The definition of “kit” can be elusive. Catalogers need to decide whether or not to use “kit “in the MARC Leader when cataloging a group of items that circulate as one unit. Determining the material category affects the data used in other fields, such as the physical description fields. This presentation will consider the use of the term “kit”, share examples of kits and their MARC records, and demonstrate the creation of a MARC 21 record using visual materials as the format and kit as the type of record.
DeAnn Isenhower is the Cataloging and Technical Services Librarian and assistant professor at George A. Spiva Library at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. She holds Bachelor's and Master’s of Science degrees in Library and Information Science, and has six years of experience cataloging in academic libraries. DeAnn enjoys making resources available and searchable in the library catalog to students and faculty. DeAnn created a new collection for the library in 2022 to provide students with temporary access to household and recreational materials. The creation of the Library of Things included the original cataloging of nonprint material, and many items in the collection are kits.
Registration: November 17-December 2, 2025.
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