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547 - Former Title Complexity Note (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full

October 2002

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Former title complexity note (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR)	$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Description of the complex relationship between titles proper whenever an intelligible note cannot be system generated from the data in field 247 (Former Title).

Field 547 is used on latest entry and integrated entry catalog records (Continuing resources 008/34 field, codes 1 and 2, respectively); it is not used in successive entry cataloging. Former titles proper may also be recorded in field 247 (Former Title).

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

Both indicators are undefined; each contains a blank (#).

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Former title complexity note

Text of the note.


247	11$aNotizie del mundo$f1716?-1858
247	11$aAnnuario pontificio$f1860-71, 1912-
247	11$aGerarchia cattolica$f1872-1911
547	##$aTitle varies: 1716?-1858, Notizie del mundo--1860-71, 1912- Annuario pontificio (1872-1911, Gerarchia cattolica).


245	00$aPrinting trades blue book.
250	##$aMetropolitan ed., greater New York and New Jersey.
247	11$aPrinting trades blue book.$pNew York edition$f1916
547	##$aEdition varies: 1916, New York edition.

$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 547 ends with a period unless another mark of punctuation is present.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$z - Source of note information (SE) [OBSOLETE, 1990]
Source information is included as part of the former title complexity note in subfield $a.

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