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071 - National Agricultural Library Copy Statement (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
February 1999

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Classification number (R)
$b - Item number (NR)
$c - Copy information (R)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Call number and other information added to a bibliographic record by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) that relates to second copies or sets of the described item that are in its collections.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Classification number
Classification number portion of the NAL call number. Prior to 1965, NAL used a USDA library classification scheme. In 1965 NAL began using the Library of Congress Classification for all newly-cataloged materials. Both schemes are still used. Subfield $a is repeated to record alternative classification numbers.
$b - Item number
NAL item number.
$c - Copy information
Information relating to second and subsequent copies or sets.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Indicator 2 - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE]
In the serials specifications, the use of the second indicator position to indicate the type of series was made obsolete in 1976. The values were: 0 (No series involved), 1 (Main series), 2 (Subseries), 3 (Sub-subseries).

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