Statewide Cataloging Best Practices

Board Book Recommendations

MARC FieldGuideline - Follow Recommendations for Standard Print and include bolded fields for Board books.
Fixed fields: LDR, 007, 008Fixed fields should be as complete and accurate as possible: format, language, audience, and other pertinent discovery details are derived from these fields. May require editing to ensure optimal discovery.
020Appropriate identifying number 020/022/024/028. Consider adding subfield q (Example: $q board book)
040Add when known
082Add Dewey number to nonfiction
1XXInclude relationship designator (Example: $e author)
245Title statement and statement of responsibility
246Titles with numbers, alternate spellings, split words. Use when relevant.
250Edition statement if appropriate
264Publication information - As complete as possible
300Physical description. (Example: 1 volume (unpaged) : $b color illustrations ; $c 18 cm)
3xxFollow RDA. Consider adding 336 still image (Common examples found in Appendix B)
4XXTranscribe series if present
5XXEnter the following notes if applicable:
500 - General note (On board pages)
520 - Summary statement
521 - Audience
588 - Source of description if applicable (Cover from title)
6XXUse at least one controlled LC subject heading and additional headings as appropriate. 
Include $v Juvenile fiction or $v Juvenile literature as appropriate
Use at least one 655 LC genre heading (655_7 Board books. $2 lcgft)
Consider use of local subjects or genres as appropriate
7XXUse relationship designators when appropriate. (Example: $e illustrator.)
8XXIf series is traced

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