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310 - Current Publication Frequency (NR)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
October 2003

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Current publication frequency (NR)
$b - Date of current publication frequency (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Current stated publication frequency of either an item or an update to an item. Dates are included when the beginning date of the current frequency is not the same as the beginning date of publication.

In records having field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements) or field 006 (Fixed-Length Data Elements-Additional Material Characteristics) configured for seriality, field 362 information is related to coded information contained in 008/18 (006/01) (Frequency) and 008/19 (006/02) (Regularity). The date(s) of the current publication frequency is given when the beginning date of the current publication frequency is not the same as the beginning date of the publication.

When an item has ceased publication, the current frequency date is closed but remains in field 310.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Current publication frequency
Complete statement, exclusive of dates, of the current publication frequency.
310 ##$aMonthly
310 ##$aMonthly, including annual cumulation
310 ##$aBimonthly (monthly June-July)
310 ##$aContinuously updated
008/18 m
008/19 n
310 ##$aMonthly (except July and Aug.)
008/18 a
008/19 n
310 ##$aAnnual, with quinquennial cumulations
008/18 a
008/19 r
245 00$aAnnual report of the Director.
310 ##$aAnnual
$b - Date of current publication frequency
Used when the date is different from the beginning date of the publication and a former publication frequency is given in field 321.
310 ##$aAnnual,$b1983-
310 ##$aMonthly,$bJan. 1984
321 ##$aFrequency varies,$b1966-1983
310 ##$aMonthly,$b1958-
321 ##$aBimonthly,$b1954-1957
362 0#$aJan. 1954-
310 ##$a5 no. a year,$b1946-1948
321 ##$aFour no. a year,$b1931-1945
[Field 310 gives frequency when serial ceased publication.]
310 ##$aUpdated irregularly,$b2001-
321 ##$aUpdated monthly,$b1998-2000
310 ##$aUpdated quarterly,$bJan.-Mar. 2001-
321 ##$aFrequency of update varies
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Field 310 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation. A comma is recorded at the end of subfield $a when subfield $b is present.
Temporary Data - Known date(s) that may not be the earliest or latest date associated with the current frequency is enclosed within angle brackets (<...>) or omitted.
310 ##$aAnnual,$b198<4>-

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