Adding new bibliographic records – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Cataloging

Adding new bibliographic records

To add a bibliographic record from scratch, you first need to select a template for

the title information.
From the selection list or MARC View window (see pages 248 and 249), choose

File | Add Title | MARC. Or if the MARC Editor is selected as your preferred

editor, click + Title (see Setting up miscellaneous Cataloging options" on page

55). If a message appears giving you the option to duplicate the selected record,

select No. The Bibliographic Material Types dialog appears:

Books, eBooks, Web pages

Multimedia CDĆROMs, software, numeric data

Videocassettes, projected graphics, DVDs

NonĆprojected graphics, posters, flashcards, activity cards, postcards, paintings

Any kit with two or more media types, none of which is dominant

Manuscripts

Archival materials

Printed music (sheet music)

Equipment, games, models, puzzles, dioramas

Magazines, yearbooks, annuals

Recorded books, speeches, sound effects on CD, cassette, or vinyl

Music on CD, cassette, or vinyl

Maps, globes, atlases

To use a template, doubleĆclick on it,

or highlight it and click Select.

Select the template that most closely matches the item you're cataloging. The

MARC Editor window opens with the template's default information. Continue

with the following section, The MARC Editor: an overview."