MARC 21 view (Fundamentals)

 Note: If you are a WMS library or using full WorldShare Record Manager, please see MARC 21 view.

You can create a MARC 21 WorldCat bibliographic record by:

• Deriving bibliographic records in MARC 21, which creates a new bibliographic record from an existing record that is similar to the new record you are creating.
• Using a material type template, which creates a bibliographic record based on a material type.

Before creating a MARC 21 WorldCat bibliographic record, search WorldCat to make sure that:

• No existing bibliographic record matches the item exactly. By verifying that no one has previously added a record for the item, you can prevent duplicate records from being created.
• No existing record matches the item closely enough to derive the new record from it.

 Learn more in a training video: Copy cataloging in Record Manager Fundamentals