MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:
Control Fields (001-006)
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Fields 001-006
contain control numbers and
other control and coded information that are used in processing
MARC bibliographic records. Each control field is identified
by a field tag in the Directory and contains either a single
data element or a series of fixed-length data elements
identified by relative character position. Variable control
fields contain neither indicator positions nor subfield
codes.
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red indicate changes made
after the 2001 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and
are included in the 2002 printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.
The control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing
the record. The MARC code for the organization is contained in field 003 (Control
Number Identifier).
Examples
001 |
###86104385# |
001 |
14919759 |
001 |
#####9007496 |
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The MARC code for the organization whose control number is contained in field
001 (Control Number). The source of the code is the MARC
Code List for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress.
For Canadian organizations, the source of the code is Symbols
and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada that is maintained by the
National Library of Canada.
Examples
003 |
DLC |
003 |
OCoLC |
003 |
DNLM |
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Sixteen characters that indicate the date and time of the latest record transaction
and serve as a version identifier for the record. They are recorded according
to Representation of Dates and Times (ISO 8601). The date requires
8 numeric characters in the pattern yyyymmdd. The time requires 8 numeric
characters in the pattern hhmmss.f, expressed
in terms of the 24-hour (00-23) clock.
Example
005 |
19940223151047.0 |
|
[February 23, 1994, 3:10:47 P.M.] |
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This field contains 18 character positions (00-17) that provide for coding
information about special aspects of the item being cataloged that cannot be
coded in field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements). It is used in cases when an
item has multiple characteristics. It is also used to record the coded serial
aspects of nontextual continuing resources.
The field has a tree structure, whereby the code given in 006/00 (Form of material)
determines the data elements defined for subsequent character positions. Except
for code s (Serial/Integrating resource), the codes in field 006/00 correspond
to those in Leader/06 (Type of record). For each occurrence of field 006, the
codes defined for character positions 01-17 will be the same as those defined
in the corresponding field 008, character positions 18-34. Configurations of
field 006 are given in the following order: books, computer files/electronic
resources, maps, music, continuing
resources, visual materials, and mixed materials.
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--BOOKS
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- t - Manuscript language material
- 01-04 - Illustrations
See the description of positions 18-21 (Illustrations) under 008--BOOKS
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--BOOKS
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--BOOKS
- 07-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 24-27 (Nature of contents) under 008--BOOKS
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--BOOKS
- 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29 (Conference publication) under 008--BOOKS
- 13 - Festschrift
See the description of position 30 (Festschrift) under 008--BOOKS
- 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--BOOKS
- 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Literary form
See the description of position 33 (Literary form) under 008--BOOKS
- 17 - Biography
See the description of position 34 (Biography) under 008--BOOKS
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--COMPUTER
FILES section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- m - Computer file/Electronic resource
- 01-04 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 06-08 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 09 - Type of computer file
See the description of position 26 (Type of computer file) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 10 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 12-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--MAPS
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- e - Cartographic material
- f - Manuscript cartographic material
- 01-04 - Relief
See the description of positions 18-21 (Relief) under 008--MAPS
- 05-06 - Projection
See the description of positions 22-23 (Projection) under 008--MAPS
- 07 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 08 - Type of cartographic material
See the description of position 25 (Type of cartographic material) under 008--MAPS
- 09-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--MAPS
- 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item) under 008--MAPS
- 13 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--MAPS
- 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16-17 - Special format characteristics
See the description of positions 33-34 (Special format characteristics) under
008--MAPS
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--MIXED
MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- 01-05 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--MIXED
MATERIALS
- 07-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--MUSIC
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- d - Manuscript notated music
- i - Nonmusical sound recording
- j - Musical sound recording
- 01-02 - Form of composition
See the description of positions 18-19 (Form of composition) under 008--MUSIC
- 03 - Format of music
See the description of position 20 (Format of music) under 008--MUSIC
- 04 - Music parts
See the description of position 21 (Music parts) under 008--MUSIC
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--MUSIC
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under 008--MUSIC
- 07-12 - Accompanying matter
See the description of positions 24-29 (Accompanying matter) under 008--MUSIC
- 13-14 - Literary text for sound recordings
See the description of positions 30-31 (Literary text for sound recordings)
under 008--MUSIC
- 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Transposition and arrangement
See the description of position 33 (Transposition and arrangement) under 008--MUSIC
- 17 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--CONTINUING
RESOURCES section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of corresponding
character positions 18-34 in the 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
- r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object
- 01-03 - Running time
See the description of positions 18-20 (Running time) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 04 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target audience) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 06-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government publication) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Type of visual material
See the description of position 33 (Type of visual material) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 17 - Technique
See the description of position 34 (Technique) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
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