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MARC Tags

About MARC Tags

The acronym MARC stands for machine readable cataloging. The MARC tags display provides the fullest possible tagged display for a single record from the NLS catalog. It includes the full bibliographic information, including the "fixed field" or fixed-length data elements and locally defined fields, with the field tags and content designation specified by the MARC 21 format, a communication standard that enables exchange of bibliographic, holdings, and other data among electronic systems. The leader is displayed; the directory is not displayed. More information on MARC 21

All record displays include the call number by which materials must be requested. Some information displays as a hypertext link (in blue and underlined). Selecting a link launches a search for related records. Consult the Full Record display for the most complete labeled display of bibliographic information. To focus on subject headings, and any information summarizing and/or classifying the content of the work, consult the Subjects/Content display. View the Brief Record display for the most basic information about the work.

Search, Navigation and Output:

Several lines of information relating to the search are displayed below the button bar, and above and below Subjects/Content display on the screen:

Database Name:
Most catalog records display the name "NLS Voyager Catalog."
You Searched:
A description of the search is displayed after this label (e.g., Subject = cats, Command Keyword = (wood? OR forest) AND "resource manage?"). The text before the = is the name of the search method used, and the text after the = is the actual search performed.
Search Results:
A legend identifies the currently displayed catalog record number within the total search set (e.g., Displaying 2 of 35, Displaying 1 of 10,000).
A search in the Online Catalog never results in more than 10,000 catalog records, even when more than 10,000 records match the search. If the results set is truncated at 10,000, a warning message displays in the titles list.
Subject, Name and Call Number searches are set to "browse" the entire Online Catalog before and after the search term entered. Since this method does not create a distinct record set, the legend on a single record display is Displaying 1 of 1
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Navigation Icons:
If a search retrieves multiple catalog records, it is possible to page forward and back, one record at a time, using the Previous and Next buttons.
Full Title:
Below the four display selection tabs, the title of the work displays as it appears on the title page (or its equivalent).
Print, Save and Email:
Below the display of the catalog record information, a table displays with options for output. For more information consult the help screen for Print, Save and Email.

Bibliographic Information:

The following information will display if present in the catalog record:

Relevance:
A record retrieved by the Keyword search method displays a relevance indicator before the bibliographic information.
LC Control Number:
A unique record identification number assigned by NLS.the Library of Congress.
Type of Material:
The kind of material represented by the catalog record and, in some cases, the level at which it is being described, e.g., Braille or Audio Book, etc.
MARC21 record
The complete record with MARC 21 tags displays.