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