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MARC records (Score:2)
Please note that the MARC format is just a format, specifically aimed at data interchange between library databases. It doesn't define what and how things are cataloged.
As to your example of the 100, 110 and 111 tags, it's dependent on if the author is a person, a company or a meeting. You also have the 130 that is the "uniform title" that overrides those three in most catalog displays. Here's a page that describes the differences between the three: http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdmain.html [loc.gov]
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Thanks for this info! I had read bits here and there about the format but I was more interested in pulling certain types of information out of it. Yes, going all MARC is really overkill for what I want. I have appended one of my entries which pretty much has everything that I need so that you get a taste of what I am doing.
isbndb.com (Score:1)
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I had looked at that but I wanted an information source that was more "authoritative" if there is such a thing, which is why I went with the Library of Congress and the British Library.