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History:

The CRS began as a set of context-sensitive links from the ITS•forWindows™ and Library•Solution® ILS software to relevant pages in the USMARC Concise manuals.  As we progressed, we learned we could substantially enhance the value of the documentation if we included the full MARC Formats documentation and that from other commonly used manuals.