Searching / Copying MARC
Records from
the Library of Congress
The
Library of Congress is another source of free MARC records. The Library of
Congress often catalogs materials from galley proofs, and therefore a
bibliographic record may exist even before a title is published. This
cataloging information provided by the publisher is known as Cataloging in
Publication (CIP). Because the cataloging was done prior to publication, some
important information may vary or may be missing (e.g., page numbers,
illustrations, size) from the item in hand (e.g., publication). Such records
require updating, after loading into your system.
Library
of Congress records are searched and copied using a Web browser such as
Netscape or Explorer. You must set up your personal computer to receive the
exported records, and then you must FTP the records to the DASite computer
where they will be loaded.
Related
documents
E.1
– Conversion and Loading of MARC Records
E.2
– E-mail Load (sortie) Report
Searching
and Exporting MARC Records from the Library of Congress
Guidelines
for Matching MARC Records
Guidelines for Evaluating MARC Records
New
Records Create Duplication – Resolution by Linking Items
Rejected Records – Resolution by Linking Items