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 2002 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are
included in the 2003 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 |
ocm14919759 |
001 |
#####9007496 |
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The MARC code for the organization whose control number is
contained in field 001 (Control Number).
See organization code sources
for a listing of sources used in MARC 21 records.
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
- 00 - Form of material
- s - Serial/Integrating resource
- 01 - Frequency
See the description of position 18 (Frequency) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 02 - Regularity
See the description of position 19 (Regularity) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 03 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 04 - Type of continuing resource
See the description of position 21 (Type of continuing resource) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 05 - Form of original item
See the description of position 22 (Form of original
item) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 07 - Nature of entire work
See the description of position 24 (Nature of entire
work) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 08-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 25-27 (Nature of
contents) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28 (Government
publication) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29 (Conference
publication) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | )
character
- 16 - Original alphabet or script of title
See the description of position 33 (Original alphabet or script of title) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
- 17 - Entry convention
See the description of position 34 (Entry convention) under
008--CONTINUING RESOURCES
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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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