| First Indicator | Second Indicator |
|---|---|
| Display constant controller # - No information provided 0 - Source of description 1 - Latest issue consulted |
Undefined # - Undefined |
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Information used for tracking and controlling the metadata contained in the record. It includes general and specific source of description notes that are especially of interest to other catalogers.
First Indicator - Display constant controller
Enables the generation of a display constant preceding the note text.
Used if display terms are included in subfield $a, or are not needed.
| 588 | ##$aCannot determine the relationship to Bowling illustrated, also published in New York, 1952-58.$5DLC | ||||||||
Used to generate a display constant meaning source of description.
| 588 | 0#$aVol. 2, no. 2 (Feb. 1984); title from cover. | ||||||||
| 588 | 0#$aVolume 2. | ||||||||
Used to generate a display constant meaning latest issue consulted.
| 588 | 1#$a2001. | ||||||||
Second Indicator - Undefined
Undefined and contains a blank (#).
$a - Source of description note
Note containing administrative information about the record, such as source of description or latest issue consulted.
| 588 | ##$aPublication to be resumed by F&W Publications, Inc.in Oct. 2009.$5EZB | ||||||||
$5 - Institution to which field applies
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$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.
Display Constants - Introductory terms or phrases, such as Source of description: and Latest issue consulted:, may be system generated as display constants associated with the first indicator value.
| First indicator | Display constant |
|---|---|
| # | [no information provided] |
| 0 | Source of description: or equivalent phrase |
| 1 | Latest issue consulted: or equivalent phrase |
Prior to 2014 Indicator 1 was undefined