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National Level Requirements

01X-09X: Numbers and Codes


1999 Edition
Update No. 1 (October 2001) through Update No. 12 (October 2010)

010 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER                      A
   $a  LC control number                                    A
   $z  Canceled / invalid LC control number                 A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

014 LINK TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD FOR SERIAL OR MULTIPART    O
     ITEM
   $a  Control number of related bibliographic record       M
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

016 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER            A
   $a  Record control number                                A
   $z  Canceled / invalid record control number             A
   $2  Source                                               A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O
   

020 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER                      A
   $a  International Standard Book Number                   A
   $c  Terms of availability                                O
   $z  Canceled / invalid ISBN                              A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

022 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER                    A
   $a  International Standard Serial Number                 A
   $l  ISSN-L                                               A
   $m  Canceled ISSN-L                                      A
   $y  Incorrect ISSN                                       A
   $z  Canceled ISSN                                        A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

024 OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER                               A
   $a  Standard number or code                              A
   $c  Terms of availability                                O
   $d  Addtional codes following the standard number        O
       or code
   $z  Canceled / invalid standard number                   A
       or code
   $2  Source of number or code                             A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

031 MUSICAL INCIPITS INFORMATION                            O
   $a  Number of work                                       A
   $b  Number of movement                                   A
   $c  Number of excerpt                                    A
   $d  Caption or heading                                   O
   $e  Role                                                 O
   $g  Clef                                                 O
   $m  Voice/instrument                                     O
   $n  Key signature                                        O
   $o  Time signature                                       O
   $p  Musical notation                                     O
   $q  General note                                         O
   $r  Key or mode                                          O
   $s  Coded validity note                                  O
   $t  Text incipit                                         A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          O
   $y  Link text                                            O
   $z  Public note                                          O
   $2  System code                                          O
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O
   
034 CODED CARTOGRAPHIC MATHEMATICAL DATA                    A   
   $d  Coordinates--westernmost longitude                   A
   $e  Coordinates--easternmost longitude                   A
   $f  Coordinates--northernmost latitude                   A
   $g  Coordinates--southernmost latitude                   A
   $j  Declination--northern limit                          A
   $k  Declination--southern limit                          A
   $m  Right ascension--eastern limit                       A
   $n  Right ascension--western limit                       A
   $p  Equinox                                              A
   $r  Distance from earth                                  A
   $s  G-ring latitude                                      A
   $t  G-ring longitude                                     A
   $x  Beginning date                                       A
   $y  Ending date                                          A
   $z  Name of extraterrestrial body                        A
   $0  Authority record control number
       or standard number
   $2  Source                                               A
   $3  Materials specified                                  A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

035 SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER                                   O
   $a  System control number                                M
   $z  Canceled / invalid control number                    A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

040 CATALOGING SOURCE                                       M
   $a  Original cataloging agency                           M
   $b  Language of cataloging                               O
   $c  Transcribing agency                                  M
   $d  Modifying agency                                     A
   $e  Description conventions                              A
   $f  Subject heading or thesaurus conventions             A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

042 AUTHENTICATION CODE                                     O
   $a  Authentication code                                  M

043 GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE                                    O
   $a  Geographic area code                                 M
   $b  Local GAC code                                       O
   $c  ISO code                                             O
   $0  Authority record control number
       or standard number
   $2  Source of local code                                 O
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

045 TIME PERIOD OF HEADING                                  O
   $a  Time period code                                     A
   $b  Formatted 9999 B.C. through C.E. time period         A
   $c  Formatted pre-9999 B.C. time period                  A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

046 SPECIAL CODED DATES                                     O
   $f  Birth date                                           O
   $g  Death date                                           O
   $k  Beginning or single date created                     O
   $l  Ending date created                                  O
   $s  Start period                                         O
   $t  End period                                           O
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          O
   $v  Source of information                                O
   $2  Source of date scheme                                A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

050 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER                         O
   $a  Classification number                                M
   $b  Item number                                          A
   $d  Volumes/dates to which call number                   O  (current code)
       applies                                              M  (earlier code)
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

052 GEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION                               O
   $a  Geographic classification area code                  M
   $b  Geographic classification subarea code               A
   $d  Populated place name                                 O
   $2  Code source                                          A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

053 LC CLASSIFICATION NUMBER                                O
   $a  Classification number element-                       M
         single number or beginning number 
         of span  
   $b  Classification number element-ending                 A
       number of span   
   $c  Explanatory term                                     A
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

055 LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CALL NUMBER                 O
   $a  Classification number                                M
   $b  Item number                                          A
   $d  Volumes / dates to which call number applies         O
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   O
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

060 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER                O
   $a  Classification number                                M
   $b  Item number                                          A
   $d  Volumes/dates to which call number                   O  (current code)
        applies                                             M  (earlier code) 
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

065 OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER                             O
   $a  Classification number element -- single number       M
         or beginning of span
   $b  Classification number element -- ending number       A
         of span
   $c  Explanatory term                                     O
   $2  Number source                                        A
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

066 CHARACTER SETS PRESENT                                  A
   $a  Primary G0 character set                             O
   $b  Primary G1 character set                             O
   $c  Alternate G0 or G1 character set                     M

070 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY CALL NUMBER               O
   $a  Classification number                                M
   $b  Item number                                          A
   $d  Volumes / dates to which call number                 O  (current code)
        applies                                             M  (earlier code)
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

072 SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE                                   O
   $a  Subject category code                                M
   $x  Subject category code subdivision                    A
   $2  Code source                                          A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

073 SUBDIVISION USAGE                                       O
   $a  Subdivision usage                                    M
   $z  Code source                                          M
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

080 UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER                 0
   $a  Univer Decimal Classification number                 M
   $b  Item number                                          A
   $x  Common auxiliary subdivision                         A
   $2  Edition identifier                                   M
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       0

082 DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER                               O
   $a   Classification number                               M
   $b   Item number                                         A
   $d   Volumes/dates to which call number                  O  (current code)
        applies                                             M  (earlier code)
   $2   Edition number                                      M
   $5   Institution to which field applies                  A
   $6   Linkage                                             A
   $8   Field link and sequence number                      O

083 DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER                     O
   $a  Classification number element-single number          M
       or beginning number of span      
   $b  Classification number element-ending                 A
       number of span
   $c  Explanatory term                                     A
   $y  Table sequence number for internal                   A
       subarrangement or add table 
   $z  Table identification-table number                    A
   $2  Edition number                                       M
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

086 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT CALL NUMBER                         O
   $a  Call number                                          M
   $d  Volumes/dates to which call number applies           A
   $z  Canceled/invalid classification number               A
   $2  Number source                                        A
   $5  Institution to which field applies                   A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

087 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION NUMBER               O
   $a  Classification number element-                       M
       single number or beginning number of span
   $b  Classification number element-ending number          A
       of span
   $c  Explanatory information                              A
   $2  Number source                                        A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

09X LOCAL CALL NUMBERS                                      O
        Fields 090-099 are reserved for local series call
         number definition.

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