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`marc 21 reference
`materıals
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`Part VIII: A Summary of Commonly Used MARC 21 Authority Fields
`Part IX: A List of Other Fields Often Seen in MARC 21 Authority Records
`Part X: The Leader
`Part XI: Field 008
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`Part VIII
`a summary of commonly used
`marc 21 authorıty fıelds
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`This is a summary of the MARC 21 tags used most frequently by libraries when creating
`their own authority records. For full listings of the MARC 21 tags, indicators and subfield
`codes, see the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data.
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`In the explanations of these pages:
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`Tags The tags (3digit numbers) are followed by the names of the fields they represent.
`In this summary, and in the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data, if a tag can appear more
`than once in an authority record, it is labeled repeatable (R). If it can only be used once, it is
`labeled nonrepeatable (NR). For example, a record must only have one authorized heading
`(1XX fields), however, it may have several see from tracings (4XX fields).
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`Indicators The use of indicators is explained in fields where they are used. Indicators
`are onedigit numbers. Beginning with the 010 field (Library of Congress Control Number),
`in every field following the tag are two character positions, one for Indicator 1 and one
`for Indicator 2. The indicators are not actually defined in all fields, however. And, it is
`possible that a second indicator will be used, while the first indicator remains undefined (or
`vice versa). When an indicator is undefined, the character position will be represented by the
`character # (for blank space).
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`Subfield codes All the data in each field (beginning with the 010 field) is divided into
`subfields, each of which is preceded by a delimitersubfield code combination. The most
`common subfield codes used with each tag are shown. Each subfield code is preceded by the
`character $, signifying a delimiter. The name of the subfield follows the code.
`In general, every field should contain a subfield ‘a' ($a). Some subfields are repeatable,
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`while others may not be repeated. In this summary, both repeatability and nonrepeatability
`are noted for all subfields.
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`Examples: Examples follow the explanation for each field. For clarity, one space has been
`placed between the tag and the first indicator, one space has been placed between the second
`indicator and the first delimitersubfield code, and one space has been inserted between the
`delimitersubfield code and the subfield data.
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`010 Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) (NR, or Not Repeatable)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Library of Congress Control Number (NR)
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`Example: 010 ## $a n##84214414#
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`040 Cataloging Source (NR)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Original cataloging agency (NR)
`$c Transcribing agency (NR)
`$d Modifying agency (R)
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`Example: 040 ## $a DLC
` $c DLC
` $d Nc
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`100 Heading Personal Name (NR)
`Indicator 1: Type of personal name entry element
`0 Forename
`1 Surname (this is the most common form)
`3 Family name
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Personal name (NR)
`$b Numeration (NR)
`$c Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
`$d Dates associated with a name (generally, year of birth) (NR)
`$q Fuller form of name (NR)
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`Example: 100 0# $a Gustaf
` $b V,
` $c King of Sweden,
` $d 18581950.
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`110 Heading Corporate Name (NR)
`Indicator 1: Type of corporate name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$b Subordinate unit (R)
`$c Location of meeting (NR)
`$d Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example:
` 110 2# $a Association for Childhood Education
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` $b Summer Seminar
` $d (1980 :
` $c Taipei, Taiwan)
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`111 Heading Meeting Name (NR)
`Indicator 1: Type of meeting name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$c Location of meeting (NR)
`$d Date of meeting (NR)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example:
` 111 2# $a Symposium International "Manuel Pedroso"
` In Memoriam
` $d (1976 :
` $c Guanajuato, Mexico)
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`130 Heading Uniform Title (NR)
`Indicator 1 undefined.
`Indicator 2: Number of nonfiling characters present
`(For initial articles, including spaces)
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Uniform title (NR)
`$f Date of a work (NR)
`$l Language of a work (NR)
`$p Name of part/section of a work (R)
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`$s Version (NR)
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`Example: 130 #0 $a Bible
` $p O.T.
` $p Five Scrolls.
` $l Hebrew.
` $s Biblioteca apostolica Vaticana.
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`150 Heading Topical Term (NR)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Topical term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 150 ## $a Painting, Chinese
` $y SungYüan dynasties, 9601368
` $x Societies, etc.
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`151 Heading Geographic Name (NR)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Geographic name (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 151 ## $a United States
` $x Foreign relations
` $y 1933
` $v Periodicals
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`155 Heading Genre/Form Term (NR)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Genre/form term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 155 ## $a Hymnals
` $z Massachusetts
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` $y 18th century
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`400 See From Tracing Personal Name (R)
`Indicator 1: Type of personal name entry element
`0 Forename
`1 Surname (this is the most common form)
`3 Family name
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Personal name (NR)
`$b Numeration (NR)
`$c Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
`$d Dates associated with a name (generally, year of birth) (NR)
`$q Fuller form of name (NR)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example: 400 1# $a Singh, Bhagat,
` $d 1921
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`410 See From Tracing Corporate Name (R)
`Indicator 1: Type of corporate name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$b Subordinate unit (R)
`$d Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example: 410 1# $a Honduras.
` $b Estudios Territoriales, Oficina de
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`411 See From Tracing Meeting Name (R)
`Indicator 1: Type of meeting name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$c Location of meeting (NR)
`$d Date of meeting (NR)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example: 411 2# $a JakobStainerSymposium
` $d (1983 :
` $c Innsbruck, Austria)
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`430 See From Tracing Uniform Title (R)
`Indicator 1 undefined.
`Indicator 2: Number of nonfiling characters present
`(For initial articles, including spaces)
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Uniform title (NR)
`$f Date of a work (NR)
`$l Language of a work (NR)
`$p Name of part/section of a work (R)
`$s Version (NR)
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`Example:
` 430 #0 $a Chronicles of Narnia
` (Collier Books (Firm))
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`450 See From Tracing Topical Term (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Topical term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 450 ## $a Music
` $y 15th century
` $x Theory
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`451 See From Tracing Geographic Name (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Geographic name (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 451 ## $a West Washington (D.C.)
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`455 See From Tracing Genre/Form Term (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Genre/form term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 455 ## $a Scifi
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`500 See Also From Tracing Personal Name (R)
`Indicator 1: Type of personal name entry element
`0 Forename
`1 Surname (this is the most common form)
`3 Family name
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Personal name (NR)
`$b Numeration (NR)
`$c Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
`$d Dates associated with a name (generally, year of birth) (NR)
`$q Fuller form of name (NR)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example: 500 1# $a Fauré, Gabriel,
` $d 18451924
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`510 See Also From Tracing Corporate Name (R)
`Indicator 1: Type of corporate name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$b Subordinate unit (R)
`$d Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example: 510 1# $a Missouri.
` $b State Highway Patrol.
` $b Criminal Records Section
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`511 See Also From Tracing Meeting Name (R)
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`Indicator 1: Type of meeting name entry element
`0 Inverted name
`1 Jurisdiction name
`2 Name in direct order
`Indicator 2 undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
`$c Location of meeting (NR)
`$d Date of meeting (NR)
`$t Title of a work (in name/title headings) (NR)
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`Example:
` 511 2# $a International Drip/Trickle
` Irrigation Congress
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`530 See Also From Tracing Uniform Title (R)
`Indicator 1 undefined.
`Indicator 2: Number of nonfiling characters present
`(For initial articles, including spaces)
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Uniform title (NR)
`$f Date of a work (NR)
`$l Language of a work (NR)
`$p Name of part/section of a work (R)
`$s Version (NR)
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`Example: 530 #0 $a Dead Sea scrolls
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`550 See Also From Tracing Topical Term (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Topical term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example: 550 ## $a Indians of North America
` $x Wars
` $y 18621865
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`551 See Also From Tracing Geographic Name (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Geographic name (NR)
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`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`Example:
` 551 ## $a Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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`555 See Also From Tracing Genre/Form Term (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Genre/form term (NR)
`$v Form subdivision (R)
`$x General subdivision (R)
`$y Chronological subdivision (R)
`$z Geographic subdivision (R)
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`555 ## $a 3D films
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`670 Source Data Found (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Source citation (NR)
`$b Information found (R)
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`Example: 670 ## $a His Ireland, 1974.
` $b t.p. (Howard Smith)
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`680 Public General Note (R)
`Indicators undefined.
`Subfields used most often:
`$a Heading or subdivision term (R)
`$i Explanatory text (R)
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`Example:
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` methane as a combustible gas formed in coal mines.
` Works on methane present in a stratum
` of coal are entered under $a Coalbed methane.
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`a lıst of other fıelds often seen ın
`marc 21 authorıty records
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`001
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`Control number
`Control number identifier
`Date and time of latest transaction
`Fixedlength date elements (See Part XI)
`System control number
`LC classification number
`Dewey Decimal classification number
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`Authority records for series often contain the following fields:
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`Series dates of publication and/or sequential designation
`Series numbering peculiarities
`Series numbering example
`Series place and publisher/issuing body
`Series analysis practice
`Series tracing practice
`Series classification practice
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`Authority records sometimes contain the following reference fields:
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`663
`664
`665
`666
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`Coomplex see also reference Name
`Complex see reference Name
`History reference
`General explanatory reference Name
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`There are 24 positions in the Leader, numbered from 00 to 23. For a fuller explanation, see
`the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data.
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`0004 Record length (calculated by the computer for each record)
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`Record status
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`= Increase in encoding level
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`= Obsolete
`= Deleted; heading split into two or more headings
`= Deleted; heading replaced by another heading
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`Type of record
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`= Authority data (All authority records contain code z in Leader/06)
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`0708 Undefined character positions (always "##")
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`Character coding scheme
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`Indicator count (always "2")
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`Subfield code length (always "2")
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`Base address of data (calculated by the computer for each record)
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`1819 Undefined character positions (always "##")
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`Length of the lengthoffield portion (always "4")
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`Length of the startingcharacterposition portion (always "5")
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`Length of the implementationdefined portion (always "0")
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`Undefined (always "0")
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`An example of a Leader is the following:
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`LDR 00677nz###2200145n##4500
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`Field 008 is used for FixedLength Data elements. There are 40 character positions in field
`008, numbered from 0039. Undefined positions must contain either a blank (#) or a fill
`character ( | ). Please note that like all of the other variable control fields, field 008 has no
`indicators or subfield codes. For a fuller explanation, see the MARC 21 Format for Authority
`Data.
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`0005 Date entered on file (YYMMDD, where Y=year, M=month, and D=day)
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`Direct or indirect geographic subdivision
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`= Subdivided geographically direct
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`= Subdivided geographically indirect
`n
`= Not applicable
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`= No attempt to code
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`Romanization scheme
`a
`= International standard
`b
`= National standard
`c
`= National library association standard
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`= National library or bibliographic agency standard
`e
`= Local standard
`f
`= Standard of unknown origin
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`= Conventional romanization or conventional form of name in language of
`cataloging agency
`= Not applicable
`= No attempt to code
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`Language of catalog
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`= No information provided
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`= English and French
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`= English only
`f
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`= No attempt to code
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`Kind of record (Like the Leader/06 code z (Type of record, Authority record),
`field 008/09 further defined seven types of authority records)
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`= Authoritative heading (Code a identifies the most common type of
`authority record)
`= Untraced reference
`= Traced reference
`= Subdivision
`= Node label
`= Authoritative heading and subdivision
`= Reference and subdivision
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`= AACR1
`= AACR2
`= AACR2 compatible heading
`= Other
`= Not applicable
`= No attempt to code
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`Subject heading system/thesaurus
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`= Library of Congress Subject Headings
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`= LC subject headings for children's literature
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`= Medical Subject Headings
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`= National Agricultural Library subject authority file
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`= Canadian Subject Headings
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`= Not applicable
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`= Sears List of Subject Headings
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`= Répertoire de vedettesmatière
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`Type of series
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`= Monographic series
`b
`= Multipart item
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`= Serieslike phrase
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`= Numbered
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`= Unnumbered
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`= Numbering varies
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`= Not applicable
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`= No attempt to code
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`Heading use main or added entry
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`= Appropriate
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`= No attempt to code
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`Heading use subject added entry
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`Type of subject subdivision
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`= Topical
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`= Form
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`= Federal/national
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`= International intergovernmental
`l
`= Local
`m = Multistate
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`= Government agency type undetermined
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`= State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.
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`= Unknown if heading is government agency
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`Reference evaluation
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`= Tracings are consistent with the heading
`b
`= Tracings are not necessarily consistent with the heading
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`= Not applicable
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`= No attempt to code
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`Undefined character position
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`= Undifferentiated personal name
`n
`= Not applicable
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`= No attempt to code
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`Level of establishment
`a
`= Fully authoritative
`b
`= Memorandum
`c
`= Provisional
`d
`= Preliminary
`n
`= Not applicable
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`= No attempt to code
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`3437 Undefined character positions
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`#
`= Undefined
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`= No attempt to code
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`38
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`39
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`Modified record
`#
`= Not modified
`s
`= Shortened
`x
`= Missing characters
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`= No attempt to code
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`Cataloging source
`#
`= National bibliographic agency
`c
`= Cooperative cataloging program
`d
`= Other
`u
`= Unknown
`|
`= No attempt to code
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`An example of a 008 field is the following:
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`008 860107in#acannaaan##########sa#ana#####u
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