Cataloging (Library Manager)

Cataloging helps you build and maintain your library materials database. In the Catalog, you can add, update, import, export, enhance, and delete MARC records. You can also manage your copy records.

Choose from two editors

Cataloging provides you with two options for adding and editing bibliographic records: the Easy Editor and the MARC Editor.

The Easy Editor lets users with little or no knowledge of the MARC standard perform routine cataloging tasks. In the Easy Editor, simple prompts identify the information needed to catalog a title.

The MARC Editor lets more advanced users take full advantage of the detail and flexibility of the MARC standard for both bibliographic and authority records.

Bibliographic and authority records

Your library database can contain two types of MARC records: bibliographic and authority. Each type of MARC record has a very specific role:

• A bibliographic record represents a physical item in your library's collection. In addition to the title, author, and subjects, a bibliographic record also describes the item and links to the records for each copy of the item (for example, call number, price, and acquisition date).
• An authority record contains the preferred form of names, uniform titles, series titles, and subject headings. It may also contain variant, unauthorized, or related headings, and a list of sources consulted in the process of deciding upon the authorized heading and its variant and related forms.
  The Catalog uses authority records to create cross-references that help patrons achieve success in searching.