MARC 21 view
Discover procedures for tasks that you may perform (e.g., create, derive, reformat, etc.) as you work with MARC 21 records.
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 course: Edit WorldCat bibliographic records
- Advanced actions
- Discover how to perform advanced actions on bibliographic records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Compare bibliographic records
- Discover how to perform a side-by-side comparison of two records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Contextual menu
- Discover how to insert a subfield or move and resize the contextual menu box from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Control headings
- Discover how to control an individual heading or all headings in a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Create WorldCat bibliographic records
- Discover how to create a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Create a WorldCat Entity from a bibliographic field
- Learn how OCLC Meridian users with the appropriate roles assigned can create a new WorldCat Entity in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Delete WorldCat bibliographic records
- Discover how to delete a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Delete WorldCat holdings
- Discover how to delete WorldCat holdings from bibliographic records using the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Derive WorldCat bibliographic records
- Discover how to derive bibliographic records before or after opening an existing record using the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Dewey cutters
- Discover how to set preferences for and apply the Dewey cutter to a bibliographic record in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Edit fixed fields
- Discover how to edit fixed fields in a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Insert a diacritic
- Discover how to insert diacritics and special characters into bibliographic and local bibliographic data records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Insert a WorldCat Entity identifier in a bibliographic record
- Discover how to search for and insert a WorldCat Entity identifier in a bibliographic record in the MARC 21 editor WorldShare Record Manager.
- MARC 21 field help
- Discover how to open the MARC 21 field help for fixed and variable fields using the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Print a record
- Discover how to print a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- RDA Toolkit
- Discover how to set preferences for and open the RDA Toolkit in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Reformat a bibliographic record
- Discover how to reformat a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Replace WorldCat bibliographic records
- Discover how to validate and replace existing bibliographic records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Save work in progress
- Discover how to save the work that you have done before adding or updating a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Search bibliographic records
- Discover how to search for and filter bibliographic records in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Send a bibliographic record change request
- Discover how to request a bibliographic record correction, report a duplicate bibliographic record, and provide feedback on a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Set the classification scheme for MARC 21 records
- Discover how to set the classification scheme for MARC 21 bibliographic records in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Set the default holding library code for MARC 21 records
- Discover how to set the default holding library code for MARC 21 bibliographic records in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Set WorldCat holdings on MARC 21 bibliographic records
- Discover how to set WorldCat holdings on MARC 21 bibliographic records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Transliterate Latin text to non-Latin text
- Discover how to transliterate Latin text to non-Latin text from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Undo a change to a MARC 21 record
- Discover how to undo a change made to a bibliographic record from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Validate bibliographic records
- Discover how to validate bibliographic records from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- View a bibliographic record in WorldCat.org
- Discover how to view a bibliographic record in WorldCat.org from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- View a bibliographic record in WorldCat Discovery
- Discover how to view a bibliographic record in WorldCat Discovery from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- View copies owned by your institution
- Discover how to view the shelving location for copies of items owned by your institution in WorldShare Record Manager.
- View linked bibliographic records
- Discover how to view parts linked to the Parent title and bibliographic records linked to a work from the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
- View WorldCat holdings for a bibliographic record
- Discover how to view all WorldCat holdings for a bibliographic record in WorldShare Record Manager.
- Work with variable fields
- Discover how to work with variable fields using the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.