[Koha] Very, very beginner question: Sample MARC record

[Caroline Cyr La Rose]

Hello,

There should be a small icon to the right of the leader or control 
fields (00X) that, if clicked, will help you fill out those fields. If 
you click in the 005 field, normally it should be filled automatically 
with the current date and time.

Also, if you click on the question mark, it should bring you to that 
field's documentation on https://loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ If you're 
not familiar with cataloging, I recommend reading up on the different 
fields.

Lastly, although I really REALLY don't recommend this for the leader or 
control fields 005 and 008, you can remove the mandatory flag by going 
in the MARC frameworks (Administration > MARC bibliographic frameworks > 
(find framework) > Actions > MARC structure > (find field) > Actions > 
Edit tag / Edit subfields > uncheck Mandatory > Save)

I hope this helps,

Caroline

On 2022-04-29 13:40, C.S. Hayward wrote:
> I am trying to make a trial run at cataloging, and it's turned up information that I don't know how to populate.
>
> The book I picked up is "The Bible and Holy Fathers for Orthodox", ISBNdb entry athttps://isbndb.com/book/9780962253607. Most of the entries in the catalogue will be books, with some periodicals and maybe coverage of relevant websites.
>
> I clicked on the "Books..." entry under "New entry"; that gives me a form with the following fields as required:
>
> 000  ? - LEADER
> 005  ? - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
> 008  ? - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
> 040  ? - CATALOGING SOURCE > Transcribing agency
>
> What should I be doing to fill at least these out? Does "Z39.50/SRU search" or "Link authorities automatically" provide a way to populate from existing question?
>
> Thank you for any orientation and advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Br. C.S. Hayward, author and apologist, and more importantly novice at St. Demetrios Orthodox Monastery
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