MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Holdings, Location, Alternate Graphics,
etc. Fields (841- 88X)
Fields 841-88X contain descriptions for data elements which are an integral
part of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data and data elements
which may appear either in bibliographic records or in separate MARC holdings
records.
Field 850 is a bibliographic record field that contains minimal holdings
location holdings location data. Field 852 contains more extensive location
data. Field 856 covers information about the location of electronic resources.
These fields are described in this document. Fields 841-845, 853-855, and
863-878 are only listed here. Fuller descriptions for them appear in the MARC 21 Concise Format
for Holdings Data.
Fields 880, 886, and 887 are special-use bibliographic data fields.
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in
red indicate changes made after the 2000 edition of
the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are included in the 2001
printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.
Items highlighted
in green indicate changes made to the online format
only. These changes will be made in the 2002 printed
edition of the MARC 21
Concise Formats (Available late 2002).
[Described in full under field 841 in
the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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[Described in full under field 842 in
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[Described in full under field 843 in
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[Described in full under field 844 in
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[Described in full under field 845 in
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Information concerning holdings of the described item by the specified
institution.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
Example
850 |
##$aAAP$aCU$aDLC$aMiU |
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Identifies the organization holding the item or from which it is available.
This field may also contain detailed information about how to locate the item in
a collection.
Indicators
- First - Shelving scheme
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Library of Congress classification
- 1 - Dewey Decimal classification
- 2 - National Library of Medicine classification
- 3 - Superintendent of Documents classification
- 4 - Shelving control number
- 5 - Title
Indicates that the item is shelved by a
title. If necessary, this title is contained in subfield $l (Shelving form
of title).
- 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
- Second - Shelving order
A value that indicates whether an item is
shelved under a primary or alternative numbering scheme.
- # - No information provided
- 1 - Primary enumeration
This value is also used when only one
numbering scheme is applicable.
- 2 - Alternative enumeration
Item carries two numbering schemes and is
shelved by the secondary scheme.
Subfield Codes
- $a - Location (NR)
The MARC code for the organization
holding the item or from which it is available. The sources for the MARC code
are the MARC Code List
for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress and
Symbols and
Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada that is maintained by the
National Library of Canada.
- $b - Sublocation or collection (R)
The specific
department, library, collection, etc., within the holding organization in
which the item is located or from which it is available.
- $c - Shelving location (R)
- $e - Address (R)
Street address, city, state, zip code,
and country information for the current physical location of the item.
- $f - Coded location qualifier (R)
A two- or
three-character code that identifies the specific issues of the item that are
located apart from the main holdings of the same item. Subfield $f immediately
follows the subfield $a, $b, or $c being qualified.
- Qualifier type
- l - Latest
The latest, including the current, time or part unit is
housed in a different location.
- p - Previous
The previous, not including the current, time or part
unit is housed in a different location.
- Number of units
- 1-9 - Number of units
When a number is not required to identify the
specific units, the number of units may be omitted. When Qualifier type is
Latest (code 1), the number includes the current time or part unit. When
Qualifier type is Previous (code p), the number does not include the
current time or part unit.
- Unit type:
- Time
- m - Month(s)
- w - Week(s)
- y - Year(s)
- Part
- e - Edition(s)
- i - Issue(s)
- s - Supplement(s)
- $g - Non-coded location qualifier (R)
Free text that is
used when the codes in subfield $f are inadequate for describing the unit that
is located apart from the main holdings of the same item. Subfield $g
immediately follows the subfield $a, $b, or $c being qualified.
- $h - Classification part (NR)
- $i - Item part (R)
- $j - Shelving control number (NR)
- $k - Call number prefix (NR)
- $l - Shelving form of title (NR)
The shelving title of
an unclassified item that is shelved by title.
- $m - Call number suffix (NR)
- $n - Country code (NR)
A two- or three-character MARC
code for the principal location contained in subfield $a. Code from: MARC Code List for Countries
- $p - Piece designation (NR)
An identification of a
single piece when the holdings information does not contain a field 863-865
(Enumeration and Chronology) or 876-878 (Item Information) that contains a
subfield $p (Piece designation).
- $q - Piece physical condition (NR)
A description of any
unusual characteristic of the physical condition of the piece when the
information does not contain a field 863-865 (Enumeration and Chronology) or
876-878 (Item Information) that contains a subfield $q (Piece physical
condition).
- $s - Copyright article-fee code (R)
- $t - Copy number (NR)
A copy number or a range of
numbers for copies that have the same location and call number when the
holdings information does not contain an 863-865 Enumeration and Chronology
field that contains subfield $t (Copy number).
- $x - Nonpublic note (R)
- $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Source of classification or shelving scheme
(NR)
Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators,
Sources, Description Conventions
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
Identifies the part of the
bibliographic item to which the field applies. Subfield $3 is the first
subfield in the field.
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $8 - Sequence number (NR)
To sequence related holdings
records, see field 852, subfield $8 in the MARC 21 Format
for Holdings Data
Examples
852 |
01$aCtY$bMain$hLB201$i.M63 |
852 |
##$aCLU |
852 |
##$aNational Archives and Records
Service$bGenealogical Research
Recording$ePennsylvania Ave. at 8th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. USA$ndcu |
852 |
##$aCSf$bSci$t1 |
852 |
##$aNational Geographic
Society$bPersonnel Dept.$e17th & M
St., N.W., Washington, DC, USA |
852 |
81$a[location
identifier]$bMain$cmezzanine
stacks |
852 |
81$aFrPALP$hPer$iREF |
852 |
4#$aDLC$bMicRR$jMicrofilm
82/528 MicRR |
852 |
##$a[location
identifier]$bMain$coversize
shelving$qchild's graffiti on end papers |
852 |
##$aMH$cCurrent
issues in R.R.$x1-54 on order in Mfiche |
852 |
81$a[location
identifier]$hM$iS:55$p1100064014$xaccession
no.: 90/84370 |
852 |
#0$3Correspondence$a[location
identifier]$bManuscript Division |
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[Described in full under field 853 in
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[Described in full under field 854 in
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[Described in full under field 855 in
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The information needed to locate and access an electronic resource. The field
may be used in a bibliographic record for a resource when that resource or a
subset of it is available electronically. In addition, it may be used to locate
and access an electronic version of a non-electronic resource described in the
bibliographic record or a related electronic resource.
Field 856 is repeated when the location data elements vary (subfields $a, $b,
$d, when used). It is also repeated when more than one access method is used,
different portions of the item are available electronically, mirror sites are
recorded, different formats/resolutions with different URLs are indicated, and
related items are recorded.
Indicators
- First - Access method
A value that defines the access method to the
electronic resource. If the resource is available by more than one access
method, the field is repeated. When recording a URL in subfield $u, the value
corresponds to the access method (URL scheme), which is also the first element
in the string.
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Email
Indicates that access is through the Mail Transfer Protocol
(MAILTP).
- 2 - Remote login (Telnet)
- 3 - Dial-up
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is
through a conventional telephone line.
- 4 - HTTP
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is through
the Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
- 7 - Method specified in subfield $2
- Second - Relationship
A value that identifies the relationship between
the electronic resource at the location identified in field 856 and the item
described in the record as a whole. Subfield $3 is used to provide further
information about the relationship if it is not a one-to-one relationship.
- # - No information provided
- 0 - Resource
Indicates that the electronic location in field 856 is
for the same resource described by the record as a whole. In this case, the
item represented by the bibliographic record is an electronic resource. If
the data in field 856 relates to a constituent unit of the resource
represented by the record, subfield $3 is used to specify the portion(s) to
which the field applies.
- 1 - Version of resource
Indicates that the location in field 856 is
for an electronic version of the resource described by the record. In this
case, the item represented by the bibliographic record is not electronic but
an electronic version is available. If the data in field 856 relates to a
constituent unit of the resource represented by the record, subfield $3 is
used to specify the portion(s) to which the field applies.
- 2 - Related resource
Indicates that the location in field 856 is for
an electronic resource that is related to the item described by the record.
In this case, the item represented by the bibliographic record is not the
electronic resource itself. Subfield $3 can be used to further characterize
the relationship between the electronic item identified in field 856 and the
item represented by the bibliographic record as a whole.
- 8 - No display constant generated
Subfield Codes
- $a - Host name (R)
The fully qualified domain (host
name) of the electronic location. It contains a network address which is
repeated if there is more than one address for the same host.
- $b - Access number (R)
The access number associated with
a host. It can contain the Internet Protocol (IP) numeric address if the item
is an Internet resource, or a telephone number if dial-up access is provided
through a telephone line. This data may change frequently and may be generated
by the system, rather than statically stored.
- $c - Compression information (R)
Information about the
compression of a file, in particular, whether a specific program is required
to decompress the file.
- $d - Path (R)
- $f - Electronic name (R)
- $h - Processor of request (NR)
The username, or
processor of the request; generally the data which precedes the "@" in the
host address.
- $i - Instruction (R)
An instruction needed for the
remote host to process a request.
- $j - Bits per second (NR)
- $k - Password (NR)
- $l - Logon (NR)
Characters needed to connect (i.e.,
logon, login, etc.) to an electronic resource or FTP site.
This subfield is used to record general-use logon strings which do not require
special security.
- $m - Contact for access assistance (R)
- $n - Name of location of host (NR)
The full name of the
location of the host in subfield $a, including its geographical location.
- $o - Operating system (NR)
- $p - Port (NR)
The portion of the address that
identifies the process or service in the host.
- $q - Electronic format type (NR)
An identification of
the electronic format type, which is the data representation of the resource,
such as text/HTML, ASCII, Postscript file, executable application, or JPEG
image. Electronic format type may be taken from enumerated lists such as
registered Internet Media Types (MIME types).
- $r - Settings (NR)
- $s - File size (R)
- $t - Terminal emulation (R)
- $u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)
The URI, which provides standard syntax for locating an object
using existing Internet protocols. Field 856 is structured to allow for the
creation of a URL from the concatenation of other separate 856 subfields.
Subfield $u may be used instead of those separate subfields or in addition to
them.
- $v - Hours access method available (R)
- $w - Record control number (R)
- $x - Nonpublic note (R)
- $y - Link text(R)
Used for display in place of the URL
in subfield $u (Uniform Resource Identifier). When subfield $y is present,
applications should use the contents of it as the link instead of subfield $u
linking to the destination in subfield $u.
- $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Access method (NR)
The access method when the first
indicator position contains value 7.
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control
Subfields
Examples
856 |
0#$umailto:ejap@phil.indiana.edu$iejap
subscription |
856 |
1#$uftp://path.net/pub/docs/urn2urc.ps |
856 |
2#$utelnet://pucc.princeton.edu$nPrinceton
University, Princeton, N.J. |
856 |
3#$alocis.loc.gov$b140.147.254.3$mlconline@loc.gov$t3270$tline
mode (e.g., vt100)$vM-F 06:00-21:30 USA EST, Sat.
08:30-17:00 USA EST, Sun. 13:00-17:00 USA EST |
856 |
40$ujefferson.village.virginia.edu/pmc/contents.all.html |
856 |
7#$3b & w film
neg.$ddag$f3d01926$2file |
856 |
42$3Finding
aid$ulcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ead/jackson.sgm |
856 |
41$uwww.jstor.org/journals/0277903x.html |
856 |
40$uwww.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm$qtext/html |
856 |
1#$uftp://harvarda.harvard.edu$kguest |
856 |
42$3French
version$uwww.cgiar.org/ifpri/reports/0297rpt/0297-ft.htm |
856 |
42$3Essays from annual
reports$uwoodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/publs/ar/index.html |
856 |
1#$uftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors/info-mac/util/color-system-icons.hqx$s16874
bytes |
856 |
2#$utelnet://maine.maine.edu$nUniversity
of Maine$t3270 |
856 |
1#$uftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors2/win3/games/atmoids.zip$cdecompress
with PKUNZIP.exe$xcannot verify because of transfer
difficulty |
856 |
4#$zPart of the Ovid Mental Health
Collection (MHC). Follow instructions on MedMenu page for Ovid
login.$uinfo.med.yale.edu/medmenu/info%5Fcbc.html |
856 |
40$uwww.ref.oclc.org:2000$zAddress
for accessing the journal using authorization number and password through
OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online. Subscription to online
journal required for access to abstracts and full text |
856 |
2#$aanthrax.micro.umn.edu$b128.101.95.23 |
856 |
1#$amaine.maine.edu$cMust
be decompressed with PKUNZIP$fresource.zip |
856 |
0#$akentvm.bitnet$facadlist
file 1$facadlist file2$facadlist
file3 |
856 |
0#$auicvm.bitnet$fAN2$hListserv |
856 |
2#$amadlab.sprl.umich.edu$nUniversity
of Michigan Weather Underground$p3000 |
856 |
10$zFTP access to PostScript version
includes groups of article files with.pdf
extension$aftp.cdc.gov$d/pub/EIS/vol*no*/adobe$f*.pdf$lanonymous$qapplication/pdf |
856 |
4#$ususdl.fcla.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~fdl/fdlcgi?FA00000011%2Fjpg$yElectronic
resource (JPEG) |
856 |
4#$ususdl.fcla.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~fdl/fdlcgi?FA00000011%2Fpdf$yElectronic
resource (PDF) |
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[Described in full under field 863 in
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[Described in full under field 864 in
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[Described in full under field 865 in
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[Described in full under field 866 in
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[Described in full under field 867 in
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[Described in full under field 868 in
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[Described in full under field 876 in
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[Described in full under field 877 in
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[Described in full under field 878 in
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The fully content-designated representation, in a
different script, of another field in the same record. Field 880 is
linked to the associated regular field by subfield $6 (Linkage). The first and
second indicator positions in field 880 have the same definition and values as
the indicators in the associated field. The subfield codes in field 880 are the
same as those defined in the associated field except for subfield $6. The data in field 880 may be in more than one script.
Indicators
- First - Same as associated field
- Second - Same as associated field
Subfield Codes
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control
Subfields
- $a-z Same as associated field
- $0-5 Same as associated field
- $7-9 Same as associated field
Examples
880 |
2#$6110-01/(2/r$a<Heading
in Hebrew script linked to associated field> |
880 |
##$6530-00/(2/r$a<Additional
physical form available information in Hebrew script> |
880 |
1#$6100-01/(N$a<Heading
in Cyrillic script> |
880 |
10$6245-02/$1$a<Chinese
characters> |
880 |
##$6260-02/(2/r$a<Tel
Aviv> :$b)<Hebrew
characters>$c<1985> |
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Used when converting foreign MARC records into the MARC format. Contains data
from a foreign MARC record for which there is no corresponding MARC field.
Indicators
- First - Type of field
A value that indicates the type of foreign MARC
field from which the data is converted.
- 1 - Variable control fields (002-009)
- 2 - Variable data fields (010-999)
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Tag of the foreign MARC field (NR)
Subfield $a is
not present when the first indicator value is 0 (Leader). When it is present,
subfield $a is the second subfield in the field.
- $b - Content of the foreign MARC field (NR)
- $2 - Source of data (NR)
Contains the MARC code for the
foreign MARC format from which the record is converted. Must be first subfield
in the field. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators,
Sources, Description Conventions
- $a-z - Foreign MARC subfield (R)
- $0-9 - Foreign MARC subfield (R)
Examples
886 |
0#$2intermrc$b00860nambb6200206###4500 |
886 |
2#$2ibermarc$a019$b##$aVG
586-1992 |
886 |
2#$2unimrur$a709$b1#$aNapalkov
(Litvak), Vladimir Nikolaevich: sm. |
886 |
2#$2ukmarc$a690$b00$a00030$dGreat
Britain$z11030$abutterflies$z21030$alife
cycles |
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Contains data from non-MARC records for which there are
no corresponding MARC 21 fields. Used when converting non-MARC records into the
MARC 21 format.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
Examples
887 |
##$a<TextPublicationData>20000617</TextPublicationDate>$2[code
for schema or DTD reference] |
887 |
##$a<Box><eastlimit>0</eastlimit><westlimit>180</westlimit></Box>
$2[code for schema or DTD
reference] |
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