MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Control Fields (001-006)
Fields 001-006 contain control numbers and other control and coded
information that are used in processing MARC bibliographic records. Each control
field is identified by a field tag in the Directory and contains either a single
data element or a series of fixed-length data elements identified by relative
character position. Variable control fields contain neither indicator positions
nor subfield codes.
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the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are included in the 2001
printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.
The control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or
distributing the record. The MARC code for the organization is contained in
field 003 (Control Number Identifier).
Examples
001 |
###86104385# |
001 |
14919759 |
001 |
#####9007496 |
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The MARC code for the organization whose control number is contained in field
001 (Control Number). The source of the code is the MARC Code List for
Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress. For
Canadian organizations, the source of the code is Symbols and Interlibrary Loan
Policies in Canada that is maintained by the National Library of
Canada.
Examples
003 |
DLC |
003 |
OCoLC |
003 |
DNLM |
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Sixteen characters that indicate the date and time of the latest record
transaction and serve as a version identifier for the record. They are recorded
according to Representation of Dates and Times (ISO 8601). The date
requires 8 numeric characters in the pattern yyyymmdd. The time
requires 8 numeric characters in the in the pattern hhmmss.f, expressed
in terms of the 24-hour (00-23) clock.
Example
005 |
19940223151047.0 |
|
[February 23, 1994, 3:10:47
P.M.] |
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This field contains 18 character positions (00-17) that provide for coding
information about special aspects of the item being cataloged that cannot be
coded in field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements). It is used in cases when an
item has multiple characteristics. It is also used to record the coded serial
aspects of nontextual serials.
The field has a tree structure, whereby the code given in 006/00 (Form of
material) determines the data elements defined for subsequent character
positions. Except for code s (Serial), the codes in field 006/00 correspond to
those in Leader/06 (Type of record). For each occurrence of field 006, the codes
defined for character positions 01-17 will be the same as those defined in the
corresponding field 008, character positions 18-34. Configurations of field 006
are given in the following order: books, computer file, map, music, serials,
visual material, and mixed material.
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--BOOKS
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- t - Manuscript language material
- 01-04 - Illustrations
See the description of positions 18-21
(Illustrations) under 008--BOOKS
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target
audience) under 008--BOOKS
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item)
under 008--BOOKS
- 07-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 24-27
(Nature of contents) under 008--BOOKS
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28
(Government publication) under 008--BOOKS
- 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29
(Conference publication) under 008--BOOKS
- 13 - Festschrift
See the description of position 30 (Festschrift) under
008--BOOKS
- 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--BOOKS
- 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Literary form
See the description of position 33 (Literary form)
under 008--BOOKS
- 17 - Biography
See the description of position 34 (Biography) under
008--BOOKS
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--COMPUTER
FILES section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- 01-04 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target
audience) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 06-08 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 09 - Type of computer file
See the description of position 26 (Type of
computer file) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 10 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28
(Government publication) under 008--COMPUTER
FILES
- 12-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MAPS
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- e - Cartographic material
- f - Manuscript cartographic material
- 01-04 - Relief
See the description of positions 18-21 (Relief) under
008--MAPS
- 05-06 - Projection
See the description of positions 22-23 (Projection)
under 008--MAPS
- 07 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 08 - Type of cartographic material
See the description of position 25
(Type of cartographic material) under 008--MAPS
- 09-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28
(Government publication) under 008--MAPS
- 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item)
under 008--MAPS
- 13 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 14 - Index
See the description of position 31 (Index) under 008--MAPS
- 15 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16-17 - Special format characteristics
See the description of positions
33-34 (Special format characteristics) under 008--MAPS
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MIXED
MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- 01-05 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item)
under 008--MIXED
MATERIALS
- 07-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--MUSIC
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- d - Manuscript notated music
- i - Nonmusical sound recording
- j - Musical sound recording
- 01-02 - Form of composition
See the description of positions 18-19
(Form of composition) under 008--MUSIC
- 03 - Format of music
See the description of position 20 (Format of
music) under 008--MUSIC
- 04 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target
audience) under 008--MUSIC
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item)
under 008--MUSIC
- 07-12 - Accompanying matter
See the description of positions 24-29
(Accompanying matter) under 008--MUSIC
- 13-14 - Literary text for sound recordings
See the description of
positions 30-31 (Literary text for sound recordings) under 008--MUSIC
- 15-17 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--SERIALS
section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- 01 - Frequency
See the description of position 18 (Frequency) under
008--SERIALS
- 02 - Regularity
See the description of position 19 (Regularity) under
008--SERIALS
- 03 - ISSN center
See the description of position 20 (ISSN center) under
008--SERIALS
- 04 - Type of continuing resource
See the
description of position 21 (Type of continuing
resource) under 008--SERIALS
- 05 - Form of original item
See the description of position 22 (Form of
original item) under 008--SERIALS
- 06 - Form of item
See the description of position 23 (Form of item)
under 008--SERIALS
- 07 - Nature of entire work
See the description of position 24 (Nature
of entire work) under 008--SERIALS
- 08-10 - Nature of contents
See the description of positions 25-27
(Nature of contents) under 008--SERIALS
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28
(Government publication) under 008--SERIALS
- 12 - Conference publication
See the description of position 29
(Conference publication) under 008--SERIALS
- 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Original alphabet or script of title
See the description of
position 33 (Original alphabet or script of title) under 008--SERIALS
- 17 - Entry convention
See the description of
position 34 (Entry convention) under 008--SERIALS
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For descriptions of character positions 01-17, see the descriptions of
corresponding character positions 18-34 in the 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS section of Control Field 008.
Character Positions
- 00 - Form of material
- k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
- r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object
- 01-03 - Running time
See the description of positions 18-20 (Running
time) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 04 - Undefined
- Contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 05 - Target audience
See the description of position 22 (Target
audience) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 06-10 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 11 - Government publication
See the description of position 28
(Government publication) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 12 - Form of item
See the description of position 29 (Form of item)
under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 13-15 - Undefined
- Each contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | ) character
- 16 - Type of visual material
See the description of position 33 (Type
of visual material) under 008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
- 17 - Technique
See the description of position 34 (Technique) under
008--VISUAL
MATERIALS
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