MARC 21 Concise Community Information:
Series Statement Fields (4XX)

This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the 2002 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats. Please see www.loc.gov/marc/concise/ for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21 Concise Formats.

Only one field in the 4XX group is currently defined in the MARC 21 Format for Community Information.

• 440 - SERIES TITLE (R)

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440 - SERIES TITLE (R)

The name of the series of which an event is a part.

Indicators

• First - Undefined
  • # - Undefined
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Title (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section (R)
• $p - Name of part/section (R)
• $v - Sequential designation (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

Examples

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