008 - Fixed-Length Data Elements (NR)
MARC 21 Classification - 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This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the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.
Fourteen character positions (00-13) that contain
positionally-defined data elements that provide coded
information about the record as a whole or about data in field
153 (Classification Number). Each character position must
contain either a defined code or a fill character ( | ).
Character Positions
00-05 - Date entered on file
Six numeric characters that specify the date the MARC 21
record was created. The date is recorded in the pattern
yymmdd ( yy for the year, mm for
the month, and dd for the day). The fill character
(|) is not allowed in any of these positions.
06 - Kind of record
Whether the classification record contains data from a
schedule, a table, or an index.
a - Schedule record
b - Table record
c - Index term record
07 - Type of number
Whether field 153 (Classification Number) contains a single
number, a defined number span, or a summary number span.
a - Single number
b - Defined number span
c - Summary number span
n - Not applicable
08 - Classification validity
Whether the classification number or span in field 153
(Classification Number) is valid, partially invalid,
completely invalid, or obsolete.
a - Valid
b - First number of span invalid
c - Last number of span invalid
d - Completely invalid
e - Obsolete
n - Not applicable
09 - Standard or optional designation
Whether field 153 (Classification Number) contains a
standard or optional classification number or span in the
classification scheme identified in field 084
(Classification Scheme and Edition).
a - Standard
b - Optional
n - Not applicable
10 - 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
11 - Level of establishment
Extent to which the formulation of the the 1XX number or
term conforms to the classification scheme coded in field
084 (Classification Scheme and Edition).
a - Fully established
c - Provisional
12 - Synthesized number indication
Whether field 153 contains a synthesized classification
number or number span.
a - Not synthesized
b - Synthesized
n - Not applicable
13 - Display controller
Whether the classification number in field 153
(Classification Number) appears in the standard schedules
or tables or only in an extended display.
a - Displayed in standard schedules or
tables
b - Extended display
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