MARC 21 Format for Community Information Data: 008: Fixed-Length Data Elements-General Information (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

Fifteen character positions (00-14) that contain positionally-defined, coded information about the record as a whole or about special community information aspects of the item being recorded. Each character position must contain either a defined code or a fill character ( | ). Code n (Not applicable), when it is defined for a data element, indicates that the character position definition does not apply.

These coded data elements are potentially useful for retrieval and data management purposes. A fill character may be used in a particular character position when the creator of the record has decided not to attempt to supply a defined code.

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00-05 - Date entered on file

Computer-generated, six-character numeric stringthat indicates the date the MARC record was created. The date is recorded in the pattern yymmdd.

Use yy for the year, mm for the month, and dd for the day). The date entered on file in 008/00-05 is never changed. The date and time of latest transaction information in field 005 changes each time a transaction is made to the record. The latest transaction information enables an organization handling more than one version of a record to identify the most current version.


008/00-05	930819 [The record was entered into the system on August 19, 1993.]

06 - Volunteer opportunities

Whether opportunities for volunteers are available. This information may be described textually in field 571 (Volunteers Note),first indicator value 0 (Opportunities).

Volunteers are usually expected to go through some training in order to serve and usually have to agree to serve a certain number of hours, etc.

a - No volunteer opportunities

b - Volunteer opportunities

Volunteer opportunities are available.

n - Not applicable

Volunteer opportunities information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether there are volunteer opportunities.

07 - Volunteers provided

Whether the services of volunteers are provided. This information may be described textually in field 571 (Volunteers Note), first indicator value 1 (Services provided).

a - No volunteers provided

b - Volunteers provided

n - Not applicable

Volunteers provided information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether volunteers are provided.

08 - Child care arrangements

Whether child care is provided. This information may be described textually in field 576 (Services Available Note), first indicator value 0 (Child care arrangements).

a - No child care arrangements

b - Child care arrangements

Child care arrangements are provided.

n - Not applicable

Child care arrangements information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether there are child care arrangements.

09 - Speakers bureau

Whether speakers are available. This information may be described textually in field 576 (Services Available Note), first indicator value 1 (Speakers bureau).

a - No speakers bureau

b - Speakers bureau

Speakers bureau is available.

n - Not applicable

Speakers bureau information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether there is a speakers bureau.

10 - Mutual support groups

Whether meetings of informal groups to discuss specific concerns are available. This information may be described textually in field 576 (Services Available Note), first indicator value 2 (Mutual support groups).

a - No mutual support groups

b - Mutual support groups

Mutual support groups are available.

n - Not applicable

Mutual support information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether there are mutual support groups.

11 - Meeting rooms and facilities available

Whether rooms or other facilities are available. This information may be described textually in field 311 (Meeting Rooms and Facilities Available).

Facilities include swimming pools, bowling alleys, and theaters.

a - No meeting rooms and facilities

b - Meeting rooms and facilities

Meeting rooms and facilities are available for use.

n - Not applicable

Meeting rooms and facilities information is not applicable to the community information entity involved.

u - Unknown

It is not known whether meeting rooms and facilities are available for use by others.

12-14 - Language

Three-character MARC code that indicates the language associated with the community information entity. Code from: MARC Code List for Languages. When more than one language is associated with the entity, all appropriate codes are given in field 041 (Language Code) and the predominant language code is recorded in 008/12-14. Language information may be described textually in field 546 (Language Note).

When there is more than one language, the code recorded in 008/12-14 must always be the same as the first code in field 041, subfield $a. When there is only one language associated with the community information entity, the code for that language is recorded. If there is no predominant language associated with the community information entity, the codes are recorded in English alphabetical order in field 041, and the first one is recorded in 008/12-14.


008/12-14	spa [The language of the event is Spanish. No 041 field is needed.]


Leader/07		p
008/12-14	eng
041	0#$aeng$achi$afre$arus
546	##$aThe staff speaks English, Chinese, French, and Russian.


Leader/07		p
008/12-14	eng
041	0#$aeng$aspa
546	##$aThe staff speaks English and Spanish.

008 - Fixed-Length Data Elements-General Information (NR)

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