GEN: AR in the MARC 526 tag

["Anderson, Julie LHS-STAFF" <AndersonJ@ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU>]

Good morning, Netters,

I've got a dilemma.  A year ago, when we started putting 526 tags into our
MARC records, I learned that we should use this format for the a subfield
(Name of study program):

Accelerated Reader AR

This allows keyword searches using the full name as well as the abbreviation
AR.  It also is useable with Follett's AR search option in version 4.1.

We are now seeing 526 tags coming from jobbers that look like this:

Accelerated Reader/Advantage Learning Systems

When did it change?  Are both correct or only one?  This way precludes
keyword searching on AR, which many of my students have learned....

Any words of widsom will be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Julie

Julie Anderson, Librarian
Liberty High School, a National Blue Ribbon School
Renton, WA
(425) 837-4901     andersonj@issaquah.wednet.edu

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