053 - LC Classification Number (R)
MARC 21 Authority - Concise
2008
This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the
2008 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.
Single LC classification number or a number span associated
with a 1XX heading in an established heading record or a
subdivision record. Source of the classification number is
Library of Congress Classification and/or the LC
Classification Additions and Changes that are maintained
by the Library of Congress. The hyphen (-) between the two
class numbers in a range of numbers may be generated based on
the presence of both subfields $a and $b.
Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Source of classification number
0 - Assigned by LC
4 - Assigned by agency other than LC
Subfield Codes
$a - Classification number element-single number or beginning
number of span (NR)
$b - Classification number element-ending number of span (NR)
$c - Explanatory term (NR)
$5 - Institution to which field applies (R)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
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#0$aP301$cLinguistics |
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#0$aML1160$cHistory |
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#0$aMT728$cInstruction
and study |
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053 |
#0$aBX850$bBX875
$cDocuments |
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