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Why doesn’t the format icon match my item’s format?

November 30, 2016

Format icons in the public and staff catalogues rely on correct coding in the Leader, 007, and 008 fields in the MARC records. Search filters also rely on this coding.

Cataloguers should refer to MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data/Normes MARC 21 as needed to determine the correct coding.

The Leader and 008 Field Grid in the Enhanced MARC Editor can be used to correct the coding in the Leader and 008 fields.

The Physical Characteristics Wizard in the Enhanced MARC Editor can be used to correct the coding in the 007 fields.

See the format filter and icon specifications for Sitka’s Evergreen for more information on which how Evergreen determines which format icon to display.