050 - Library of Congress Call Number (R)
MARC 21 Bibliographic - 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This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the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.
Classification or call number that is taken from Library
of Congress Classification or LC Classification
Additions and Changes. The brackets that customarily
surround alternate class/call numbers are not carried in the
MARC record; they may be generated based on the presence of
repeated ‡a subfields.
Indicators
First - Existence in LC collection
# - No information provided
Used for all call numbers assigned by agencies other than
the Library of Congress.
0 - Item is in LC
Other agencies should use this value when transcribing
from LC cataloging copy on which the call number is
neither enclosed within brackets nor preceded by a
Maltese cross.
1 - Item is not in LC
Used by other agencies when transcribing from LC copy on
which the call number appears in brackets or is preceded
by a Maltese cross. Brackets that customarily surround
call numbers for items not in LC are not carried in the
MARC record; they may be generated for display.
Second - Source of call number
0 - Assigned by LC
Used when an institution is transcribing from LC
cataloging copy.
4 - Assigned by agency other than LC
Subfield Codes
$a - Classification number (R)
$b - Item number (NR)
Organizations that use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure
Author Table may conform to Library of Congress item
number practice by applying Subject Cataloging Manual:
Shelflisting conventions.
$3 - Materials specified (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
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00$aZ7164.N3$bL34
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9$aZ7165.R42$aHC517.R42 |
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