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RDS@UF: Record Level Comparison Chart

Resource Description Services department procedures and policies

Record Level Comparison

Last updated September 2024 by Hank Young

Record Level Comparison Chart

 

  BIBCO CONSER Full Level DCRM 7-Level (or less than Full/minimal)*
Format Book Continuing Resource      
[Pertaining to/rationale/definition]: [Preferred: New and prioritized materials] [Preferred: New and prioritized materials] [Not quite meeting PCC standards] [Rare books as defined by by RBMS (DCRM)] Older than 1980, especially foreign language and FLARE materials
Fields          
E/L [blank] blank for pcc/7 for msc [blank] [blank if "c"] 7
SRC c c d c or d d
010 required if applicable required required if applicable   Optional but recommended
020/022 required if applicable required if applicable Required if applicable   Optional but recommended
042 pcc pcc/msc no 042 filed pcc (if authenticating) no 042 field
043 Optional required if applicable optional optional optional
490/8xx tracing/analysis/ tracing/analysis/ tracing/analysis/ Required if applicable tracing/analysis/classification may reflect local practice as 490 0 or 500 quoted
classification must match authority as per PCC *** 830 only, must match authority classification reflects local practice
500 note for source of title proper if other than chief source required if applicable Use a 588 for source of title in the DBO required if applicable required if applicable optional? This should be required if not obvious where the title came from.
504 required do not use required   Optional; recommend coding fixed field
510   do not use unless the title has ceased and you are doing advanced work   strongly recommended  
655 if project requires Always use if project requires strongly recommended/porject required  
Authority work all 1xx,4xx,6xx,7xx,8xx must have national level authorities pcc - all 1xx,4xx,6xx,7xx,8xx must have national level authorities.  msc may lack some authorites optional all 1xx,4xx,6xx,7xx,8xx must have national level authorities optional
New authority contributions: NACO/SACO/Series Send to Nathan via OCLC, include 690 with initials ; if SACO, please send email to Hank and Nathan so they can work on the SACO form  Please do not add SACO headings to the record until they are approved by the Library of Congress. Send to Nathan via OCLC, include 690 with initials ; if SACO, please send email to Hank and Nathan so they can work on the SACO form  Please do not add SACO headings to the record until they are approved by the Library of Congress. Send to Nathan via OCLC, include 690 with initials ; if SACO, please send email to Hank and Nathan so they can work on the SACO form  Please do not add SACO headings to the record until they are approved by the Library of Congress. Send to Nathan via OCLC, include 690 with initials ; if SACO, please send email to Hank and Nathan so they can work on the SACO form  Please do not add SACO headings to the record until they are approved by the Library of Congress. Cataloger’s prerogative 
Printouts put in BIBCO baskets for new or updated  Give to Nathan put in Record Editing basket put in BIBCO basket (if applicable) for new or updated  put in Record Editing basket
Practice full application of RDA at 3rd level of description and LCRI**** full application of RDA noting the WEM-lock application of RDA and LCRI with some local policy Full application of DCRM cataloging rules application of RDA and LCRI with some local policy

 

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