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Bibliographic records added to the LLC bibliographic database will be in the full Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) integrated format. The records will adhere to the current standards for MARC records as defined by Machine-Readable Form of Bibliographic Information (MARBI), the USMARC Advisory Group, and as adopted by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Non-MARC records will be permitted under certain circumstances, which would be defined and monitored by MAC5 with the Board being the final governing authority (98-10, 1998-99).
The records will conform to the level 2 standards set forth in the current version of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. The records will also conform to any Library of Congress Rule Interpretations that apply to the library field in general and not specifically to the Library of Congress. Cataloging in Publication (CIP) records or level 5 (In Process) records will not be added to the bibliographic database. These records are to be upgraded to full MARC and level 2 cataloging as defined by the current standards stated above.
Bibliographic records entered or changed in the database will conform to the authority records available from the Library of Congress and OCLC where such records exist. Local authority records may be added. All of the authority records will conform to nationally accepted standards.
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