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Chapter 23 Using the MARC Editor

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2. If there is already data in the Author, Subject, or Series field, it appears in the

Find nearest text box.

If the Find nearest text box is empty, enter your search text to search for an

author's name, a subject heading, or series name, and press the Find button.

A list of headings appears.

3. Highlight the desired heading in the list. Click Select to copy all of the

heading's subfields to your MARC record.

Important:

Selecting a heading overwrites any information in the tag that you

may have entered before selecting the heading.

What's next?

After making all the necessary changes to a record, click Save or choose File |

Save Record. When you save a bibliographic record, Cataloging checks for the

008 and 245 tags, and any other required tags. It also verifies that the standard

numbers (LCCN, ISBN, ISSN) are formatted correctly and that you haven't

inadvertently duplicated a standard number from another record.
After saving the record:

If you are cataloging a new title, you'll need to add copy information. See

Chapter 24, Working with copies."

Print a proof sheet of the record from the MARC Editor. A proof sheet shows

all the tag, indicator, and subfield information, which is useful for checking

your own or someone else's work. To print, select Print from the File menu.

If you aren't creating keywords as you save records (see Setting up

miscellaneous Cataloging options," page 55), once you've finished

cataloging, update your keywords. For more information, see page 345.

To leave the MARC Editor window, click Close.