MARC 21 Concise Holdings:
Textual Holdings Statement Fields (866-868)

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TEXTUAL HOLDINGS STATEMENT FIELDS--GENERAL INFORMATION

Fields 866-868 contain a textual description which may include both the captions and enumeration and chronology for the holdings of a bibliographic item in the collections of the reporting organization. These fields are normally used in holdings for single-part items. They may be used instead of the coded Caption and Pattern (853-855) and Enumeration and Chronology (863-865) fields for multipart and serial items when those fields cannot be used adequately to describe the holdings. The 866-868 fields may also be used in addition to an Enumeration and Chronology field and any related Caption and Pattern field to record and generate an alternative display for all or part of the enumeration and chronology and captions and pattern fields.

A general description of the four types of holdings data fields, their relationship to each other, and the repeatability of each is given in the Holdings Data--General Information section. Guidelines for recording item information related to holdings data in the 866-868 fields is given in the Item Information--General Information section.

Indicators

First - Field encoding level
Indicates the level of specificity of the enumeration and chronology in the field.
- # - No information provided
- 3 - Holdings level 3
  Indicates that the field contains summary enumeration and chronology information (that is, only at the first level of enumeration and chronology in a compressed form).
- 4 - Holdings level 4
  Indicates that the field contains detailed enumeration and chronology information (that is, the first and all subsequent levels and in either itemized or compressed form or a combination of the two).
- 5 - Holdings level 4 with piece designation
  Indicates that the field contains detailed enumeration and chronology information and an identifying number for the physical piece in subfield $a (Textual holdings).
Second - Type of notation
Indicates whether the holdings contained in subfield $a is formulated according to standard or non-standard notation.
- 0 - Non-standard
- 1 - ANSI/NISO Z39.71 or ISO 10324
- 2 - ANSI Z39.42

Subfield Codes

$a - Textual string (NR)
The textual form of holdings may be used either instead of or in addition to holdings recorded in the Caption and Pattern (853-855) and Enumeration and Chronology (863-865) fields.
$x - Nonpublic note (R)
$z - Public note (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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866 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)

A textual description of the holdings of a basic bibliographic unit in the collections of the reporting organization. It may be used instead of or in addition to field 863 (Enumeration and Chronology Basic Bibliographic Unit) and any related field 853 (Captions and Pattern--Basic Bibliographic Unit) to record and/or display all or part of the holdings.

Additional information about some data elements in this field are given in the Textual Holdings Statement Fields--General Information section.

Guidelines for applying the content designators for field 866 are given in the Textual Holdings--General Information section.

Examples

866	31$80$a1-86 (1941-1987)$xbound in 2 v. per year$zSome issues missing
866	41$80$a1974-1981$zSome issues lost
866	31$80$av. 36-49 (1961-1974)$xincomplete vols. unbound$zsome issues missing
866	31$82$av. 37-52$zBound; some issues missing
866	31$80$a1-86 (1941-1987)$xbound in 2 v. per year$zSome issues missing

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867 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)

A textual description of the holdings of supplementary material in the collections of the reporting organization. It may be used instead of or in addition to field 864 (Enumeration and Chronology--Supplementary Material) and any related field 854 (Captions and Pattern--Supplementary Material) to record and/or display all or part of the holdings.

Additional information about some data elements in this field are given in the Textual Holdings Statement Fields--General Information section.

Guidelines for applying the content designators for field 867 are given in the Textual Holdings--General Information section.

Examples

867	30$80$aSupplements to v. 1-7 (1942-1948)$zbound in one volume
867	31$80$aca. 300 pieces
867	40$80$aSupplements 1910-1916$zBound with other issues for the year
867	30$80$aSupplements to v. 1-7 (1942-1948)$zBound in one volume

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868 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--INDEXES (R)

A textual description of the holdings of indexes in the collections of the reporting organization. It may be used instead of or in addition to field 865 (Enumeration and Chronology--Indexes) and any related 855 (Captions and Pattern--Indexes) to record and/or display all or part of the holdings.

Additional information about some data elements in this field are given in the Textual Holdings Statement Fields--General Information section.

Guidelines for applying the content designators for field 868 are given in the Textual Holdings--General Information section.