Resources for cataloging electronic materials

OCLC resources

• Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines

Library of Congress resources

• CONSER Cataloging Manual : Module 31 : Remote Access Electronic Serials
• Draft Interim Guidelines for Cataloging Electronic Resources
• Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06
• Guidelines for Distinguishing Cartographic Materials on Computer File Carriers from Other Materials on Computer File Carriers
• Guidelines for the Use of Field 856
• Use of fixed fields 006/007/008 and Leader codes in CONSER records

Other resources

• IFLA: ISBD(ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources
• SUNY, Buffalo: Implementing the Revised AACR2 Chapter 9 for Cataloging Electronic Resources: An Online Training Presentation (PowerPoint)

OCLC cataloging note

OCLC has converted the General Material Designations (GMDs) [machine-readable data file], [interactive multimedia], and [computer file] to the new GMD [electronic resource].