This book, first published in 1988, is a guide to understand and implement the USMARC Format for Holdings and Locations with the goal of making resource sharing

This exciting book helps all types of libraries to understand and implement the new USMARC Format for Holdings and Locations--the newest member of the MARC form

"Format is an implementation of the American national standard for bibliographic information interchange on magnetic tape, ANSI Z39.2-1979"--Introd.

This essential new textbook provides cataloguers with the skills needed for transition to Resource Description and Access (RDA). The book builds on John Bowman'