Cataloging Standards

This section discusses some of the features of the Load Bibliographic Records (bibload) report and matching on standard numbers, and provides SWAN's recommended practice.

MARC Listener Bibliographic is a capability within WorkFlows that allows the loading of bibliographic records directly from OCLC Connexion Client. This is a configuration available for Cataloging Libraries only.

This section details the fields to remove when importing full-level cataloging into the SWAN database.

This is a reference for SWAN-specific practices regarding the fixed field and 0xx fields in full catalog records.

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 1xx main entry fields.

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 2xx title, edition, and publication/distribution fields.

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 3xx physical description, content/media/carrier type, physical medium, and related fields.

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 4xx and 8xx series statements. Cataloging Libraries must verify for authorized series in OCLC Connexion before exporting the record into WorkFlows. 

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 5xx note fields. 

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 6xx subject and genre fields.

This is a reference to SWAN cataloging standards regarding 7xx added entry fields.