| Fixed fields: LDR, 007, 008 | Fixed 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. |
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| Note: The predominant language should be designated in the 008 field for optimal user discovery. If work is multilingual and a predominant language cannot be determined, use local discovery/ILS indexing needs to determine which language should be represented in the 008. |
| 020/022/028 | Appropriate identifying number 020/022/028. Consider adding subfield q (Example: $q paperback) |
| 40 | Add when known |
| 41 | Language code (reflects all languages present in material) |
| $a spa |
| $a eng $a spa |
| https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd041.html |
| 082 or 092 | Add Dewey number to nonfiction |
| 1XX | Include relationship designator. (Example: $e author.) |
| 245 | Title statement and statement of responsibility |
| 246 | Titles with numbers, alternate spellings, split words. Use when relevant. |
| 250 | Edition statement if appropriate |
| 264 | Publication information - As complete as possible |
| 300 | Physical description. (Example: 231 pages : $c 24 cm) |
| 3xx | Follow RDA. Consider adding 336 still image for picture books (Common examples found in Appendix B) |
| 4XX | Transcribe series if present |
| 5XX | Enter the following notes if applicable: |
| 500 - General note |
| 520 - Summary statement |
| 521 - Audience |
| 505 - Contents |
| 588 - Source of description if applicable |
| 504 - Bibliography note |
| 546 | Add a note indicating language of text as appropriate (examples follow) |
| Poems in French and English. |
| Text in Chinese. |
| Chiefly in Ojibwa, summaries in English. |
| Parallel text in French and English. |
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| 6XX | Use at least one controlled LC subject heading and additional headings as appropriate. |
| Include juvenile subheadings as appropriate. |
| Consider including 65x field with Young adult fiction or Young adult literature. |
| Use at least one 655 LC genre heading. |
| Consider use of local subjects or genres as appropriate |
| 7XX | Use relationship designators when appropriate. (Example: $e illustrator.) |
| 8XX | If series is traced |
