Local practices summary

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.

The following table summarizes some of the main local CCS practices that are at variance with national standards.

MARC field / subfield	CCS Practice	Example	Reason
Fixed field element: Lang	Code for non-English rather than English, except for foreign language instructional materials	"In English and Spanish" code as: spa	Better access to foreign language materials
245 ‡h	Add (CD), (Cassette), or (Disc) after GMD	Swan lake [sound recording (CD)]	Facilitates OPAC searching
245 ‡h	Add (VHS), (DVD), or (Blu-ray DVD) after GMD	Gone with the wind [videorecording (VHS)]	Facilitates OPAC searching
245 ‡h	Add (CD-ROM), (DVD-ROM), or (Blu-ray DVD-ROM) after GMD for interactive multimedia, video games, or software	Jeopardy! [electronic resource (CD-ROM)] Family tree maker [electronic resource (CD-ROM)]	Facilitates OPAC searching
250	Large print books: use Large print ed.	1st large print ed. becomes Large print ed.	Facilitates OPAC searching
250	For audiobooks, indicate Abridged or Unabridged.	250 Unabridged. 250 Abridged.	Facilitates OPAC searching
250	Indicate Widescreen, Director's cut, Colorized, etc. for special versions of videorecordings. See Chapter 6 for exact wordings.	250 Widescreen version. 250 Full/Widescreen version.	Facilitates OPAC searching
440	Remove initial articles	"A first book" becomes 440 _0 First book	System problem with initial articles
500	Add Enhanced CD for enhanced CDs	500 Enhanced CD.	Facilitates OPAC searching
520	Include summaries for children's materials, videos, audio books		Facilitates OPAC searching
650	Assign character headings at first appearance for adult works of fiction		Improves access to popular characters
650	Assign local subject subdivisions to works for language self-instruction	‡v Juvenile sound recordings for English speakers.	Requested by public services
655	Assign genre term Anonymous writings to works specifically noted as anonymous.	655 0 Anonymous writings.	Provides access point for obsolete name heading, Anonymous.
690	Assign local subject headings for adult works in a foreign language.	690 Russian language materials. 690 Spanish language materials.	Requested by public services
691	Subject headings for local authors	691 Lake Forest (Ill.) ‡x Authors.	Requested by public services