This is one of three formats used for displaying records on the Library catalogue. MARC means: Ma chine- eadable ataloging. It is an international, standardised format for computerised bibliographic data developed by the Library of Congress. MARC format allows for the simple exchange of bibliographic data by using numerical fields for the various elements of a record. See also: Brief Record and Detailed Record For example - 245 field is the field containing "title" information of the work. Adapted from: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1999 "Glossary of Common Library Terms", viewed 7 November 2003, http://www.lib.utah.edu/science/glossary.html.