When cataloguing bibliographic resources it’s important to follow Sitka cataloguing policy to avoid creating duplicate records in the Sitka database. Original cataloguing should be done in Evergreen only if there is no record available in the Sitka catalogue, via Z39.50, or from your vendor.
Sitka’s Evergreen has global MARC templates for commonly catalogued types of resources with the most frequently used fields and subfields included. Libraries can also use a workaround to set up library specific templates.
For information about working with MARC records see Chapter 19, Maintaining Bibliographic records.
To access the global MARC templates, go to Cataloguing → Create New Marc Record.
The MARC Template screen opens. Click into the drop down menu field to see the available templates. Note you can select one and set it as the default template for your workstation here.
Select the appropriate template and click Load.
A blank MARC record will load with the fields and subfields most commonly used for the resource type. The Leader and 008 will be coded for the specified type of resource; this coding affect the format icon and search filters.
- Complete the MARC record as per Sitka cataloguing policy. You can add and delete fields and subfields as required.
Check the box for Add Item if you wish to use the fast item add feature. You must have pop-ups allowed for this feature to work.
- Click Save.
- The record is created and will open up in your tab in the current default view.
Note
If you used Add Item the Holdings Editor will have opened in a new tab.
If you did not use Add Item, you may now attach holdings as described in the section called “Adding Holdings to Bibliographic Records”.
