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| - | *Search by title. | ||
| - | *When searching OCLC, the item may not appear if the title we have includes series information. | ||
| - | *Sometimes the subtitle won't be in OCLC, so you won't get any results. | ||
| - | *Some special characters will interfere with your OCLC search. | ||
| - | *After you find the title, click on it and scroll down to FAST Subject Headings. | ||
| - | *Copy and paste each Heading into the Subject field - separate each one with a comma. | ||
| - | *If the Heading contains a comma, then it must be enclosed in quotation marks. | ||
| - | *The Usage Count tells you how many libraries use each particular heading. | ||
| - | *If you can't find any Subject headings to copy and paste, try to find something similar and take one or two that fit. If the item is part of a series, you can probably take one from one of the other books. | ||
| - | *If a record set comes with BISAC terms those should be kept. You can find a full list of terms on the BISAC website at [[https:// | ||
| - | *LCSH terms can be used if FAST terms are difficult to find, or at cataloguer' | ||
| === Indigenous Subject Headings === | === Indigenous Subject Headings === | ||
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| *Adult - for adult material. | *Adult - for adult material. | ||
| *Sometimes it isn't entirely clear which one to use - there is crossover, especially in Juvenile and Adolescent. | *Sometimes it isn't entirely clear which one to use - there is crossover, especially in Juvenile and Adolescent. | ||
| - | *The abstract | + | *The Abstract |
| *If you know authors, then they should give you an idea as well (especially children and teen authors). | *If you know authors, then they should give you an idea as well (especially children and teen authors). | ||
| *At the bottom of the OCLC page for the item, there are links to WorldCat pages for them - these will often have useful information about audience. | *At the bottom of the OCLC page for the item, there are links to WorldCat pages for them - these will often have useful information about audience. | ||
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| This field only needs one entry, but can have as many as necessary separated by a comma. | This field only needs one entry, but can have as many as necessary separated by a comma. | ||
| - | *Here is a list of Genre terms with descriptions: | + | *Here is a list of Genre terms with descriptions: |
| - | *It is important to ONLY use those terms. | + | *It is important to only use those terms. |
| *There are terms specifically for Non-fiction, | *There are terms specifically for Non-fiction, | ||
| - | *Most times a single genre is fine, sometimes multiple genres are better. | + | *Most times a single genre is fine, sometimes multiple genres are better. |
| *There are genre terms that should be added to describe the form or type of the item in addition to what it's about. | *There are genre terms that should be added to describe the form or type of the item in addition to what it's about. | ||
| *There are genre terms that signify special content that should be added as needed. | *There are genre terms that signify special content that should be added as needed. | ||
| - | *Canadian genre terms are for books by Canadian authors or about Canadian subjects. | + | *Canadian genre terms are for books by Canadian authors or about Canadian subjects. |
| ===Genre tips=== | ===Genre tips=== | ||
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| *Juvenile fiction can be tough because it's usually a big combination of Humorous fiction, Magical realist fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, etc. So instead of trying to pin it down, just use Juvenile fiction. | *Juvenile fiction can be tough because it's usually a big combination of Humorous fiction, Magical realist fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, etc. So instead of trying to pin it down, just use Juvenile fiction. | ||
| *Young adult items should be treated like adult books, in that they should get full genre treatment. | *Young adult items should be treated like adult books, in that they should get full genre treatment. | ||
| - | *Picture books are specifically for children' | + | *Picture books are specifically for children' |
| *If unsure, picture books can be identified in the WorldCat description - they are often around 30 pages long, the pages are unnumbered, are illustrated, | *If unsure, picture books can be identified in the WorldCat description - they are often around 30 pages long, the pages are unnumbered, are illustrated, | ||
| - | *If you can't figure out the genre, or it doesn' | + | *If you can't figure out a novel' |
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| - | =====General tips===== | + | |
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| - | *Sometimes the record won't save properly when you click on Save. Click on View changes first, then hit Save. | + | |
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| - | ====Fix invalid characters in Drupal==== | + | |
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| - | Sometimes when a record set is uploaded to Drupal there will be invalid characters (they will generally show up as a string of random nonsense characters). | + | |
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