"Full" documentation refers to the
MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
that contains detailed
descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input
conventions and history sections.
"Concise" documentation refers to the
MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
that contains
abridged descriptions of every data element, along with
examples.
884 - Description Conversion Information (R)Full | Concise
FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Fields 880, 883, and 884 are the only 88X fields defined in the MARC 21 holdings format at the present
time. For the most part, these fields carry over the definitions found in the other
MARC
21 formats.
CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY
Field 883 - Machine-generated Metadata Provenance [NEW, 2012]
Field 884 - Description Conversion Information [NEW, 2015]