060 - National Library of Medicine Call Number (R)
MARC 21 Authority - Concise
2007
This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the
2007 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise
Formats. Please see loc.gov/marc/concise/
for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21
Concise Formats.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) call number for a series
when all or part of the series is classified as a collected set
or with the main series (646, Series Classification Practice,
subfield $a, code c or m).
Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Source of call numberWhether the source of the call
number is the National Library of Medicine or another
organization.
0 - Assigned by NLM
4 - Assigned by agency other than NLM
Subfield Codes
$a - Classification number (NR)
Source of the classification number is National Library
of Medicine Classification that is maintained by the
NLM. NLM also determines which Library of Congress
Classification schedules are used to augment the NLM
scheme.
$b - Item number (NR)
As a general rule, NLM uses the Cutter-Sanborn
Three-Figure Author Table and a special numbering
scheme in classes W1 and W3 to create item numbers.
$d - Volumes/dates to which call number applies (NR)
Statement used only when the call number does not apply to
all items of the series. Applies to: may be
generated for display.
$5 - Institution to which field applies (R)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
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060 |
#4$aW1$bRI218
$5CLU-M |
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