440 - Series Title (R)
MARC 21 Community Information - Full
October 2003
First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined
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Second Indicator
Nonfiling characters
0 - No nonfiling characters present
1-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present
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Subfield Codes
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$a - Title (NR)
$n - Number of part/section (R)
$p - Name of part/section (R)
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$v - Sequential designation (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
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FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Name of a series when an event is part of a series.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ INDICATORS
First Indicator - Undefined Undefined and contains a blank (#).
Second Indicator - Nonfiling characters Value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite
or indefinite article (e.g., The, An) at the beginning of a series title that are
disregarded in sorting and filing processes.
0 - No nonfiling characters present No initial article character positions are disregarded.Diacritical marks or special characters at the beginning of a series title
field that does not begin with an initial article are not counted as nonfiling
characters.
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#0$aBaroque Concert Series
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1-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present A non-zero value indicates that a title begins with a definite or indefinite
article that is disregarded in sorting and filing processes. Any diacritical
mark, space or mark of punctuation associated with the article and any space or
mark of punctuation preceding the first filing character after the article is
included in the count of nonfiling characters. Any diacritic, however,
associated with the first filing character is
not included in the count
of nonfiling characters.
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#4$aThe Bible Studies Seminar
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■ SUBFIELD CODES
$a - Title Series title, exclusive of any name or number of a part/section.
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#0$aLearning through Performers Program
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$n - Number of part/section Number designation for a part/section of a series title. Numbering is
defined as an indication of sequencing in any form, e.g., Part 1, Section A.
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#0$aDrug Rehabilitation.$nSeries IV
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$p - Name of part/section Name designation of a part/section of a series title.
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#0$aSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra Lecture Series.$pChopin
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$v - Sequential designation Sequential designation associated with the series.
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#0$a1993 Summer Season,$v35
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$8 - Field link and sequence number
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Punctuation - Field 440 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an
abbreviation, an initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation.