LC MARC-BOOKS [426]

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LC MARC - Books

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Last Update To Bluesheet: May 19, 2009

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File Description	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
Subject Coverage	Database Content	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Tips	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Rates

File Description [top]

The LC MARC-Books database contains complete bibliographic records for all books cataloged by the U.S. Library of Congress since 1968, beginning with books in English and adding coverage of books in other languages from 1970 through 1979. The LC MARC-Books database provides online access to a comprehensive, worldwide collection of books that can be searched by author, title, subject, series, publication date, and other access points using the same searching capabilities of the DIALOG system that are available for all other databases.

The LC MARC database also provides a powerful capability to library acquisitions and cataloging departments for bibliographic verification and cataloging. MARC records are available both as normal TYPEd or PRINTed DIALOG output and in machine readable tape form.

The content of LC MARC comes from the U.S. Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 426

to search for all books catalogued by the Library of Congress after 1968.

USE /TI

to search for title words.

USE /FIC AND /NFIC

to differentiate works of fiction/non-fiction.

Subject Coverage [top]

All books, maps, monographs, and other materials indexed in the database are classified using the Library of Congress Classification System.

All subjects

Print Counterparts [top]

None

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	1968 to the present
File Size:	12,099,700 records as of May 2009
Update Frequency:	Weekly

Database Content [top]

Bibliographic Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

Reports
Books and Monographs
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available
DIALOG Alert Available
Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
BOOKS	Book Catalogs
LCCAT	LC Catalog Files

Contact [top]

The data found in the LC MARC - BOOKS database are produced by the U.S. Library of Congress. All questions regarding searching of LC MARC should be directed to:

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Terms and Conditions [top]

No special terms or conditions.

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SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 426:LCMARC-Books`
	`(c) format only 1998 Dialog. All rts. reserv.`

LC=	`0028266 LCCN: 86061637 //r87`
/TI	`A Greek diptych ; Dionysios Solomos and Alexandros`
	`Papadiamantis / by Louis Coutelle, Theofanis G. Stavrou,`
	`David R. Weinberg`
AU=	`Coutelle, Louis; Stavrou, Theofanis George, 1934-; Weinberg,`
	`David R`
CT=, /TI, CY=, CF=	`CONFERENCE: Celebration of Modern Greek Letters (6th : 1983 :`
CL=	`University of Minnesota) Celebration of Modern Greek Letters`
	`(7th : 1984 : University of Minnesota)`
/TI, SE=	`SERIES:`
	`Nostos books on modern Greek history and culture ;. 15`
	`Nostos book`
PU=	`Minneapolis, Minn. : Nostos Books, xi, 113 p. : ill.,`
	`ports. ; 22 cm.`
PY=	`PUBLICATION DATE(S): 1986`
CP=	`PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Minnesota`
BN=	`ISBN: 093296303X`
CA=	`LC CALL NO.: PA5215 .C68 1986 DEWEY CALL NO.: 889/.09/002`
ST=	`RECORD STATUS: Corrected or revised record`
	`BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: Monograph`
LA=	`LANGUAGE: English`
	`ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrations; Portraits`
GL=	`GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Greece`
	`NOTES:`
	`"The Fifth [i.e. Sixth] and Sixth [i.e. Seventh] Annual`
	`Celebrations of Modern Greek Letters, University of Minnesota`
	`Libraries, Minneapolis." Includes bibliographical`
	`references.`
/NA, NA=	`NAMED PERSON: Solomos, Dionysios; Papadiamantes, Alexandros`
/DE	`DESCRIPTORS:`
	`Solomos, Dionysios -- 1798-1857; Papadiamantes, Alexandros --`
	`1851-1911`
	`Greek literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and`
	`criticism; Authors, Greek (Modern) -- 19th century --`
	`Biography`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S DIONYSIOS(W)SOLOMOS
/DE	DE	Descriptor¹	Word & Phrase	S GREEK(W)LITERATURE/DE S "HISTORY AND CRITICISM"/DE S 19TH CENTURY(L)BIOGRAPHY/DE
/NA	NA	Named Person²	Word & Phrase	S SOLOMOS(1N)DIONYSIOS/NA S PAPDIAMANTES, ALEXANDROS/NA
/NT	NT	Contents/Summary/Abstract Note	Word	S NARRATIVE(W)POEM/NT
/TI	TI	Title³	Word & Phrase	S GREEK(W)DIPTYCH/TI S FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY/TI

¹Also /DF.

²Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

³Also /TF.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	AN	DIALOG Accession Number
AU=	AU	Author	Phrase	S AU=COUTELLE, LOUIS
BN=	BN	International Standard Book Number (ISBN)	Word	S BN=093296303X
CA=	CA	Classification Number	Phrase	S CA=PA 5215 .C68 1986
CF=	CF	Conference Information	Word	S CF=(MODERN(F)GREEK)
CL=	CL	Conference Location	Word & Phrase	S CL=(UNIVERSITY(F)MINNESOTA) S CL=UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
CP=	CP	Place of Publication	Word & Phrase	S CP=MINNESOTA S CP=WEST BERLIN
CS=	CS	Corporate Source	Word	S CS=(ALBERTA(W)AGRICULTURE)
CT=	CT	Conference Title⁴	Word	S CT=(GREEK(W)LETTERS)
CY=	CY	Conference Year	Phrase	S CY=1984
DT=	DT	Document Type	Word & Phrase	S DT=(COLLECTIVE(W)BIOGRAPH?) S DT=INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY
ED=	ED	Edition	Word	S ED=(1ST(W)AMERICAN)
GL=	GL	Geographic Location	Word & Phrase	S GL=(SOVIET(W)UNION) S GL=GREECE
GP=	GP	Government Document Number	Phrase	S GP="SI 1.2 - D63/2"
None	GV	Government Level
IC=	IC	Illustration Categories	Phrase	S IC=GENEALOGICAL TABLES
IL=	IL	Intellectual Level	Phrase	S IL=JUVENILE
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=FRENCH
LC=	LC	LC Card Number⁵	Phrase	S LC=86061637
NA=	NA	Named Person¹	Phrase	S NA=SOLOMOS, DIONYSIOS
None	PH	Physical Description
PU=	PU	Publisher	Word	S PU=(NOSTOS(W)BOOKS)
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=1986
RF=	RF	Form of Reproduction	Phrase	S RF=LARGE PRINT
RN=	RN	Report Number	Phrase	S RN=831-C-8
SE=	SE	Series	Word	S SE=(MODERN(F)GREEK)
SL=	SL	Summary Language	Phrase	S SL=FRENCH
None	SO	Source Information⁶
ST=	ST	Record Status	Phrase	S ST=NEW?
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999

⁴Also searchable using /TI.

⁵LC Card Number must be entered as an eight-digit number.

⁶Includes Corporate source, Publisher, and Publication Year.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
/ENG	English Language	SELECT S2/ENG
/FIC	Fiction	SELECT S5/FIC
/NEW	New	S S8/NEW
/NFIC	Nonfiction	SELECT S8/NFIC
/NONENG	Non-English Language	SELECT S3/NONENG
/YYYY	Publication Year	SELECT S3/1985

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AU, CA, CS, LC, PY, TI	SORT S5/ALL/CA,D PRINT S10/5/1-45/AU

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Additional RANK codes include: DE, TI	RANK DE

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output.	TYPE S4/TI,AU,CA/1-5

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record except Notes
3	Medium	Bibliographic Citation, Classification Number, ISBN, and LC Card Number
5	--	Full Record
6	Free	Title
7	Long	Full Record except Indexing
8	Short	Title, Classification Number, Descriptors, and Named Person
9	Full	Full Record
K	--	KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number	TYPE 0430998/2 DISPLAY 0147034/5 PRINT 0199499/4

Rates [top]

Rates For File: LC MARC - Books[426]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $4.50
Cost per minute:                   $0.93
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $15.75
ALERT (Monthly)                   $15.75
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *   $6.00
ALERT (Weekly)                     $3.00
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $3.00
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $3.00
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $3.00
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $2.00    $2.00
     3    $2.00    $2.00
     5    $2.50    $2.50
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.50    $2.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $2.50    $2.50
KWIC95    $0.21       NA
KWIC96    $0.21       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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