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086 - Government Document Call Number (R)


MARC 21 Authority - Concise
2007

Government document call number for a series when all or part of the series is classified as a collected set or with a main series (646, Series Classification Practice, subfield $a, code c or m). The organization assigning the number may be identified in subfield $5.

May also contain the volumes/dates to which the number applies. Varying call numbers for different ranges of volumes/dates within a series or different copies or sets are contained in separate occurrences of field 086.

Indicators
First - Number source
# - Source specified in subfield $2
0 - Superintendent of Documents Classification System
1 - Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Call number (NR)
$d - Volumes/dates to which call number applies (NR)
$z - Canceled/invalid call number (R)
$2 - Number source (NR)
MARC code that identifies the government document classification system or scheme when the first indicator position contains value blank (#). Code from: Classification Scheme Source Codes.
$5 - Institution to which field applies (R)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$6 - Linkage (NR)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Examples
086 ##$aHEU/G74.3C49$2ordocs
086 0#$aA 13.28:F 61/2/981 Glacier
086 1#$aCS13-211
086 ##$aGM.40i5:$2ordocs
086 ##$aHEU/G74.4B1:$2ordocs
086 ##$aWR.4G91:$d1975-$2ordocs
086 ##$aA 1.1:$zA 1.1/3:984

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