MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
National Level Full and Minimal Requirements
5xx: Note Fields
1999 Edition
Update No. 1 (October 2001) through
Update No. 12 (October 2010)
National Minimal
Level Level
500 GENERAL NOTE O .
$a General note M .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
501 WITH NOTE O .
$a With note M .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
502 DISSERTATION NOTE O .
$a Dissertation note M .
$b Degree type O .
$c Name of granting institution O .
$d Year degree granted O .
$g Miscellaneous information O .
$o Dissertation identifier O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
504 BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE O .
$a Bibliography, etc. note M .
$b Number of references O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
505 FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE O .
$a Formatted contents note A .
$g Miscellaneous information A .
$r Statement of responsibility A .
$t Title A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
506 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE O .
$a Terms governing access M .
$b Jurisdiction A .
$c Physical access provisions A .
$d Authorized users A .
$e Authorization A .
$f Standardized terminology for access O .
restriction
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$2 Source of term A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
507 SCALE NOTE FOR GRAPHIC MATERIAL O .
$a Representative fraction of scale note A .
$b Remainder of scale note A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
508 CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE A .
$a Creation/production credits note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
510 CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE O .
$a Name of source M .
$b Coverage of source A .
$c Location within source A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$x International Standard Serial Number A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
511 PARTICIPANT OR PERFORMER NOTE A A
$a Participant or performer note M A
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
513 TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED NOTE O .
$a Type of report M .
$b Period covered A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
514 DATA QUALITY NOTE O .
$a Attribute accuracy report A .
$b Attribute accuracy value A .
$c Attribute accuracy explanation A .
$d Logical consistency report A .
$e Completeness report A .
$f Horizontal position accuracy report A .
$g Horizontal position accuracy value A .
$h Horizontal position accuracy explanation A .
$i Vertical positional accuracy report A .
$j Vertical positional accuracy value A .
$k Vertical positional accuracy explanation A .
$m Cloud cover A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$z Display note O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
515 NUMBERING PECULIARITIES NOTE A .
$a Numbering peculiarities note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
516 TYPE OF COMPUTER FILE OR DATA NOTE O .
$a Type of computer file or data note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
518 DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE O .
$a Date/time and place of an event note M .
$d Date of event A .
$o Other event information O .
$p Place of event A .
$0 Record control O .
$2 Source of term A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
520 SUMMARY, ETC. O .
$a Summary, etc. note M .
$b Expansion of summary note O .
$c Assigning agency O .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$2 Source O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
521 TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE O .
$a Target audience note M .
$b Source A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
522 GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE NOTE O .
$a Geographic coverage note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
524 PREFERRED CITATION OF DESCRIBED MATERIALS NOTE O .
$a Preferred citation of described materials M .
note
$2 Source of schema used A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
525 SUPPLEMENT NOTE A .
$a Supplement note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
526 STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE O .
$a Program name M .
$b Interest level A .
$c Reading level A .
$d Title point value A .
$i Display text O .
$x Nonpublic note O .
$z Public note O .
$5 Institution to which field applies O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
530 ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE O .
$a Additional physical form available note M .
$b Availability source A .
$c Availability conditions A .
$d Order number A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
533 REPRODUCTION NOTE A A
$a Type of reproduction M M
$b Place of reproduction M M
$c Agency responsible for reproduction A A
$d Date of reproduction A A
$e Physical description of reproduction A A
$f Series statement of reproduction A A
$m Dates and/or sequential designation A A
of issues reproduced
$n Note about reproduction O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A A
$7 Fixed-length data elements of reproduction O .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
534 ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE A .
$a Main entry of original A .
$b Edition statement of original A .
$c Publication, distribution, etc. of original A .
$e Physical description, etc. of original O .
$f Series statement of original A .
$k Key title of original A .
$l Location of original O .
$m Material specific details A .
$n Note about original O .
$o Other resource identifier O .
$p Introductory phrase M .
$t Title statement of original A .
$z International Standard Book Number O .
$x International Standard Serial Number A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
535 LOCATION OF ORIGINALS/DUPLICATES NOTE O .
$a Custodian M .
$b Postal address A .
$c Country A .
$d Telecommunications address O .
$g Repository location code O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
536 FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE O .
$a Text of note A .
$b Contract number A .
$c Grant number A .
$d Undifferentiated number A .
$e Program element number A .
$f Project number A .
$g Task number A .
$h Work unit number A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
538 SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE O .
$a System details note M .
$i Display text A .
$u Uniform Resource Indentifier A .
$3 Materials specified A .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
540 TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE O .
$a Terms governing use and reproduction M .
$b Jurisdiction A .
$c Authorization A .
$d Authorized users A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifer O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
541 IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE O .
$a Source of acquisition A .
$b Address A .
$c Method of acquisition A .
$d Date of acquisition A .
$e Accession number A .
$f Owner A .
$h Purchase price O .
$n Extent A .
$o Type of unit A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
542 INFORMATION RELATING TO COPYRIGHT STATUS NOTE O .
$a Personal creator O .
$b Personal creator death date O .
$c Corporate creator O .
$d Copyright holder A .
$e Copyright holder contact information O .
$f Copyright statement A .
$g Copyright date A .
$h Copyright renewal date A .
$i Publication date O .
$j Creation date O .
$k Publisher O .
$l Copyright status O .
$m Publication status A .
$n Note O .
$o Research date O .
$p Country of publication or creation A .
$q Supplying agency O .
$r Jurisdiction of copyright assessment A .
$s Source of information O .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
544 LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE O .
$a Custodian M .
$b Address A .
$c Country O .
$d Title A .
$e Provenance O .
$n Note O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
545 BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA O .
$a Biographical or historical data M .
$b Expansion O .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
546 LANGUAGE NOTE O .
$a Language note A .
$b Information code or alphabet O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
547 FORMER TITLE COMPLEXITY NOTE A .
$a Former title complexity note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
550 ISSUING BODY NOTE A .
$a Issuing body note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
552 ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION NOTE O .
$a Entity type label A .
$b Entity type definition and source A .
$c Attribute label A .
$d Attribute definition and source A .
$e Enumerated domain value A .
$f Enumerated domain value definition and A .
source
$g Range domain minimum and maximum A .
$h Codeset name and source A .
$i Unrepresentable domain A .
$j Attribute units of measurement and A .
resolution
$k Beginning date and ending date of A .
attribute values
$l Attribute value accuracy A .
$m Attribute value accuracy explanation A .
$n Attribute measurement frequency A .
$o Entity and attribute overview A .
$p Entity and attribute detail citation A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$z Display note O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
555 CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE O .
$a Cumulative index/finding aids note A .
$b Availability source A .
$c Degree of control A .
$d Bibliographic reference A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
556 INFORMATION ABOUT DOCUMENTATION NOTE O .
$a Information about documentation note M .
$z International Standard Book Number A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
561 OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODIAL HISTORY O .
$a History M .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
562 COPY AND VERSION IDENTIFICATION NOTE O .
$a Identifying markings A .
$b Copy identification A .
$c Version identification A .
$d Presentation format A .
$e Number of copies A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
563 BINDING INFORMATION O .
$a Binding note M .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
565 CASE FILE CHARACTERISTICS NOTE O .
$a Number of cases/variables M .
$b Name of variable A .
$c Unit of analysis A .
$d Universe of data O .
$e Filing scheme or code O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
567 METHODOLOGY NOTE O .
$a Methodology note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
580 LINKING ENTRY COMPLEXITY NOTE A .
$a Linking entry complexity note M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
581 PUBLICATIONS ABOUT DESCRIBED MATERIALS NOTE O .
$a Publications about described materials note M .
$z International Standard Book Number A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
583 ACTION NOTE O .
$a Action A .
$b Action identification A .
$c Time/date of action A .
$d Action interval A .
$e Contingency for action A .
$f Authorization A .
$h Jurisdiction A .
$i Method of action A .
$j Site of action A .
$k Action agent A .
$l Status A .
$n Extent A .
$o Type of unit A .
$u Uniform Resource Identifier O .
$x Nonpublic note A .
$z Public note A .
$2 Source of term O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
584 ACCUMULATION AND FREQUENCY OF USE O .
$a Accumulation A .
$b Frequency of use A .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
585 EXHIBITIONS NOTE O .
$a Exhibitions note M .
$3 Materials specified O .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
586 AWARDS NOTE O .
$a Awards note M .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
588 SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE O .
$a Source of description note M .
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .