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060 - National Library of Medicine Classification Number (R)

MARC 21 Community Information - Concise

2007

Complete National Library of Medicine (NLM) call number or classification number assigned by either the National Library of Medicine or by other agencies using the National Library of Medicine Classification.

Indicators

First - Undefined

# - Undefined

Second - Source of class number

0 - Assigned by NLM

4 - Assigned by agency other than NLM

Subfield Codes

$a - Classification number (R)

$b - Item number (NR)

Item number portion of an NLM call number. NLM uses the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table and a special numbering scheme in classes W1 and W3 to create item numbers. Special scheme of numbering used in classes W1 and W3 is described in the National Library of Medicine Classification.

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

Examples


060	#4$aWF 1$bA512


060	#4$aWV 1$bA512


060	#4$aWH 1$bL652


060	#4$aWK 1$bA512

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