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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 should give you an idea of who the audience is.+  *The Abstract should give you an idea of who the audience is.
   *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: [[public:nnels:cataloguing:metadata-cleanup:genre|NNELS Genre Taxonomy]] +  *Here is a list of Genre terms with descriptions:  {{ :public:nnels:cataloguing:nnels_genre_terms_20240401.xlsx | NNELS Genre Terms}} 
-  *It is important to ONLY use those terms.  The field will auto-populate in Drupal.  If an incorrect genre terms is used, then Drupal will include that term in the list that it auto-populates from - it is time consuming to get rid of those incorrect terms periodically.+  *It is important to only use those terms.  The field will auto-populate in Drupal - so you can start typing and then select the correct term from the dropdown menu.
   *There are terms specifically for Non-fiction, and terms specifically for Fiction.   *There are terms specifically for Non-fiction, and terms specifically for Fiction.
-  *Most times a single genre is fine, sometimes multiple genres are better.  Ex:  Science fiction, Apocalyptic fiction might be better than just Science fiction.  The same applies to nonfiction.  Ex:  I would use History, Medicine, Health and Fitness for a history of medicine and medical procedures (in fact I did!).  Just use the least necessary to accurately describe the item.+  *Most times a single genre is fine, sometimes multiple genres are better.  Ex:  Science fiction, Apocalyptic fiction might be better than just Science fiction.  The same applies to nonfiction.  Ex:  I would use History and geography, Medicine, health and fitness for a history of medicine and medical procedures (in fact I did!).  Just use the least necessary to accurately describe the item.
   *There are genre terms that should be added to describe the form or type of the item in addition to what it's about.  Ex:  Fantasy fiction, Comics (Graphic works) would be a fantasy graphic novel; Music, Nonfiction comics, Biographies and autobiographies would be a biography about a musician or musical group told in a graphic, comic book style format.   *There are genre terms that should be added to describe the form or type of the item in addition to what it's about.  Ex:  Fantasy fiction, Comics (Graphic works) would be a fantasy graphic novel; Music, Nonfiction comics, Biographies and autobiographies would be a biography about a musician or musical group told in a graphic, comic book style format.
   *There are genre terms that signify special content that should be added as needed.  These are Canadian fiction, Canadian nonfiction, Canadian drama, Canadian poetry, French language materials, Indigenous materials, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile nonfiction, Young adult fiction, Young adult nonfiction.   *There are genre terms that signify special content that should be added as needed.  These are Canadian fiction, Canadian nonfiction, Canadian drama, Canadian poetry, French language materials, Indigenous materials, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile nonfiction, Young adult fiction, Young adult nonfiction.
-  *Canadian genre terms are for books by Canadian authors or about Canadian subjects.  Same with Indigenous materials.+  *Canadian genre terms are for books by Canadian authors or about Canadian subjects.  Same idea with Indigenous materials.
  
 ===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.  This also prevents juvenile results from showing up when patrons looks for adult genre books like mystery or science fiction.  Genres that should be added to Juvenile fiction should be things like Comics (Graphic works), Picture books, Choose-your-own stories, and Canadian fiction and Indigenous materials.   *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.  This also prevents juvenile results from showing up when patrons looks for adult genre books like mystery or science fiction.  Genres that should be added to Juvenile fiction should be things like Comics (Graphic works), Picture books, Choose-your-own stories, and Canadian fiction and Indigenous materials.
   *Young adult items should be treated like adult books, in that they should get full genre treatment.  This is because young adult material tends to be more focused in its content, and also adults read them.   *Young adult items should be treated like adult books, in that they should get full genre treatment.  This is because young adult material tends to be more focused in its content, and also adults read them.
-  *Picture books are specifically for children's picture books.+  *Picture books are specifically for children's picture books (sometimes these may be non-fiction).
   *If unsure, picture books can be identified in the WorldCat description - they are often around 30 pages long, the pages are unnumbered, are illustrated, and often over-sized.  Ex from WorldCat Description field:  36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.   *If unsure, picture books can be identified in the WorldCat description - they are often around 30 pages long, the pages are unnumbered, are illustrated, and often over-sized.  Ex from WorldCat Description field:  36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
-  *If you can't figure out the genre, or it doesn't fit any of the categories, use Literature - only for fiction+  *If you can't figure out a novel'genre, or it doesn't fit any of the categories, use General fiction.
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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).  This has to do with character encoding - MarcEdit uses Mark8 format and Drupal uses UTF8.  It is rarely a problem, but converting the character encoding should fix it.  This can be done in MarcEdit in Marc Tools when converting MRK to MRC or MRC to XML - just make sure "Default Character Encoding" is set to Mark8 and the "Translate to UTF8" box is ticked.+
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