government–20th c
Scope: Collection-level cataloging involves the creation of a single bibliographic record for groups of library materials that have been intentionally brought together at the technical processing stage.
These groupings are made by the original catalogers, sometimes in consultation with the selectors. At that time the decision to keep the item as an open entry or a closed entry should be made on the the basis of the cataloger's perception of the collection as complete or "under construction." A request for boards or a box to be made by the bindery should also state this intention. "Prepare box; additional material will be included in the future," "Make boards; additional material will be included in the future." If a selector suggests the grouping, he or she may suggest a title, which may be changed by the cataloger when processing the collection.
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- Leader Bibliographic Level = c (collection)
- Encoding Level = 7
- 008: Place of publication
- Publication Status (Note: "i," inclusive dates of collection, or "k," range of years of bulk of collection, are more likely than "m," multiple dates)
- Date 1(yyyy); Date 2(yyyy)
- Contents
- Language
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- Geographic area code (043 field: ; optional)
- LC call number (050; optional, supply if needed for local CUL purposes)
- 1XX field if appropriate
- Devised title (245 field)
- Publication statement (264 field)
- Collation (300 field)
- Content/Media/Carrier, 336/337/338
- Notes (5XX fields)
- Subject headings (6XX fields)
- Added entry headings (7XX fields)
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Always note the number of pieces on the item record.
The decision to keep the item as an open entry or a closed entry should be made on the the basis of the cataloger's perception of the collection as complete or "under construction." A request for boards or a box to be made by the bindery should also state this intention. "Prepare box; additional material will be included in the future," "Make boards; additional material will be included in the future."
New pieces:
If additional pieces are later added to the title, update the MARC holdings record and do any necessary editing (as is done when adding a piece to any open-entry multivolume record; e.g., size in the 300 field, additional information in the 505 field, additional 6XX and 7XX fields)
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6. Subject headings (6XX fields) The assigned subject headings serve as a primary access mechanism to the majority of items represented by the collection-level record.
Italian Communist Party pamphlets.
Partito comunista italiano.
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Italy–Politics and government–20th century.
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Mohammad Ayub Khan pamphlets.
Ayub Khan, Mohammad, 1907-1974.
Pakistan--Politics and government.
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Italian Fascist books by and about Benito Mussolini.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.Fascism–Italy.
Fascism--Italy.
Italy--Politics and government--1914-1945.
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a. The cataloger may use LCSH, or FAST, or, if it is more convenient, both.
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