Description MARC/Perl is a Perl 5 library for reading, manipulating, outputting and converting bibliographic records in the MARC format. The MAchine Readable Cataloging format was designed by the Library of Congress in the late 1960s in order to allow libraries to convert their card catalogs into a digital format. The advantages of having computerized card catalogs were soon realized, and now ...

IN THIS SECTION: Introduction Strategic Plan UNIMARC Projects Publications Medium Term Programme Annual Reports Conferences and Seminars Useful Addresses IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core Activity (UBCIM) Introduction The purpose of the Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core Activity (UBCIM) is to coordinate activities aimed at the development ...

Book Cataloger's Cheat-Sheet These are commonly used codes in Book cataloging. Both NOTIS and OCLC MARC names are given for each field when applicable. This list is not exhaustive, so if you don't find what you need, please consulte other sources as needed. Contents Place Language Form of item Type of date Contents Illustrations Biography Yes/No toggles Relator Codes PLACE=Ctry Australia Austria ...