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Binge Boxes

These items contain curated collection of movies selected according to actor, genre, subject, etc. 

They can be in-house created or purchased from Midwest Tape. The in-house created binge boxes will remain as brief records; however, the purchased binge boxes will be overlaid by full records.

In-house created binge boxes - Recommended Practices

These are movies selected by your library and placed in one box to circulating as one item.

  • When creating the bibliographic record, please select the MARCONLINE format policy found in the Control tab under the "Record format" drop-down menu.
  • ISBNs and UPCs of individual movies should be preceded by |z to prevent Acquisitions processes from attaching single items to binge boxes.  However, it is not a requirement to add the UPC or ISBN to binge boxes.
  • Add as many variant titles as needed. We recommend adding a variant title with your library name. Remember to keep consistency with the naming convention for all your in-house created binge boxes. 
  • The titles included in the binge box should be listed in the 505 tag, preceded by |t. 
  • Do not use multiple 245 tags to list the titles.
  • If you would like to include the year or length of each movie, the information should be entered right after each title in the 505 tag, preceded by |g(year between parenthesis).  For example: |g(2013)  or the length: |g(140 min.). If adding the year and length, see example below. 
  • The correct 590 terminology applies. For example: 590 DVD or 590 BLU-RAY.

Below is a recommended naming convention for the in-house binge boxes: 

024  1 |z045123568
245 00 CTS Binge box :|bthe haunting collection.
246 30 Crete Public Library :|bthe haunting collection
246 30 Haunting collection
264 1  Crete, IL :|bCrete Public Library,|c2019.
300    4 videodiscs :|bsound, color ;|c4 3/4 in.
505 00 |tAmityville Horror|g(1989 ; 81 min.) --|tPoltergeist |g(1982 ; 97 min.) -- |tThe sixth 
       sense |g(1999 ; 105 min.) --|tThe others |g(2001 ; 118 min.). 
590    DVD
946    CTS/AA/20210209
977    PRE-CAT

Binge boxes purchased from Midwest Tape (Pre-Cats)

These are collections of movies purchased together in one DVD box. As a published, commercially-available collection, each of these boxes should have only one bibliographic record shared by all libraries. Do not create a separate record for your library’s copy.

  • If it contains a UPC that is unique to the binge box, do not include subfield |z in front of it. If individual films have their own UPC, include these with a subfield |z.
  • Enter the UPC in the 024 tag with second indicator 8. 
  • The title should be as it appears on the source (do not add your library’s initials). 
  • Titles included in the binge box should be listed in the 505 tag, preceded by |t.        
  • The correct 590 terminology applies. For example: 590 DVD or 590 BLU-RAY.
  • Please enter a 591 note that states:  “Item purchased from Midwest Tape.”
  • These records will be overlaid by full OCLC records.
024  8 06516452321
245 00 Binge box :|pOriginal nightmares.
246 30 Original nightmares
264  1 Holland, Ohio :|bMidwest Tape,|c2019.
300    5 videodiscs :|bsound, color ;|c4 3/4 in.
505 00 |tDracula --|tFrankenstein --|tThe bride of Frankenstein --|tCreature from the Black Lagoon --  |tThe mummy.
590    DVD
591    Item purchased from Midwest Tape.
946    SWS/CN/20210209
977    PRE-CAT

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