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868 - Textual Holdings-Indexes (R)

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Textual description of the holdings of indexes in the collections of the reporting organization. It may be used instead of or in addition to field 865 (Enumeration and Chronology--Indexes) and any related 855 (Captions and Pattern--Indexes) to record and/or display all or part of the holdings.

Guidelines for applying the content designators defined for field 868 and input conventions are given in the 866-868 Textual Holdings-General Information section.