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Cataloging and Bibliographic Questions
Printer-friendly Version- What kinds of bibliographic records will I find in NLM LocatorPlus?
- Why do LocatorPlus records for Chinese materials reflect a mixture of Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization?
- I am a co-editor on a book (or other format item) that I found in LocatorPlus, but I could not find it when searching for my name. Why is this?
- I am not finding items I know are in the catalog when I use the Limit command to limit by a particular language. Why?
- Why doesn't the LocatorPlus record for a journal list all the sources that index that journal?
- How do I identify CIP (Cataloging-in-Publication) records in NLM LocatorPlus?
- How can I find out what classification number NLM has assigned to a book which is a CIP (Cataloging-in-Publication)?
- Does NLM distribute its bibliographic records and how do I subscribe?
- What record format does NLM use for the distribution of bibliographic records to licensees such as OCLC and RLIN?
- How do I download NLM bibliographic records in MARC 21 format from LocatorPlus?
- What edition of the NLM Classification is the most current and how do I get the newest edition?
- Has NLM added or changed any NLM classification numbers since the last edition of the NLM classification scheme?
- How can I determine which Publication Types in the Medical Subject Headings Annotated Alphabetic List are used by catalogers?
- How do I determine which identifier number for a serial record is used in the current DOCLINE and SERHOLD systems?
- How do I determine which identifier number for serials records is used in OCLC?
- Why are NLM's LocatorPlus subject headings different from NLM's subject headings found in OCLC records?
- What kinds of authority records will I find in LocatorPlus?
- How do I search for authority records in LocatorPlus?
- Why do older forms of headings appear in authority records in LocatorPlus?
- How do I download NLM authority records in MARC 21 format?
- Why did NLM decide to output its subject headings in the conventional string?
- Why does NLM have the 950 (95x) subject heading field tags in its LocatorPlus records?
- NLM's Cataloging Section Home Page
- Link to Indexing Frequently Asked Questions
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Last updated: 19 March 2004
First published: 01 January 1998
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