Can I use whatever I want as a General Material Designator (GMD) in subfield h of the 245 tag?
No. These terms are specified by AACR2, and some vary by country. For more information and a list of GMDs used in the U.S., see the related Tips and Tags page. (Posted September 26, 2002) Question: How should I deal with multiple ISBNs on the same item? Sometimes there is a different ISBN on the verso of the title page and on the back cover. What about the ISBN for the set? Answer: Where multiple ISBNs exist, enter as many as you find, whether on the verso or the back cover. For the official guidelines for entering multiple ISBNs, see the related Tips and Tags page. (Revised February 24, 2003) TOP OF PAGE Union Catalog Questions Question: When records are swept into the Union Catalog are the old records replaced by the new? Answer: Records from the DASites have been loaded into the Union Catalog as new, resulting in duplicate records for the same titles. This is being addressed by a deduping program that will be more sophisticated than past deduping efforts. The new program, currently
