584 - Accumulation and Frequency of Use Note (R)
      
      MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
      
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      Measurements of and information about the rates of accumulation (for continuing,
         open-ended accessions) and/or the rate of reference use of the described materials.
      
      Indicators
      First - Undefined
         
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      Second - Undefined
         
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      Subfield Codes
      $a - Accumulation (R)
         
Rate at which the described materials are accumulating expressed as a ratio of
                              volume to time period.
         
       
      $b - Frequency of use (R)
         
Measure of reference activity, usually expressed as a ratio of number of
                              retrievals to time period, or by general terms such as active or inactive.
         
       
      $3 - Materials specified (NR)
      $5 - Institution to which field applies (NR)
         
       
      
      $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
         
       
      Examples
      
         
            
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               ##$3General subject files$a45 cu. ft. average annual accumulation 1970-1979.$a5.4 cu. ft. average monthly accumulation, 1979-82.$aCurrent average monthly accumulation is 2 cu.
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               ##$bAn average of 15 reference requests per month, with
                                          peak demand during June and December.$bTotal reference requests for 1984: 179.
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               ##$3Employee records$a10 cu. ft. annual accumulation.
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