MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Information Data: 440: Series Statement/Added Entry-Title (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

This field was made obsolete in 2008 to simplify the series area so that all title series statements would be entered in the 490 field and all title series added entries in the 830.

Used when the series statement and the controlled added entry form of the series title are the same. Field 440 is both a series statement and a series added entry. When a 440 field is present, a corresponding 830 field is not used since it would duplicate the 440 field.

Since series statements do not include medium designators (subfield ‡h), when a series added entry requires a medium designator, field 490 is used for the series statement with a corresponding 8XX field for the series added entry.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

Second Indicator - Nonfiling characters

Number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., The, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

0 - No nonfiling characters

Initial article character positions are disregarded.


440	#0$aCollection africaine

Diacritical marks or special characters at the beginning of a series statement field that does not begin with an initial article are not counted as nonfiling characters.


440	#0$aÖkonomische Studien ;$vBd. 22

1-9 - Number of nonfiling characters

Title begins with a definite or indefinite article that is disregarded in sorting and filing processes. Any diacritical mark, space or mark of punctuation associated with the article and any space or mark of punctuation preceding the first filing character after the article is included in the count of nonfiling characters. Any diacritic, however, associated with the first filing character is not included in the count of nonfiling characters.


440	#4$aThe Pediatric clinics of North America ;$vv. 2, no. 4

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$p - Name of part/section of a work

Name designation of a part/section of a series title.


440	#0$aActa Universitatis Stockholmiensis.$pStockholm economic studies ;$vnew ser., 7
440	#0$aJanua linguarum.$pSeries maior,$x0075-3114 ;$v100

$v - Volume/sequential designation

Volume number or other sequential designation that identifies the particular item in a series.


440	#0$aEnvironmental science research ;$vv. 4
440	#0$aRussian titles for the specialist,$x0305-3741 ;$vno. 78
440	#0$aRomanica Gothoburgensia,$x0080-3863 ;$v12, 16

$x - International Standard Serial Number

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for a series title. The ISSN is an authoritative-agency data element. ISSNs are assigned to serial publications (including series) by national centers under the auspices of the ISSN Network.


440	#0$aCentre of Asian Studies occasional papers and monographs,$x0378-2689 ;$vno. 57

Note: When an item contains an ISSN for the series but lacks a series title, the ISSN is recorded in a 500 General Note field.


500	##$a"ISSN 0399-3388."

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Punctuation of subelements of a series statement field is generally dictated by descriptive cataloging rules. Field 440 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

Spacing - No spaces are used in initialisms or personal name initials/letters that appear as part of the series title.


440	#0$aNATO advanced study institutes series.$nSeries E,$pApplied sciences ;$vv. 66

Temporary Data - If any portion of the volume number/sequential designation (subfield ‡v) information is subject to change (e.g., when the record for a multipart item is not yet complete), angle brackets (<...>) are customarily used to record that part of the volume number/sequential designation information which is subject to change. As parts are added, the information is updated.


440	#0$aPollution monitoring series ;$v<3>-5

Display Constants -

( ... )	[parentheses]
ISSN	[ISSN legend]

Parentheses that enclose the series statement in some displays are not carried in the MARC record. They may be system generated as a display constant associated with the field tag.

Content designated field:

Display example: - (The Rare book tapes. Series 1 ; 5)


440	#4$aThe Rare book tapes.$nSeries 1 ;$v5

Initialism ISSN that precedes the International Standard Serial Number in subfield ‡x is not carried in the MARC record. It may be system generated in a series statement as a display constant associated with the content of subfield ‡x.

Content designated field:

Display example: - (Western Canada series report, ISSN 0317-3127)


440	#0$aWestern Canada series report,$x0317-3127

Tracing Series., preceded by a roman numeral, may be system generated as a display constant associated with the tag. It indicates that an added entry for the series is to be made, exclusive of the ISSN. The tracing is not carried in the machine-readable record.

Initial Articles - Initial articles (e.g., La) occurring at the beginning of the title in a 440 field are input and the appropriate second indicator value is recorded to specify the nonfiling characters.

CONVERSION TO CURRENT FIELDS

To construct field 490 (Series Statement), set 490 indicator 1 to 1; set 490 indicator 2 to blank; concatenate field 440 subfields $a, $n and $p and place the new string into 490 subfield $a; and copy the content of 440 subfields $v, $x, $6, and $8 into the same subfields in field 490. Any additional subfields in field 440 do not convert to 490 but do convert to field 830.

To construct field 830 (Series Added Entry - Uniform Title), all 440 indicators and subfields convert to field 830 with the same indicator values and same subfields.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$h - General material designation [OBSOLETE, 1997] [CAN/MARC only]
$n - Number of part/section of a work [NEW, 1980]
Prior to 1980, numbered parts were not separately subfield coded.
$p - Name of part/section of a work [NEW, 1980]
Prior to 1980, named parts were not separately subfield coded.
$w - Bibliographic record control number [NEW, 2007]
$0 - Authority record control number [NEW, 2007]

440 - Series Statement/Added Entry-Title (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE