Understanding MARC Authority Records:
Machine-Readable Cataloging
The organization of this document and the generic descriptions of the MARC 21 formats are adapted from the publication, Understanding MARC Bibliographic, which was originally prepared in 1988 by
Betty Furrie, in conjunction with the Data Base Development Department of the Follett Software Company, and is currently updated and maintained by the Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
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