MARC 21 Concise Format for Authority Data: 008: Fixed-Length Data Elements (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

00-05 - Date entered on file

Computer-generated, six numeric characters that indicates the date the MARC record was created. The date is given in the pattern yymmdd (yy for the year, mm for the month, and dd for the day).

06 - Direct or indirect geographic subdivision

Whether the 1XX heading may be subdivided geographically when used as a subject heading and, if so, the method of subdivision used.

# - Not subdivided geographically

1XX heading is not to be subdivided geographically when used in a subject access entry in a bibliographic record.

d - Subdivided geographically-direct

Heading is followed immediately by the name of the specific place to which the heading is limited without the interposition of a subdivision for the name of the larger geographic entity.

i - Subdivided geographically-indirect

Name of the larger geographic entity is interposed between the heading and the subdivision for the specific place to which the heading is limited.

n - Not applicable

Heading is unestablished or is an established heading that is not appropriate for use as a subject added entry in bibliographic records (008/15, code b).

| - No attempt to code

07 - Romanization scheme

Whether the 1XX heading field contains the romanized form of a name or uniform title and identifies the romanization scheme used.

a - International standard

b - National standard

c - National library association standard

d - National library or bibliographic agency standard

e - Local standard

f - Standard of unknown origin

g - Conventional romanization or conventional form of name in language of cataloging agency

n - Not applicable

1XX heading is not romanized.

| - No attempt to code

08 - Language of catalog

Whether the heading in the 1XX field and its associated reference structure (that is, the headings in the 1XX, 260, 360, 4XX, 5XX, 663 and 664 fields) are valid according to the rules used in establishing headings for English-language catalogs, French-language catalogs, or both.

# - No information provided

b - English and French

e - English only

f - French only

| - No attempt to code

09 - Kind of record

Whether the authority record represents an established or unestablished 1XX heading.

a - Established heading

100-15X field contains an established name, name/title, uniform title, topical term, or one of these used in an extended subject heading.

b - Untraced reference

100-15X field contains an unestablished heading that is not authorized for use as the element in an access point in a bibliographic record. The heading is not traced as a 4XX See From Tracing field in any other authority record. The reference record contains a Complex See Reference (260) or a General Explanatory Reference (666) field to guide the user to established heading(s).

c - Traced reference

100-15X field contains an unestablished heading that is traced as a 4XX field in the record for each established heading referred to in fields 260 or 664.

d - Subdivision

18X field contains an unestablished heading that may be used as a subject subdivision with an established heading.

e - Node label

15X field contains an unestablished term that is the authorized form that is used in the systematic section of a thesaurus to indicate the logical basis on which a category has been divided.

f - Established heading and subdivision

15X field contains an established heading that may be used as a main term and as a subject subdivision.

g - Reference and subdivision

15X field contains an unestablished heading that may be used as a reference term and as a subject subdivision.

| - No attempt to code

10 - Descriptive cataloging rules

Descriptive cataloging rules used to formulate a name, name/title, or uniform title 1XX heading in established heading or reference records.

a - Earlier rules

Formulation of the 1XX heading conforms to descriptive cataloging rules used prior to the 1967 publication of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR 1).

b - AACR 1

Formulation of the 1XX heading conforms to the 1967 Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR 1).

c - AACR 2

Formulation of the 1XX heading conforms to the second edition (1978) or later editions of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR 2) or published cataloging manuals based on the AACR 2.

d - AACR 2 compatible heading

Formulation of the 1XX heading does not follow but is considered compatible with AACR 2.

z - Other

Formulation of the 1XX heading conforms to a set of descriptive cataloging conventions other than what is specified by one of the other defined codes.

n - Not applicable

1XX heading is not a name, name/title, or uniform title formulated according to descriptive cataloging rules and is not appropriate for use as a main or added entry in bibliographic records.

| - No attempt to code

11 - Subject heading system/thesaurus

Identifies the subject heading system/thesaurus conventions used to formulate the 1XX heading in established heading, reference, subdivision, or node label records.

a - Library of Congress Subject Headings

1XX heading conforms to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).

b - LC subject headings for children's literature

1XX heading conforms to the "AC Subject Headings" section of LCSH.

c - Medical Subject Headings

1XX heading conforms to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

d - National Agricultural Library subject authority file

1XX heading conforms to the NAL subject authority file.

k - Canadian Subject Headings

1XX heading conforms to Canadian Subject Headings.

n - Not applicable

1XX heading does not conform to subject heading system/thesaurus conventions and is not appropriate for use as a subject added entry in bibliographic records.

r - Art and Architecture Thesaurus

1XX heading conforms to Art and Architecture Thesaurus.

s - Sears List of Subject Heading

1XX heading conforms to Sears List of Subject Headings.

v - Répertoire de vedettes-matière

1XX heading conforms to Répertoire de vedettes-matière.

z - Other

1XX heading conforms to subject heading system/thesaurus conventions other than that specified by one of the other defined codes. A MARC code for the conventions used to formulate the heading may be contained in subfield $f (Subject heading/thesaurus conventions) in field 040 (Cataloging Source).

| - No attempt to code

12 - Type of series

Type of series contained in the 1XX heading field in an established heading record.

a - Monographic series

1XX field contains an established heading for a collective title that applies to a group of separate publications and/or subseries, each of which also has its own title.

b - Multipart item

1XX field contains an established heading for a collective title that applies to a multipart monographic publication.

c - Series-like phrase

1XX field contains a phrase that is not being used as a series in a bibliographic record.

n - Not applicable

1XX field does not represent a series or a series-like phrase and is not appropriate for use as a series added entry in bibliographic records.

z - Other

1XX field contains a heading for a publication that does not fit any of the other defined codes but for which series-type treatment is required.

| - No attempt to code

13 - Numbered or unnumbered series

Numbering characteristics of the series (or series-like phrase) represented by the 1XX heading.

a - Numbered

b - Unnumbered

c - Numbering varies

n - Not applicable

1XX heading is not a series heading (008/12, code n).

| - No attempt to code

14 - Heading use-main or added entry

Whether the 1XX field contains an established heading that conforms to descriptive cataloging rules and, therefore, is appropriate for use as a 1XX main entry or 7XX added entry field in bibliographic records.

a - Appropriate

1XX field contains an established name, name/title, or uniform title that conforms to descriptive cataloging rules.

b - Not appropriate

1XX heading in an established heading record does not conform to descriptive cataloging conventions or the 1XX field contains an unestablished heading in a reference, subdivision, or node label record.

| - No attempt to code

15 - Heading use-subject added entry

Whether the 1XX field contains an established heading that conforms to subject heading system/thesaurus conventions and, therefore, is appropriate for use as a 6XX subject access entry in bibliographic records.

a - Appropriate

1XX field contains an established heading name, name/title, uniform title, topical term, or extended subject heading that conforms to subject heading system/thesaurus conventions.

b - Not appropriate

1XX heading in an established heading record does not conform to subject heading system/thesaurus conventions or the 1XX field contains an unestablished heading in a reference, subdivision, or node label record.

| - No attempt to code

16 - Heading use-series added entry

Whether the 1XX field contains an established heading that conforms to descriptive cataloging rules, and, therefore, is appropriate for use as a series added entry in bibliographic records (4XX Series Statement-Added Entry; 8XX Series Added Entry).

a - Appropriate

1XX heading in an established heading record represents one of the types of series coded in 008/12 (code a, b, c, or z).

b - Not appropriate

1XX heading in an established heading record does not represent one of the types of series coded in 008/12 (code n) or the 1XX field contains an unestablished heading in a reference, subdivision, or node label record.

| - No attempt to code

17 - Type of subject subdivision

Type of authorized subject subdivision contained in the 1XX heading field in a subdivision record, an established heading and subdivision record, or a reference and subdivision record. Code n is used in all other kinds of records.

a - Topical

b - Form

c - Chronological

d - Geographic

e - Language

n - Not applicable

1XX heading is not an authorized subject subdivision.

| - No attempt to code

18-27 - Undefined character positions

Ten character positions that are undefined; each may contain a blank (#) or a fill character (|).

28 - Type of government agency

Type of subject subdivision heading contained in the 1XX field of a subdivision record, an established heading and subdivision record, or a reference and subdivision record.

# - Not a government agency

a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

c - Multilocal

f - Federal/national

i - International intergovernmental

l - Local

m - Multistate

o - Government agency-type undetermined

s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.

u - Unknown if heading is government agency

z - Other

| - No attempt to code

29 - Reference evaluation

Whether the 4XX/5XX tracing fields have been evaluated for their consistency with the rules used to formulate the 1XX heading in the record.

a - Tracings are consistent with the heading

b - Tracings are not necessarily consistent with the heading

n - Not applicable

Record contains no 4XX/5XX tracing fields.

| - No attempt to code

30 - Undefined character position

Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).

31 - Record update in process

Whether a change in any field in a record is being considered.

a - Record can be used

b - Record is being updated

Change in the record is being considered and it may not be advisable to use the 1XX heading in bibliographic records.

| - No attempt to code

32 - Undifferentiated personal name

Whether the personal name in a name or name/title heading contained in field 100 in an established heading record or a reference record is used by one person or by two or more persons.

a - Differentiated personal name

Personal name in field 100 is a unique name.

b - Undifferentiated personal name

Personal name in field 100 is used by two or more persons.

n - Not applicable

1XX heading is not a personal name or the personal name is a family name.

| - No attempt to code

33 - Level of establishment

Extent to which the formulation of the 100-15X heading conforms to the descriptive cataloging rules coded in 008/10 and/or the subject heading system/thesaurus conventions coded in 008/11.

a - Fully established

b - Memorandum

100-151 heading is fully established but it has not been used in a bibliographic record. The authority work was done before the decision was made to not use the heading in a bibliographic record; however, the information is retained for probable future use. When the heading is used in a bibliographic record, code b may be changed to code a or c.

c - Provisional

100-151 heading cannot be formulated satisfactorily because of inadequate information. Further investigation should be made when the heading is next used in a bibliographic record. When the needed information is available, code c may be changed to code a.

d - Preliminary

100-151 heading is taken from a bibliographic record because the bibliographic item is not available at the time the heading is established. When the heading is used in a bibliographic record created from cataloging with an item in hand, code d may be changed to code a.

n - Not applicable

1XX field contains an unestablished heading in a reference, subdivision, reference and subdivision, or node label record.

| - No attempt to code

34-37 - Undefined character positions

Four character positions are undefined; each contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).

38 - Modified record

Whether the record is modified from its intended content because it required characters that could not be converted into machine-readable form (e.g., nonroman characters) or because it exceeded a system-imposed maximum allowable length.

# - Not modified

s - Shortened

Some of the data has been omitted because the record would have exceeded the maximum length allowed by a particular system.

x - Missing characters

Characters that could not be converted into machine-readable form due to character set limitations are missing from the record.

| - No attempt to code

39 - Cataloging source

Creator of an authority record. If the cataloging source is known, it is identified in subfield $a of field 040 (Cataloging Source). The parties responsible for the MARC authority record are determined by the code in 008/39 and the MARC code(s) or name(s) in field 040.

# - National bibliographic agency

c - Cooperative cataloging program

Creator of the authority data is a participant (other than a national bibliographic agency) in a cooperative cataloging program.

d - Other

Organization that is other than a national bibliographic agency or a participant in a cooperative cataloging program.

u - Unknown

Creator of the authority data is unknown. This code is used when an organization transcribes manual authority data from an unknown source.

| - No attempt to code

008 - Fixed-Length Data Elements (NR)