MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Holdings, Location, Alternate Graphics,
etc. Fields
(841-
88X)
This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the 2002 electronic
edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats. Please see
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Fields 841-88X contain descriptions for data elements which are an integral
part of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data and data elements
which may appear either in bibliographic records or in separate MARC holdings
records.
Field 850 is a bibliographic record field that contains minimal holdings
location data. Field 852 contains more extensive location data. Field
856 covers information about the location of electronic resources. These fields
are described in this document. Fields 841-845, 853-855, and 863-878 are only
listed here. Fuller descriptions for them appear in the MARC
21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.
Fields 880, 886, and 887 are special-use bibliographic data fields.
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.
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field
841 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
842 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
843 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
844 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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field
845 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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Information concerning holdings of the described item by the specified institution.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
Example
850 |
##$aAAP$aCU$aDLC$aMiU |
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Identifies the organization holding the item or from which it is available.
May also contain detailed information about how
to locate the item in a collection.
Indicators
- First - Shelving scheme
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Library of Congress classification
- 1 - Dewey Decimal classification
- 2 - National Library of Medicine classification
- 3 - Superintendent of Documents classification
- 4 - Shelving control number
- 5 - Title
Indicates that the item is shelved by a title. If necessary, this title
is contained in subfield $l (Shelving form of title).
- 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
- Second - Shelving order
A value that indicates whether an item is shelved under a primary or alternative
numbering scheme.
- # - No information provided
- 1 - Primary enumeration
This value is also used when only one numbering scheme is applicable.
- 2 - Alternative enumeration
Item carries two numbering schemes and is shelved by the secondary scheme.
Subfield Codes
- $a - Location (NR)
The institution or person holding the item or from which
access is given. Contains a MARC code for the organization or the name of
the institution or person holding the item. The sources are the MARC
Code List for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of
Congress and the Symbols
and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada that is maintained by the
National Library of Canada.
- $b - Sublocation or collection (R)
The specific department, library, collection, etc., within the holding organization
in which the item is located or from which it is available.
- $c - Shelving location (R)
- $e - Address (R)
Street address, city, state, zip code, and country information for the current
physical location of the item.
- $f - Coded location qualifier (R)
A two- or three-character code that identifies the specific issues of the
item that are located apart from the main holdings of the same item. Subfield
$f immediately follows the subfield $a, $b, or $c being qualified.
- Qualifier type
- l - Latest - The latest, including the current, time or part unit is
housed in a different location.
- p - Previous - The previous, not including the current, time or part
unit is housed in a different location.
- Number of units
- 1-9 - Number of units
When a number is not required to identify the specific units, the number
of units may be omitted. When Qualifier type is Latest (code 1), the number
includes the current time or part unit. When Qualifier type is Previous
(code p), the number does not include the current time or part unit.
- Unit type:
- Time
- m - Month(s)
- w - Week(s)
- y - Year(s)
- Part
- e - Edition(s)
- i - Issue(s)
- s - Supplement(s)
- $g - Non-coded location qualifier (R)
Free text that is used when the codes in subfield $f are inadequate for describing
the unit that is located apart from the main holdings of the same item. Subfield
$g immediately follows the subfield $a, $b, or $c being qualified.
- $h - Classification part (NR)
- $i - Item part (R)
- $j - Shelving control number (NR)
- $k - Call number prefix (R)
- $l - Shelving form of title (NR)
The shelving title of an unclassified item that is shelved by title.
- $m - Call number suffix (R)
- $n - Country code (NR)
A two- or three-character MARC code for the principal location contained in
subfield $a. Code from: MARC Code List
for Countries
- $p - Piece designation (NR)
An identification of a single piece when the holdings information does not
contain a field 863-865 (Enumeration and Chronology) or 876-878 (Item Information)
that contains a subfield $p (Piece designation).
- $q - Piece physical condition (NR)
A description of any unusual characteristic of the physical condition of the
piece when the information does not contain a field 863-865 (Enumeration and
Chronology) or 876-878 (Item Information) that contains a subfield $q (Piece
physical condition).
- $s - Copyright article-fee code (R)
- $t - Copy number (NR)
A copy number or a range of numbers for copies that have the same location
and call number when the holdings information does not contain an 863-865
Enumeration and Chronology field that contains subfield $t (Copy number).
- $x - Nonpublic note (R)
- $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Source of classification or shelving scheme (NR)
Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators,
Sources, Description Conventions
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $8 - Sequence number (NR)
To sequence related holdings records, see field 852, subfield $8 in the
MARC
21 Format for Holdings Data
Examples
852 |
01$aCtY$bMain$hLB201$i.M63 |
852 |
##$aCLU |
852 |
##$aNational Archives and Records Service$bGenealogical
Research Recording$ePennsylvania Ave. at 8th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. USA$ndcu |
852 |
##$aCSf$bSci$t1 |
852 |
##$aNational Geographic Society$bPersonnel
Dept.$e17th & M St., N.W., Washington, DC, USA |
852 |
81$a[location identifier]$bMain$cmezzanine
stacks |
852 |
81$aFrPALP$hPer$iREF |
852 |
4#$aDLC$bMicRR$jMicrofilm
82/528 MicRR |
852 |
##$a[location identifier]$bMain$coversize
shelving$qchild's graffiti on end papers |
852 |
##$aMH$cCurrent issues in R.R.$x1-54
on order in Mfiche |
852 |
81$a[location identifier]$hM$iS:55$p1100064014$xaccession
no.: 90/84370 |
852 |
#0$3Correspondence$a[location identifier]$bManuscript
Division |
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field
853 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
854 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
855 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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The information needed to locate and access an electronic resource. The field
may be used in a bibliographic record for a resource when that resource or a
subset of it is available electronically. In addition, it may be used to locate
and access an electronic version of a non-electronic resource described in the
bibliographic record or a related electronic resource.
Field 856 is repeated when the location data elements vary (subfields $a, $b,
$d, when used). It is also repeated when more than one access method is used,
different portions of the item are available electronically, mirror sites are
recorded, different formats/resolutions with different URLs are indicated, and
related items are recorded.
Indicators
- First - Access method
A value that defines the access method to the electronic resource. If the
resource is available by more than one access method, the field is repeated.
When recording a URL in subfield $u, the value corresponds to the access method
(URL scheme), which is also the first element in the string.
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Email
Indicates that access is through the Mail Transfer Protocol (MAILTP).
- 2 - Remote login (Telnet)
- 3 - Dial-up
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is through a conventional
telephone line.
- 4 - HTTP
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is through the Hypertext
Transfer Protocol.
- 7 - Method specified in subfield $2
- Second - Relationship
A value that identifies the relationship between the electronic resource at
the location identified in field 856 and the item described in the record
as a whole. Subfield $3 is used to provide further information about the relationship
if it is not a one-to-one relationship.
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Resource
Indicates that the electronic location in field 856 is for the same resource
described by the record as a whole. In this case, the item represented
by the bibliographic record is an electronic resource. If the data in
field 856 relates to a constituent unit of the resource represented by
the record, subfield $3 is used to specify the portion(s) to which the
field applies.
- 1 - Version of resource
Indicates that the location in field 856 is for an electronic version
of the resource described by the record. In this case, the item represented
by the bibliographic record is not electronic but an electronic version
is available. If the data in field 856 relates to a constituent unit of
the resource represented by the record, subfield $3 is used to specify
the portion(s) to which the field applies.
- 2 - Related resource
Indicates that the location in field 856 is for an electronic resource
that is related to the item described by the record. In this case, the
item represented by the bibliographic record is not the electronic resource
itself. Subfield $3 can be used to further characterize the relationship
between the electronic item identified in field 856 and the item represented
by the bibliographic record as a whole.
- 8 - No display constant generated
Subfield Codes
- $a - Host name (R)
The fully qualified domain (host name) of the electronic location. It contains
a network address which is repeated if there is more than one address for
the same host.
- $b - Access number (R)
The access number associated with a host. It can contain the Internet Protocol
(IP) numeric address if the item is an Internet resource, or a telephone number
if dial-up access is provided through a telephone line. This data may change
frequently and may be generated by the system, rather than statically stored.
- $c - Compression information (R)
Information about the compression of a file, in particular, whether a specific
program is required to decompress the file.
- $d - Path (R)
- $f - Electronic name (R)
- $h - Processor of request (NR)
The username, or processor of the request; generally the data which precedes
the "@" in the host address.
- $i - Instruction (R)
An instruction needed for the remote host to process a request.
- $j - Bits per second (NR)
- $k - Password (NR)
- $l - Logon (NR)
Characters needed to connect (i.e., logon, login, etc.)
to an electronic resource or FTP site. This subfield is used to record general-use
logon strings which do not require special security.
- $m - Contact for access assistance (R)
- $n - Name of location of host (NR)
The full name of the location of the host in subfield $a, including its geographical
location.
- $o - Operating system (NR)
- $p - Port (NR)
The portion of the address that identifies the process or service in the host.
- $q - Electronic format type (NR)
An identification of the electronic format type, which is the data representation
of the resource, such as text/HTML, ASCII, Postscript file, executable application,
or JPEG image. Electronic format type may be taken from enumerated lists such
as registered Internet Media Types (MIME types).
- $r - Settings (NR)
- $s - File size (R)
- $t - Terminal emulation (R)
- $u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)
The URI, which provides standard syntax for locating an object using existing
Internet protocols. Field 856 is structured to allow for the creation of a
URL from the concatenation of other separate 856 subfields. Subfield $u may
be used instead of those separate subfields or in addition to them.
- $v - Hours access method available (R)
- $w - Record control number (R)
- $x - Nonpublic note (R)
- $y - Link text (R)
Used for display in place of the URL in subfield $u (Uniform Resource Identifier).
When subfield $y is present, applications should use the contents of it as
the link instead of subfield $u linking to the destination in subfield $u.
- $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Access method (NR)
The access method when the first indicator position contains value 7.
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control
Subfields
Examples
856 |
0#$umailto:ejap@phil.indiana.edu$iejap
subscription |
856 |
1#$uftp://path.net/pub/docs/urn2urc.ps |
856 |
2#$utelnet://pucc.princeton.edu$nPrinceton
University, Princeton, N.J. |
856 |
3#$alocis.loc.gov$b140.147.254.3$mlconline@loc.gov$t3270$tline
mode (e.g., vt100)$vM-F 06:00-21:30 USA EST, Sat. 08:30-17:00
USA EST, Sun. 13:00-17:00 USA EST |
856 |
40$uhttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/pmc/contents.all.html |
856 |
7#$3b & w film neg.$ddag$f3d01926$2file |
856 |
42$3Finding aid$uhttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ead/jackson.sgm |
856 |
41$uhttp://www.jstor.org/journals/0277903x.html |
856 |
40$uhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm$qtext/html |
856 |
1#$uftp://harvarda.harvard.edu$kguest |
856 |
42$3French version$uhttp://www.cgiar.org/ifpri/reports/0297rpt/0297-ft.htm |
856 |
42$3Essays from annual reports$uhttp://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/publs/ar/index.html |
856 |
1#$uftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors/info-mac/util/color-system-icons.hqx$s16874
bytes |
856 |
2#$utelnet://maine.maine.edu$nUniversity
of Maine$t3270 |
856 |
1#$uftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors2/win3/games/atmoids.zip$cdecompress
with PKUNZIP.exe$xcannot verify because of transfer difficulty |
856 |
4#$zPart of the Ovid Mental Health Collection (MHC). Follow
instructions on MedMenu page for Ovid login.$uhttp://info.med.yale.edu/medmenu/info%5Fcbc.html |
856 |
40$uhttp://www.ref.oclc.org:2000$zAddress
for accessing the journal using authorization number and password through
OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online. Subscription to online journal
required for access to abstracts and full text |
856 |
2#$aanthrax.micro.umn.edu$b128.101.95.23 |
856 |
1#$amaine.maine.edu$cMust be decompressed
with PKUNZIP$fresource.zip |
856 |
0#$akentvm.bitnet$facadlist file 1$facadlist
file2$facadlist file3 |
856 |
0#$auicvm.bitnet$fAN2$hListserv |
856 |
2#$amadlab.sprl.umich.edu$nUniversity
of Michigan Weather Underground$p3000 |
856 |
10$zFTP access to PostScript version includes groups of
article files with.pdf extension$aftp.cdc.gov$d/pub/EIS/vol*no*/adobe$f*.pdf$lanonymous$qapplication/pdf |
856 |
4#$uhttp://susdl.fcla.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~fdl/fdlcgi?FA00000011%2Fjpg$yElectronic
resource (JPEG) |
856 |
4#$uhttp://susdl.fcla.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~fdl/fdlcgi?FA00000011%2Fpdf$yElectronic
resource (PDF) |
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[Described in full under
field
864 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
865 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
866 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
867 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
868 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under
field
876 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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field
877 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under field
878 in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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The fully content-designated representation, in a different script, of another
field in the same record. Field 880 is linked to the associated regular field
by subfield $6 (Linkage). The first and second indicator positions in field
880 have the same definition and values as the indicators in the associated
field. The subfield codes in field 880 are the same as those defined in the
associated field except for subfield $6. The data in field 880 may be in more
than one script.
Indicators
- First - Same as associated field
- Second - Same as associated field
Subfield Codes
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $a-z Same as associated field
- $0-5 Same as associated field
- $7-9 Same as associated field
Examples
880 |
2#$6110-01/(2/r$a[Heading in Hebrew script
linked to associated field] |
880 |
##$6530-00/(2/r$a[Additional physical
form available information in Hebrew script] |
880 |
1#$6100-01/(N$a[Heading in Cyrillic script] |
880 |
10$6245-02/$1$a[Chinese characters] |
880 |
##$6260-02/(2/r$a[Tel Aviv]:$b)[Hebrew
characters]$c[1985] |
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Used when converting foreign MARC records into the MARC format. Contains data
from a foreign MARC record for which there is no corresponding MARC field.
Indicators
- First - Type of field
A value that indicates the type of foreign MARC field from which the data
is converted.
- 1 - Variable control fields (002-009)
- 2 - Variable data fields (010-999)
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Tag of the foreign MARC field (NR)
Subfield $a is not present when the first indicator value is 0 (Leader). When
it is present, subfield $a is the second subfield in the field.
- $b - Content of the foreign MARC field (NR)
- $2 - Source of data (NR)
Contains the MARC code for the foreign MARC format from which the record is
converted. Must be first subfield in the field. Code from: MARC
Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
- $a-z - Foreign MARC subfield (R)
- $0-9 - Foreign MARC subfield (R)
Examples
886 |
0#$2intermrc$b00860nambb6200206###4500 |
886 |
2#$2ibermarc$a019$b##$aVG
586-1992 |
886 |
2#$2unimrur$a709$b1#$aNapalkov
(Litvak), Vladimir Nikolaevich: sm. |
886 |
2#$2ukmarc$a690$b00$a00030$dGreat
Britain$z11030$abutterflies$z21030$alife
cycles |
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Contains data from non-MARC records for which there are no corresponding MARC
21 fields. Used when converting non-MARC records into the MARC 21 format.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
Examples
887 |
##$a<TextPublicationData>20000617</TextPublicationDate>$2[code
for schema or DTD reference] |
887 |
##$a<Box><eastlimit>0</eastlimit><westlimit>180</westlimit></Box>
$2[code for schema or DTD reference] |
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