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MARC21

MARC21

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What is MARC21?

MARC21 (MAchine-Readable Cataloging) is a set of standards for representing bibliographic and related information in a machine-readable format. It is used by libraries and other institutions worldwide to create and share catalog records for books, journals, electronic resources, and other materials. MARC21 facilitates the exchange of bibliographic data between systems, allowing libraries to efficiently manage their collections and provide access to information resources.

What other technologies are related to MARC21?

MARC21 Competitor Technologies

Dublin Core is a metadata standard that provides a simpler alternative to MARC for describing resources.
mentioned alongside MARC21 in 7% (82) of relevant job posts

MARC21 Complementary Technologies

Library of Congress Subject Headings are used within MARC records to provide subject access.
mentioned alongside MARC21 in 33% (237) of relevant job posts
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd edition was used to create the bibliographic data encoded in MARC records.
mentioned alongside MARC21 in 36% (218) of relevant job posts
Resource Description and Access is a standard used to create bibliographic data, which is then encoded in MARC.
mentioned alongside MARC21 in 18% (411) of relevant job posts

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