Presents an authoritative reference guide for catalogers allowing the user to identify rules governing each MARC field, match resources to records, edit and create new records and provides cross-references between AACR2 and MARC21.

Revised edition of: Cataloging with AACR2R and USMARC. 1998. Includes index. Rev. ed. of: Cataloging with AACR2R and USMARC. 1998. "Completely updated through 2003."

Introduction : the relationship between the Cataloging Rules, the MARC Coding Standards, and this manual -- General cataloging steps -- Tags -- Books -- Electronic resources -- Sound recordings -- Videos -- Serials.