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Bibliographic Cataloging: Braille

  • Last Updated: October 23, 2023
  • Published: October 07, 2022

Braille Publications Treated as Serials

GPO Practice

  • Braille publications may be treated as serials-of-convenience. For more information, see Monographs Cataloged as Serials ("Serials-of-Convenience").
  • When cataloging a braille publication as a serial-of-convenience:
    • Transcribe the jacket number of an ‘issue’ in its item-level record
      • Use the “OPAC Note” field
Example:

CGP 982976

Item #983047-10 (2015 issue) 

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PCC Authentication

  • Authenticate records for braille expressions as PCC when they fulfill PCC requirements and conform to the following guidelines.

Authorized Access Point

  • Match the authorized access point (AAP) for a braille expression to an RDA-compatible AAP for the work, as found in the record for the original print version. Detailed instructions for formulating RDA-compatible AAPs are available to GPO staff in the internal training document, Authorized Access Points (AAPs) for Works & Expressions
    • Special note for National Park Service (NPS) maps and brochures:
      • Match braille expressions of NPS maps and brochures to the original print versions by comparing the GPO jacket numbers for the publications.
        • Jacket numbers can be found in:
          • MARC 500 fields of bibliographic records for monographs (in the CGP or OCLC)
          • Item record OPAC notes for serials (in the CGP)
      • When no matching jacket number is found in an original print version record, but the braille publication fits the bibliographic description of an existing serial-of-convenience:
        • Treat the braille publication as a new ‘issue’ of the existing work.
          • Once a connection has been established between the serial-of-convenience records for original print and braille versions of NPS works, assess subsequent braille ‘issues’ according to standard serial cataloging policy.
      • When no jacket number match is found, and the braille publication received does not appear to be a new issue of an existing serial-of-convenience:
        • Catalog the braille publication as a new work, with a unique authorized access point.
  • In the bibliographic record for a braille expression, add the following at the end of a 130 or 240 field:
    • ǂh Tactile text  

    • (Note: There is no period at the end of 240. A period must be added at the end of 130.)

Example:

Original print:

  • CGP 1113331
  • 245 00 Your guide to the 2020 Census : ǂb how to respond to the 2020 Census paper questionnaire.

Braille:

  • CGP 1113336
  • 130 0# Your guide to the 2020 Census. ǂh Tactile text.
  • 245 10 Your guide to the 2020 Census : ǂb how to respond to the 2020 Census paper questionnaire.
Example:

Original print:

  • CGP 1163570
  • 110 10 United States. ǂb National Park Service, ǂe cartographer.
  • 245 10 Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas / ǂc National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Braille:

  • CGP 1163571
  • 110 10 United States. ǂb National Park Service, ǂe author.
  • 240 10 Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas. ǂh Tactile text
  • 245 10 Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas / ǂc National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Example:

Original print:

  • CGP 1163573
  • 110 10 United States. ǂb National Park Service, ǂe cartographer.
  • 240 10 Acadia National Park, Maine (Map)
  • 245 10 Acadia National Park, Maine / ǂc National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Braille:

  • CGP 966885
  • 110 1# United States. ǂb National Park Service, ǂe author.
  • 240 10 Acadia National Park, Maine (Map). ǂh Tactile text
  • 245 10 Acadia National Park, Maine / ǂc National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Edition Statement

  • When a braille edition statement is present on the document, transcribe it in a 250 field.
Example:

250 ## Braille edition.

250 ## Unified English Braille edition.

250 ## Unified English Braille transcription edition.

  • For proper nouns, such as “Unified English Braille,” retain capitalization; as a generic term, “braille” is not capitalized.

GPO Practice

  • If the transcribed edition statement includes the words “braille” and “edition,” as in the examples above, no additional 250 is necessary. If there is no transcribed edition statement, or if the transcribed statement lacks the words “braille” and “edition,” include the following 250 field:

    250 ## [Braille edition].

Language Note

  • Use MARC 546 ǂb to record the form of tactile notation (RDA 7.13.4.4).
    • Capitalize proper nouns, such as “Unified English Braille,” but not the generic term “braille”

GPO Practice

  • Although 546 is not a transcribed field, prefer to accept wording as presented on the document.
Example:

546 ## ǂb Contracted (Grade II) braille transcription.

Example:

546 ## ǂ3 2020- ǂb Contracted (Grade 2) braille transcription.

546 ## ǂ3 2010-2019 ǂb Unified English Braille transcription.

Other Edition Entry

GPO Practice

  • Include reciprocal 775 fields to link a braille expression record and original print version record.

    Prefer:

           In braille expression record:

                  775 08 ǂi Braille edition of:

                  In original print version record:

                               775 08 ǂi Also issued in braille as:

  • Link serial records only to serial records; do not provide 775 fields to link a serial-of-convenience with any related monograph(s).
Example:

Braille:

CGP 1113336

775 08 ǂi Braille edition of: ǂt Your guide to the 2020 Census ǂw
(OCoLC)1152426367

Original print:

CGP 1113331

775 08    ǂi Also issued in braille as: ǂt Your guide to the 2020 Census. ǂb [Braille edition] ǂw (OCoLC)1176280733

Bibliographic Cataloging

  • GPO Cataloging Guidelines: Introduction
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      • 490 - Series Statement Field
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      • 500 - General Note
      • 536 - Funding Information Note
      • 546 - Language Note
      • 6XX - Subject Access Fields
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      • 710/711 - Corporate/Meeting Name Associated with a Work
      • 76X to 78X - Linking Entries
      • 776 - Additional Physical Form Entry
      • 856 - Electronic Location and Access – Historic URLs
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 074 GPO Item Number
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  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 086 SuDoc Number
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  • Bibliographic Cataloging: 856 Field
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      • Historic URL – 856 4_
      • Related Resource – 856 42
      • Public Notes – Subfield z
      • Materials Specified Note – Subfield 3
      • Access Status – Subfield 7
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Monographs
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Fixed Fields
      • DtSt: Type of Date/Publication Status
    • Variable Fields
      • 020 – ISBN
      • 037 – Source of Acquisition
      • 088 - Report Numbers
      • 245 ǂc - Statement of Responsibility
      • 250 - Edition Statement
      • 300 - Physical Description
      • 500 - General Note
      • 505 - Formatted Contents Note
      • 520 - Summary, etc.
      • 536 - Funding Information Note
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
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      • Related Works and Expressions - Overview
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  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Serials
    • Sources to Consult
    • General Policies, Procedures, and Practices
      • Definition of Serial
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      • Numbering - Exceptions to the RDA Principle of Transcription, or “Take What You See”
      • Notification of Cataloging Updates via WebTech Notes
      • Notification of LSCM’s Office of Archival Management (OAM) for Serials Harvesting
      • Updating Collections of Serials
    • MARC Fields
      • Leader /17 (Encoding Level) and 042
      • 010 - Library of Congress Control Number
      • 022 - ISSN
      • 050 - Library of Congress Call Number
      • 060 - National Library of Medicine Call Number
      • 070 - National Agricultural Library Call Number
      • 074 - Item Number
      • 082 - Dewey Decimal Classification Number
      • 086 - SuDoc Number
      • 246 - Varying Form of Title
      • 264 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
      • 300 - Physical Description (300 |a )
      • 362, 588, and Any Field Where Designation is Represented
      • 362 - Beginning and/or ending numbering/dates of publication
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      • 500 - Distribution Note
      • 515 - Numbering Peculiarities Note
      • 538 - System Details Note
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
      • 76X--78X - Linking Entry Fields
      • 776 - Additional Physical Form
      • Other Considerations for Linking Entry Fields: Parallel Formats & Works Not Described in Bibliographic Records
      • 856 - Electronic Location and Access
      • Single-record vs. Separate-Record Approach and PURLs
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Integrating Resources: General MARC Field Policies
    • 022 - ISSN
    • 086 - Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Stem
      • Classification of Ceased Integrating Resources Being Cataloged for the First Time by GPO
    • 130/240 - Additions to authorized access points representing works
    • 245 - Title
      • Other title information (ǂb)
      • Statement of responsibility (ǂc)
    • 300 – Physical Description
    • 5XX - Notes
      • Order of 5XX notes
      • 588 - Description based on (DBO)/source of title proper note
      • Digital Collections
    • 760-787 – Linking Relationships
      • 773 - Host Item Entry
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Integrating Resources: FDLP Web Archive Resources
    • Overview
    • For more information
    • MARC Fields
      • ELvl/Srce
      • 040 – Cataloging Source
      • 074/086 - Item Number/Government Document Classification Number
      • 130/240 – Main Entry/Uniform title
      • 246 – Varying Form of Title
      • 247 – Former Title
      • 250 – Edition Statement
      • 264 – Publication/Distribution Statement
      •  336 – Content Type
      • 500 – General Notes
      • 520 – Abstract
      • 588 - Source of Description Note
      • 710 – Added Entry – Corporate Body
      • 773 – Host Item Entry
      •  775 – Other Edition Entry
      • 856 – Electronic Location & Access
      • 955 – Local Note
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Selective Registration for ISSN Assignments
      • ISSN Program – General Information
      • ISSN Assignments
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix A: Bibliographic File Maintenance
    • Deletion of Records from the CONSER Database
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix B: Where to find certain CONSER procedures
    • Where to find certain CONSER procedures
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Continuing Resources: Appendix C: Holding and Item Record Guidance
    • Holdings records for serials
      • General Information
      • Holdings Record Policies:
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  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Congressional Publications
    • Overview
      • Formats
    • Mode of Issuance - Hearings
    • Encoding Level and PCC Authentication
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      • Serial Numbers without Any Designations
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      • 130/240- Unique Title for Work
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    • 245 ǂa – Title Statement
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    • 246 - Varying Form of Title
    • 264 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
    • 300 ǂb – Other Physical Details
    • 500 – Serial Number Note
    • 500 – Shipping List Note
    • 504 – Bibliography, etc. Note
    • 505 – Formatted Contents Note
    • Star Prints
      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 250 – Edition Statement
      • 500 – General Note
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      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 300 ǂe – Accompanying Material
      • 500 – General Note
      • 856 – PURL
    • Erratum/Errata
      • 086 – SuDoc Number
      • 300 ǂe – Accompanying Material
      • 500 – General Note
      • 856 – PURL
    • Multipart Monographs
      • 500 – General Note
      • 710 – Corporate Name Associated with a Work
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Public and Private Laws
    • Public Laws
    • Private Laws
    • Instructions
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Treaties
    • 074- Item Number
    • 086- SuDoc Number
    • 490 and 830- Series
    • 546 and 041- Language
    • Senate Treaty Document Series (Y 1.1/4:)
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Audiovisual Resources
    • Scope of the Format Visual Resources
    • Definitions of Types of Visual Resources
    • Bibliographic Treatment in the CGP
      • Analytics of Videos
      • Collections of Videos
      • Analytics of Still Images
      • Collections of Still Images
    • MARC Fields for Visual Resources
      • 245
      • 300- Physical Description
      • 655- Genre/Form Terms
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Braille
    • Braille Publications Treated as Serials
    • PCC Authentication
    • Authorized Access Point
    • Edition Statement
    • Language Note
    • Other Edition Entry
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Brochures and Recreation/Visitor Guides
    • Serials-of-Convenience Treatment
    • Map Treatment
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Cartographic Materials
    • Background and Sources Consulted
    • Brochures and Visitor Guides Treated as Maps
    • BLM Surface/Mineral Management Maps
    • Serial Treatment
    • Encoding Level
    • 086 - SuDoc Number
    • 1XX - Principal Creator
    • 130/240 - Unique Title for Work
    • 245 - Title Statement
    • 255 - Cartographic Mathematical Data
    • 300 - Physical Description
    • 500 - Notes
    • 655 - Genre/Form Term
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Computer Files
    • Procedures to Convert Type "M" (Computer File) Records to Type "A" (Language Material) Records
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: eBooks
    • Overview
    • Disposition of eBooks on CD-ROM
    • MARC Fields
      • 020 – International Standard Book Number
      • 347 – Digital file characteristics
      • 856 – Electronic location and access
      • 955 – Local GPO notes
      • Non-Distributed eBooks
    • Resources to Consult
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Microfiche
    • Current RDA Policies and MARC Fields (February 2015- )
      • Alterations to the Paper Publication
    • MARC Fields
      • Fixed field
      • 007- Physical Description Fixed Field 
      • 074- Item Number 
      • 264- Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
      • 300- Physical Description
      • 336- Content Type
      • 337- Media Type
      • 338- Carrier Type
      • 500- General Notes
      • 776- Additional Physical Form Entry
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      • Early RDA (April 2013-February 2015) 
      • AACR2/LCRI (through March 2013) 
    • Current Procedures for Re-Cataloging Microfiche That Were Previously Described in a Record Utilizing the Single Record Approach
  • Bibliographic Cataloging: Technical Reports
    • Identification of Technical Reports
      • Former Practice
      • Current Practice
    • Monograph or Serial
    • Sources of Information
    • Cataloging Instructions
      • Fixed Fields
      • Variable Fields
    • References
  • Name Authorities: Policy Overview
    • Sources
    • General Policies
    • Working with Existing Authority Records
      • Non-RDA Authority Records
      • Hybrid Authority Records
    • Personal Names
      • Updating Existing Personal NARs
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      • Programs and Projects
      • Corporate Names for Parks, Forests, Preserves, etc.
    • Works and Expressions
    • Multipart (Collective) Titles
      • Series
      • Series-Like Phrases
    • Places (Jurisdictional Geographic Names)
  • Name Authorities: RDA, General Policies
    • Field Specific Guidelines
      • ǂu and ǂv in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
      • Source of Information: 670 vs. ǂv in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
      • 046 – Special Coded Dates
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      • ǂs (start date or start period) and ǂt (end date or end period)
      • 336 - Content Type
      • 368 - Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body
      • 370 - Associated Place
      • 371 Address
      • 372 - Field of Activity
      • 373 - Associated Group
      • 377 - Associated Language
      • 4XX - See From Tracing
      • 5XX - See Also From Tracings
      • 670 - Source Data Found
      • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data
  • Name Authorities: General Procedures
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      • Personal Names
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    • How Much Research Should Be Performed … ?
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  • Name Authorities: General Field Specific Guidelines
    • 043 - Geographic Area Code
    • 1XX and 4XX
    • 4XX – See From Tracing
    • 5XX – See Also From Tracings
    • 670 - Source Data Found
    • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data
    • 781 - Subdivision Linking Entry-Geographic Subdivision
  • Name Authorities: 67X Citation Fields
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      • General Guidance
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    • 675 - Source Data Not Found
  • Name Authorities: Personal Names
    • Procedure for ECIP
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    • General Instructions
    • 046 – Special Coded Dates (RDA 9.3)
      • ǂs and ǂt in the 046 and 3XX optional fields
    • 100 – Authorized Access Point
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      • ǂd – Birth and/or Death Date
      • ǂc - Titles and Other Words (Professions) Associated with a Name
    • 368 - Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body
    • 370 - Associated Place (RDA 9.8-9.11)
    • 371 - Address (RDA 9.12)
    • 372 – Field of Activity (RDA 9.15)
    • 373 – Associated Group (RDA 9.13: Affiliation)
    • 374 – Profession or Occupation (RDA 9.16)
    • 375 – Gender (RDA 9.7)
    • 377 - Language (RDA 9.14)
    • 378 – Fuller Form of Name (RDA 9.5)
    • 400 - See From Tracing - Personal Name
    • 510 - Related Corporate Body
    • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data (RDA 9.17)
  • Name Authorities: Corporate Names
    • Notes
    • Sources to Consult
    • Before You Begin
    • MARC Fields
      • 110 - Corporate Name (11.2.2, 11.13.1)
      • 111 - Meeting Name (11.2.2, 11.13.1)
      • 368 - Other Attributes of Corporate Body: ǂa Type of Corporate Body (11.7.1.4)
      • 370 - Associated Place (11.3)
      • 372 - Field of Activity (11.10)
      • 373 - Associated Group (11.5)
      • 410/411 - See From Tracing (11.2.3, 11.13.2)
      • 410 - See From Tracing - Corporate Name (11.2.3, 11.13.2)
      • 411 - See From Tracing - Meeting Name (11.2.3, 11.13.2 )
      • 510/511 – See Also From Tracing (Related Corporate/Conference Name) (Chapter 32)
      • 510 - See Also From Tracing - Corporate Name (Chapter 32)
      • 667 - Nonpublic General Note
      • 678 - Biographical or Historical Data (11.11)
  • Name Authorities: Places
    • 043 - Geographic Area Code
    • 451 - See From Tracing 
    • 670 - Source Data Found
    • 781 - Subdivision Linking Entry-Geographic Subdivision
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: General
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Works vs. Expressions
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Transcription
      • Capitalization
      • Punctuation
      • Initial Articles
    • Name/Title Access Points
    • MARC Fields
      • Access Points
      • 046 - Special Coded Dates
      • 336 – Content Type
      • 370 – Associated Place
      • 377 – Associated Language
      • 380 – Form of Work
      • 4XX – Variant Access Points
      • 667 – Nonpublic General Note
      • EXEMPLARS
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Public Laws
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Note on Past Practices
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Tips
    • Authorized Access Points of Public Laws
    • Preferred Titles of Public Laws
      • Citation Title vs. Formal Title
    • Capitalization
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    • MARC Fields
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      • 110 – Heading-Corporate Name
      • 380 – Form of Work
      • 410 - See From Tracing-Corporate Name
      • 670 – Source Data Found
  • Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Treaties
    • Related Chapters/Sections
    • Chapter Scope
    • Note on Past Practices
    • Works vs. Expressions
    • What to Establish in the Authority File
    • Capitalization
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    • Dates of Treaties and Protocols
    • When to Recode pre-RDA Treaty NARs to RDA
    • MARC Fields for Treaties and Protocols
      • 046 – Special Coded Dates
      • 370 – Associated Place
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      • 4XX – Variant Access Points
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  • Name Authorities: AACR2, Corporate Bodies
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    • 410/411 - Variant Name
    • 5XX - See Also From Tracings
    • 670 - Source Data Found
  • Subject Cataloging: General Policies
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  • Subject Cataloging: Subject Heading Proposals, Background and Tips
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    • Examples of GPO Subject Proposals
  • Subject Cataloging: Subject Heading Proposals, Workflow
    • Submitting SACO Proposals for Internal Review
    • Producing Associated Bib Records; Exporting Subject Authority Records
    • Submitting SACO Proposals to the Library of Congress
    • Updating Aleph Authority File
  • Subject Cataloging: Name vs. Subject Authority File
    • Overview
    • Instructions
  • Subject Cataloging: Name Headings as Subjects
  • Subject Cataloging: Special Topics, Materials, Subdivisions, Etc.
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    • Research
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