MARC21

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Overview


MARC, or MAchine Readable Cataloguing is a structured way of encoding a bibliographic record so that it can be correctly presented in an online catalogue, individual fields of the record can be made searchable and the record can be exchanged between systems. MARC 21 bibliographic format, as well as all official MARC 21 documentation, is maintained by the Library of Congress. It is published as MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.


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