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MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data

National Level Full and Minimal Requirements

01X-09X: Number and Code Fields


1999 Edition
Update No. 1 (October 2001) through Update No. 12 (October 2010)

                                                 National  Minimal
                                                  Level     Level


010 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER               A        A
    $a  LC control number                            A        A
    $b  NUCMC control number                         A        A
    $z  Canceled or invalid LC control number        A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .   

013 PATENT CONTROL INFORMATION                       O        .        
    $a  Number                                       A        .
    $b  Country                                      A        .
    $c  Type of number                               A        .
    $d  Date                                         O        .
    $e  Status                                       O        .
    $f  Party to document                            A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

015 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER                     O        .
    $a  National bibliography number                 M        .
    $z  Canceled/Invalid national bibliography       A        .
        number
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
016 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL            A        A
   NUMBER
    $a  Record control number                        A        A
    $z  Canceled or invalid control number           A        A
    $2  Source                                       A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .        

017 COPYRIGHT OR LEGAL DEPOSIT NUMBER                O        .        
    $a  Copyright or legal deposit number            M        .
    $b  Source (assigning agency)                    M        .
    $d  Date                                         O        .
    $i  Display text                                 O        .
    $z  Canceled/Invalid Copyright of Legal          A        .
        Deposit Number
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

018 COPYRIGHT ARTICLE-FEE CODE                       A        .        
    $a  Copyright article-fee code                   M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

020 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER               A        A
    $a  International Standard Book Number           A        A
    $c  Terms of availability                        A        A
    $z  Canceled or invalid ISBN                     A        A
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        . 
        
022 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER             A        A
    $a  International Standard Serial Number         A        A
    $l  ISSN-L                                       A        A
    $m  Canceled ISSN-L                              A        A
    $y  Incorrect ISSN                               A        A
    $z  Canceled ISSN                                A        A
    $2  Source                                       A        A 
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .  

024 OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER                        A        A
    $a  Standard number or code                      M        M
    $c  Terms of availability                        A        A
    $d  Additional codes following the standard      A        A
        number or code 
    $z  Canceled or invalid standard number          A        A
        or code 
    $2  Source of number or code                     A        A
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .   
        
025 OVERSEAS ACQUISITION NUMBER                      O        .        
    $a  Overseas acquisition number                  M        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

026 FINGERPRINT IDENTIFIER                           O        .        
    $a  First and second groups of characters        A        .
    $b  Third and fourth groups of characters        A        .
    $c  Date                                         A        .
    $d  Number of volume or part                     A        .
    $e  Unparsed fingerprint                         A        .
    $2  Source                                       A        .
    $5  Institution to which field applies           A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .    
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

027 STANDARD TECHNICAL REPORT NUMBER                 A        .        
    $a  Standard technical report number             M        .
    $z  Canceled or invalid STRN                     A       
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .    
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

028 PUBLISHER NUMBER                                 A        A
    $a  Publisher number                             M        M
    $b  Source                                       M        M
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .    
         
030 CODEN DESIGNATION                                O        . 
    $a  CODEN                                        M        .
    $z  Canceled or invalid CODEN                    O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

031 MUSICAL INCIPITS INFORMATION                     O        .
    $a  Number of work                               A        .
    $b  Number of movement                           A        .
    $c  Number of excerpt                            A        .
    $d  Caption or heading                           O        .
    $e  Role                                         O        .
    $g  Clef                                         O        .
    $m  Voice/instrument                             O        .
    $n  Key signature                                O        .
    $o  Time signature                               O        .
    $p  Musical notation                             O        .
    $q  General note                                 O        .
    $r  Key or mode                                  O        .
    $s  Coded validity note                          O        .
    $t  Text incipit                                 A        .
    $u  Uniform Resource Identifie                   O        .
    $y  Link text                                    O        .
    $z  Public note                                  O        .
    $2  System code                                  O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

032 POSTAL REGISTRATION NUMBER                       O        .        
    $a  Postal registration number                   M        .
    $b  Source (agency assigning number)             M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
033 DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT                  O        .        
    $a  Formatted date/time                          A        .        
    $b  Geographic classification area code          A        .
    $c  Geographic classification subarea code       A        .
    $p  Place of event                               A        .
    $0  Record control number                        0        . 
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
034 CODED CARTOGRAPHIC MATHEMATICAL DATA             A        A
    $a  Category of scale                            M        M
    $b  Constant ratio linear horizontal code        A        A
    $c  Constant ratio linear vertical scale         A        A
    $d  Coordinates westernmost longitude            A        . 
    $e  Coordinates easternmost longitude            A        .
    $f  Coordinates northernmost latitude            A        .
    $g  Coordinates southernmost latitude            A        .
    $h  Angular scale                                A        .
    $j  Declination northern limit                   A        .
    $k  Declination southern limit                   A        .
    $m  Right ascension eastern limit                A        .
    $n  Right ascension western limit                A        .
    $p  Equinox                                      A        .
    $r  Distance from earth                          A        .
    $s  G-ring latitude                              A        .
    $t  G-ring longitude                             A        .
    $x  Beginning date                               A        .
    $y  Ending date                                  A        .
    $z  Name of extraterrestrial body                A        .
    $2  Source                                       A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
035 SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER                            O        .        
    $a  System control number                        M        .
    $z  Canceled/invalid system control number       A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
     
036 ORIGINAL STUDY NUMBER FOR COMPUTER DATA          O        .   
    FILES   
    $a  Original study number                        M        .
    $b  Source (agency assigning number)             A        
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

037 SOURCE OF ACQUISITION                            O        .        
    $a  Stock number                                 A        .
    $b  Source of stock number/acquisition           M        .           
    $c  Terms of availability                        O        .        
    $f  Form of issue                                O        .        
    $g  Additional format characteristics            O        .        
    $n  Note                                         O        .        
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

038 RECORD CONTENT LICENSOR                          O        .        
    $a  Record content licensor                      M        .    
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .   

040 CATALOGING SOURCE                                M        M
    $a  Original cataloging agency                   A        A
    $b  Language of cataloging                       A        A
    $c  Transcribing agency                          M        M
    $d  Modifying agency                             A        A
    $e  Description conventions                      O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
         
041 LANGUAGE CODE                                    A        .        
    $a  Language code of text/sound track            M        .
        separate title       
        [Subfield is A for computer files, music
        and visual materials.]
    $b  Language code of summary or abstract         A        .     
    $d  Language code of sung or spoken text         A        .    
    $e  Language code of librettos                   A        .
    $f  Language code of table of contents           O        .
    $g  Language code of accompanying                A        .  
        material other than librettos                                    
    $h  Language code of original                    A        .                 
    $j  Language code of subtitles or captions       A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

042 AUTHENTICATION CODE                              A        A
    $a  Authentication code                          M        M

043 GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE                             A        .        
    $a  Geographic area code                         M        . 
    $b  Local GAC code                               O        . 
    $2  Source of local code                         A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
         
044 COUNTRY OF PUBLISHING/PRODUCING ENTITY CODE      O        . 
     [Field is A for Visual materials.]
    $a  MARC Country Code                            M        .        
    $b  Local subentity code                         O        .
    $c  ISO Country Code                             O        .
    $2  Source of local subentity code               A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
045 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT                           O        .        
    $a  Time period code                             A        .        
    $b  Formatted 9999 B.C. through C.E time period  A        .
    $c  Formatted pre-9999 B.C. time period          A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
         
046 SPECIAL CODED DATES                              O        .        
    $a  Type of date code                            A        .
    $b  Date 1 (B.C. date)                           A        .
    $c  Date 1 (C.E. date)                           A        .
    $d  Date 2 (B.C. date)                           A        .
    $e  Date 2 (C.E. date)                           A        .
    $j  Date resource modified                       A        .
    $k  Beginning or single date created             A        .
    $l  Ending date created                          A        .
    $m  Beginning of date valid                      A        .
    $n  End of date valid                            A        .
    $2  Source of date                               A        . 
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
047 FORM OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION CODE                 O        .       
    $a  Form of musical composition code             M        . 
    $2  Source of code                               A        .      
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .        
 
048 NUMBER OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OR VOICES          O        .      
   CODE   
    $a  Performer or ensemble                        A        .        
    $b  Soloist                                      A        . 
    $2  Source of code                               A        .       
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .  
         
050 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER                  O        .        
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
051 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPY, ISSUE, OFF             A        .        
    PRINT STATEMENT
    $a  Classification number                        M        .        
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $c  Copy information                             O        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
  
052 GEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION                        O        .        
    [Field is M for Maps.]
    $a  Geographic classification area code          M        . 
    $b  Geographic classification subarea code       A        .
    $d  Populated place name                         O        .
    $2  Source of code                               A        .        
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

055 CALL NUMBERS/CLASS NUMBERS ASSIGNED IN CANADA    O        .  
    $a  Classification number                        M        .        
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $2  Source of call/class number                  A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
 
060 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER         O        .
    $a  Classification number                        M        .        
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

061 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE COPY STATEMENT      O        .
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $c  Copy information                             A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

066 CHARACTER SET PRESENT                            A        A
    $a  Primary G0 character set                     O        .        
    $b  Primary G1 character set                     O        .
    $c  Alternate G0 or G1 character set             M        M

070 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY CALL NUMBER        O        .   
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
071 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY COPY STATEMENT     O        .
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $c  Copy information                             A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
072 SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE                            O        .        
    $a  Subject category code                        M        .        
    $x  Subject category code subdivision            A        . 
    $2  Source                                       A        .        
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .        
        
074 GPO ITEM NUMBER                                  O        .        
    $a  GPO item number                              M        .        
    $z  Canceled or invalid GPO item number          A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .       

080 UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER          O        .   
    $a  Universal Decimal Classification number      M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .        
    $x  Common auxiliary subdivision                 A        .        
    $2  Edition identifier                           A        .        
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .        
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        . 
        
082 DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER                        O        .        
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $m  Standard or Optional Designation             M        .
    $q  Assigning agency                             O        .
    $2  Edition number                               M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

083 ADDITIONAL DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER             O        .        
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $c  Classification number--ending number of span A        .
    $m  Standard or Optional Designation             M        .
    $q  Assigning agency                             O        .
    $y  Table sequence number for internal           A        .
        subarrangement or add table
    $2  Edition number                               M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
084 OTHER CALL NUMBER                                A        .        
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $b  Item number                                  A        .
    $2  Source of number                             A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

085 SYNTHESIZED CLASIFICATION NUMBER COMPONENTS      A        .        
    $a  Number where instructions are found--single  O        .
        number or beginning number of span
    $b  Base number                                  A        .
    $c  Classification number--ending number of span A        .
    $f  Facet designator                             A        .
    $r  Root number                                  A        .
    $s  Classification number                        A        .
    $t  Classification number--ending number of span A        .
    $u  Standard or Optional Designation             O        .
    $v  Assigning agency                             A        .
    $w  Table sequence number for internal           A        .
    $y  Table sequence number for internal           A        .
        subarrangement or add table
    $z  Table identification                         A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      O        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
086 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT CALL NUMBER                  A        .        
    $a  Classification number                        M        .
    $z  Canceled or invalid classification number    A        .
    $2  Number source                                A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
        
088 REPORT NUMBER                                    A        .        
    $a  Report number                                M        .
    $z  Canceled or invalid report number            A        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
   

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