Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 282)

04/04 282 Cataloging
To edit the 008 tag, doubleĆclick in the 008 data, or with your cursor in the 008
field, choose Tag | Edit 008 tag. The Fixed Field 008 Tag Editor dialog appears:
Use the radio buttons to toggle between positions 6-15 and 16-39.
Series heading control
Name heading control
Subject heading control
Part of the 008 tag's function is to determine how the authority record should be
used when creating crossĆreferences. Code a" in any of positions 14-16 means
that the record is appropriate for the particular use; code b" means it is not.
Example: Consider the following authority record:
100 _a Smith, Elizabeth Jones.
400 _a JonesĆSmith, Elizabeth.
500 _a Smith, Elizabeth.
If positions 14-16 of the 008 tag are coded aab," a search for the author or
subject JonesĆSmith, Elizabeth" results in JonesĆSmith, Elizabeth SEE: Smith,
Elizabeth Jones." Author and subject searches for Smith, Elizabeth," will include
the crossĆreference Smith, Elizabeth SEE ALSO: Smith, Elizabeth Jones."
On the other hand, if positions 14-16 of the 008 tag are coded abb," the
crossĆreferences would only appear in searches for the author.
Important: Any changes made to positions 14-16 affect all the crossĆreferences
generated by a record. To modify a single crossĆreference in a record,
see Fine tuning crossĆreferences" on page 283.
Entering authority information
Every authority record must contain information in a 1XX tag (the authorized
heading) and can contain multiple 4XX (SEE) and 5XX (SEE ALSO) tags with
tracing information. (For instructions on working with variable-length tags and
subfield data, see page 273.)