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DBM 1-8-18: The Literary Form facet in PowerPAC is populated by the Literary Form fixed field. Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from both the PAS and Technical Services Advisory groups. | DBM 1-8-18: The Literary Form facet in PowerPAC is populated by the Literary Form fixed field. Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from both the PAS and Technical Services Advisory groups. | ||
*For print materials only, libraries will assign at minimum a literary form of either 0 (Not fiction) or 1 (Fiction). | *For print materials only, libraries will assign at minimum a literary form of either 0 (Not fiction) or 1 (Fiction). | ||
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*It is recommended that novels should be coded as 1 for Fiction instead of f for novels. | *It is recommended that novels should be coded as 1 for Fiction instead of f for novels. | ||
[[Category:Polaris specific topics]] | [[Category:Polaris specific topics]] | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 11 November 2020
| The rules on this page have been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted. Please use these rules. Please send any feedback to SCRAP. |
Guidelines for Literary Form in Polaris
DBM 1-8-18: The Literary Form facet in PowerPAC is populated by the Literary Form fixed field. Database Management Committee reviewed recommendations from both the PAS and Technical Services Advisory groups.
- For print materials only, libraries will assign at minimum a literary form of either 0 (Not fiction) or 1 (Fiction).
- Libraries can use more specific values Short stories, Poetry, etc.) if desired.
- It is recommended that novels should be coded as 1 for Fiction instead of f for novels.