLC. They are both for the same title, but not the exact same book. Circle the differences between the records.
- Search for the book The successful academic librarian in Millennium.
When was this bib record added to TIGER?
When was it last updated?
What location(s) is it held in?
What subject headings are on the record?
Who is the publisher?
2. Compare the attached OCLC record for The successful academic librarian to the TIGER record.
Are there fields in the OCLC record that don’t appear in TIGER? List here.
Are there fields in the TIGER record that don’t appear in OCLC? List here.
- Search TIGER for the book Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
How many different records are there?
What are the differences between these records?
4. Search TIGER for the title Lone Star.
How many different records are there?
What are the differences between these records?
- A faculty member wants the movie Dead Man Walking on DVD to show in class. Do we have this? What format(s) do we own?