Library: MARC / Sierra

The MARC guidelines for cataloging Visual & Cultural objects are included in the Wellcome Library Cataloging Guidelines. These accommodate the requirements of the Visual Cataloguing Framework.

Core data for a basic Spectrum standard record

Catalogue records for Visual material need to meet Spectrum standards for Museum Accreditation. Spectrum requires a 'basic' record is created for each part of the collection. The ideal basic record should contain the following core fields and data:

Core fields in the Bibliographic record

The Bibliographic record contains the descriptive information about an object, and includes all the metadata elements covered in the Wellcome Visual Metadata Framework, except location. Information relating to condition and provenance may be found in both the Bibliographic and Item records due to legacy data.

The fields required for a basic record are:

MARC Field

Data Type

Leader

Coded data elements

001

Ref No. Unique ID

007

Coded physical characteristics

008

Coded data elements

100/110/111

Name Entry. Creator

245

Title / description

264

Creation Place & Date

300

Physical Description

336

Content type

337

Media type

338

Carrier type

500

Source of Title

514

Inscription / Lettering

520

Summary / description

524

Cite as

561

Provenance

6XX

Subject

655

Genre

700/710/711

Name Entry. Contributors

Some information may not be available to the cataloguer, in which case include all the known information.

To enhance a record include any additional known information about an object. If a suitable MARC field is not specified in the Library cataloguing guidelines, select a recognised field from the OCLC guidelines.

Core data in the Item record

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