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Cataloging @Yale

Supplement: Catalog Indexing and Display

Beinecke Manuscript Unit documentation of Voyager cataloging module indexes, Orbis opac indexes, and Orbis opac display labels used in manuscript cataloging:
Beinecke Manuscript Cataloging: Orbis Indexing and Opac Display

YUL Cataloging and Metadata Services documentation of Orbis opac indexes:
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‹ Appendix K: Reparative Archival Description up
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Yale University Library Manuscript Cataloging Guidelines

  • Preparation for Cataloging
  • Bibliographic Record
  • MARC Format for Holdings (Mfhd) Record
  • Item Record
  • Authority Record
  • Variable Control Fields
  • 0xx
  • 1xx
  • 2xx
  • 3xx
  • 5xx
  • 6xx
  • 7xx
  • 8xx
  • Appendix A: Single Manuscript Instructions
  • Appendix B: Preliminary Records
  • Appendix C: 006 (Additional Materials Characteristics) Codes
  • Appendix D: Obsolete Fields
  • Appendix E: Local Call Numbers Sequences
  • Appendix F: Reference Sources
  • Appendix G: Voyager Quick Reference
  • Appendix H: Sample Records
  • Appendix I: Sample Training
  • Appendix J: Born Digital Archival Description Guidelines
  • Appendix K: Reparative Archival Description
  • Supplement: Catalog Indexing and Display
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