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According to AACR2, 2002 revision, an integrating resource is "a bibliographic resource that is added to or changed by means of updates that do not remain discrete and are integrated into the whole. Integrating resources can be finite or continuing. Examples of integrating resources include updating loose-leafs and updating Web sites."

Effective December 1, 2002 and continuing until the future full implementation of Bibliographic Level code "i", please follow these guidelines for integrating resources:

  • Continue to use Bibliographic Level code "m" (Monograph) when coding a record for an integrating resource. Do not use code "s" (Serial) for an integrating resource.
  • Add a serial 006 field to records you input or replace for integrating resources. OCLC will likely use data included in the serial 006 field to formulate fixed-field elements in a future conversion of integrating resource records from BLvl code "m" to code "i" following implementation of Phase 2.
  • In the serial field 006, use code "k" in Frequency (Freq), when appropriate, to indicate that an integrating resource is continuously updated.
  • In the serial field 006, use codes "d," "l" and "w" in Type of Continuing Resource (SrTp, formerly Type of Serial), when appropriate, to indicate that an integrating resource is an updating database, updating loose-leaf, or updating Web site.
  • In the serial field 006, use code "2" in Entry Convention (S/L, formerly Successive/Latest Entry) to indicate that the record was formulated using the revised rules for integrated entry.
  • OCLC has changed online data validation rules on a number of other existing fields that had previously been used almost exclusively in serials cataloging. The change permits these fields to be used in records for integrating resources during the interim period. These include fields 022, 222, 247, 310, 321, 362 and 547.

For more detailed information about cataloging electronic integrating resources, see Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines.

Last revised: 13 October 2004