Tuesday Tags Review Quiz - November 2024

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* 1. Which of the statements below does NOT apply to the Leader in a MARC record?

it contains data elements that primarily provide information for the processing of the record

it contain numbers or coded values

the meanings of the codes are identified by relative character position

the length of the leader varies depending on the format of the record

all of the above are true

none of the above are true

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* 2. What should be in position 18 (Descriptive Cataloging Form) of the leader if a record was created following RDA?

it should be blank because RDA is a non-ISBD cataloging standard

it should be an a because most records have that code

it should be either an i or a c (ISBD with or without punctuation) because that is accepted cataloging practice

it should be an r for RDA

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* 3. Are all 40 positions in an 008 tag always defined the same way?

Yes

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* 4. How does a cataloger know which Types and Blvls to use, and which can be used together, when creating a MARC record?

It takes years of experience to know this

OCLC's Bib Formats and Standards includes a chart that shows the relationships and provides guidance for tricky cases

Any Type can go with any BLvl so it isn't difficult to figure out