The MARC guidelines for cataloging Visual & Cultural objects are included in the Wellcome Library Cataloging Guidelines. These accommodate the requirements of the Visual Cataloguing Framework.
Catalogue records for Visual material need to meet Spectrum standards for Museum Accreditation. Spectrum requires a 'basic' record is created for each part of the collection. The ideal basic record should contain the following core fields and data:
The Bibliographic record contains the descriptive information about an object, and includes all the metadata elements covered in the Wellcome Visual Metadata Framework, except location. Information relating to condition and provenance may be found in both the Bibliographic and Item records due to legacy data.
The fields required for a basic record are:
| MARC Field | Data Type |
|---|---|
| Leader | Coded data elements |
| 001 | Ref No. Unique ID |
| 007 | Coded physical characteristics |
| 008 | Coded data elements |
| 100/110/111 | Name Entry. Creator |
| 245 | Title / description |
| 264 | Creation Place & Date |
| 300 | Physical Description |
| 336 | Content type |
| 337 | Media type |
| 338 | Carrier type |
| 500 | Source of Title |
| 514 | Inscription / Lettering |
| 520 | Summary / description |
| 524 | Cite as |
| 561 | Provenance |
| 6XX | Subject |
| 655 | Genre |
| 700/710/711 | Name Entry. Contributors |
Some information may not be available to the cataloguer, in which case include all the known information.
To enhance a record include any additional known information about an object. If a suitable MARC field is not specified in the Library cataloguing guidelines, select a recognised field from the OCLC guidelines.