Bibliographic Record Variable-Length Fields (Sierra)

Field Number

Field

Description

Field Group Tag or Default MARC Tag

Data in Field Entered by

Limits

Examples

MARC Leader

A system-generated variable-length field that uses no indicators or subfield identifiers, that stores information about a bibliographic record and the record's structure. See Leader Field.

_ or LEADER

system/

libraries

N/A

#####nam 22#####Ia 4500

1

LOCATIONS

Appears if the fixed-length field LOCATION is MULTI. If multiple copies are sent to multiple branches or locations, and the fixed-length field LOCATION is therefore "MULTI", the variable-length LOCATIONS field is created and displays the locations and number of copies (if it is more than one). 

This field cannot be edited; it can be changed by editing the fixed-length field LOCATION. 

See also LOCATIONS field in the checkin record and LOCATIONS field in order record.

1

system

N/A

MULTI, asgv,flv, ws

a

AUTHOR

Author - use the authorized form of name from the Name Authority File (NAF). Fictitious people and non-human entities can be creators.

• Author/creator (100 |a)

• Relationship designtor (100 | e)

• Corporate creator (110 |a)

a or 100 |a, 100 |e, 110 |a

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

a1001 |aThoreau, Henry David,|d1817-1862.

b

AUTH/LLUS

Alternative authors or Added Entry - Personal Name (R)

b or 700 or 710

Meggers, Betty Jane,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80001224|eauthor.

d

SUBJECT

Subject.

• Subject is a person (600)

• Subject is a corporate body (610)

• Subject has a title (630)

• Subject is topical subject heading (650)

• Subject is a geographic location or area (651)

• Subject is a genre (655/7)

d or 600, 610, 630, 650,651, 655/7

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

d650 0|aEnglish prose literature|xHistory and criticism.

e

EDITION

Edition.

Transcribe from the item. Do not abbreviate unless the abbreviation appears on the item.

e or 250

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

e250 |a5th ed.,|bcomplete.

f

INPUTTER

This can be used to record the initials of the person who input the record.

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

aka or kma

g

GOVT. DOC#

Government Document Number. SUDOCS number

g or 086

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

g086|aLBE1/15.10/Mo.-Year/Mo.-Year|2codocs

h

LIB HAS

See also LIB HAS field in checkin record.

h or 85x/86x or 866-868

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

h850 |a45-|b1965-|n[Microfilm=1-44 1921-1964] Per BR 1 .J65

i

ISBN/ISSN

Standard number. This is a standard identification number—often this field is re-named ISBN, ISBN/ISSN, or ISSN.

• ISBN (020 | a)

• Other ISBNs (020 |z)

• ISSN (022)

• UPC (024 1\)

• Publisher’s number (028)

i or 020 |a, 020 |z, 022, 024 1\, 028

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

i020 |a0308101278;|a0308101731 (pbk.)

j

ALT CALL#

Alternative class numbers lack the cutter; they classify the subject of the work but do not identify a given work in a unique way (which is the function of the cutter). 

On DLC |c DLC records alternative class numbers are on the 050 field following the complete class number.

j or 050 or 082

Maximum 10,000 characters

j050|PZ10.C3335|bWo4

j050|RC489.E7|bF46

k

TOC DATA

Table of contents data.

k or 970

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

k97011|tAcknowledgements

k97011|l1|tIntroduction|p1

l

LCCN

LC Control Number. A unique number is assigned to a record by LC or a Linked Systems Project partner contributing authority records to the Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO) database. 

l or 010

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

l010 |a75009688 //r79

m

LOAD NOTE

The load profiles automatically create this note. It identifies the profile that was used and which month it happened. 

If the load was from OCLC, it also identifies the library.

m or 995

system

Maximum 10,000 characters

m995|Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2022.12

n

NOTE

Free text note.

• General note (500)

• Table of Contents note (505)

• Summary note (520)

• System details note (538)

• Language note (546)

n or 500, 505, 520, 538, 546

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

n500 |a"Background information," an edited transcript of interviews between L. C. Lewin and "John Doe," pseudonymous group member who released the report: p. xvii-xxx.

o

BIB UTIL#

Bibliographic Utility Number. The control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing the record.

OCLC or SkyRiver number. We allow records to include both numbers to improve record matching.

o or 001

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

o001 2505480

p

PUBLISHER

Publication information.

If you can’t find the publisher easily, use [publisher not identified].

• Place of publication (264\ 1|a)

• Publisher (264 \1 |b)

• Date (264 \1 |c)

• Copyright date (264 \4 |c)

p or 264\ 1|a, 264 \1 |b, 264 \1 |c, 264 \4 |c

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

P264 1 |aBloomington, Ill.,|bMcKnight & McKnight|c[1967]

q

OTHER TITLE (q)

Other titles, such as cover titles. Include anything that would aid in searching, such as spelling out numerals or variant spellings, even if they do not appear on the item.

q or 776

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

q776|iOnline version:|aStern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984.|tPrehistoric Europe, from stone age man to the early Greeks.|b[1st ed.].|dNew York, Norton [1969]|w(OCoLC)581278481

r

DESCRIPTN

Description.

• Collation field - physical description (300)

• Content/Media/Carrier fields to replace old general material designation in the 245|h (336, 337, 338)

r or 300, 336, 337, 338

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

r300 |axx, 453, xvii p.|billus., maps, diagrs., plans.|c23 cm.

s

SERIES

Series name.

• Series statement (490)

• Series added entry - personal name (800)

• Series uniform title (830)

s or 490, 800 830

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

s4901 |aThe Civil War

s830 0|aCivil War.

t

TITLE

Title.

• Uniform title main entry when the uniform title differs from the transcribed title (130)

• Uniform title when creator is main entry in a 1xx (240)

• Title that is transcribed from the title page except for capitalization (245 |ab)

• Statement of responsibility (245 |c)

t or 130, 240, 245 |ab, 245|c

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

t24514|aThe talkative President;|bthe off-the-record press conferences of Calvin Coolidge.|cEdited by Howard H. Quint & Robert H. Ferrell.

u

OTHER TITLE (u)

A title equivalent to the title in the t or 245 field of the same record.

Other titles, such as cover titles. Include anything that would aid in searching, such as spelling out numerals or variant spellings, even if they don’t appear on the item.

• Key title (222)

• Alternate Key title (229)

• Additional titles (246)

u or 222, 229, 246

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

u2463 |aEverybody's guide to small claims court.

u2463 |aSmall claims court.

v

LOCAL INFO

They should be in the field group tag v for LOCAL INFO.

Only 590, 690 and 691 fields with LOCAL INFO field group tags are protected from overlay.

These should be used for local information.

v or 590 or 690 or 691

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

v590|ACL000096315 2-17-93 pur (ed./psych.) $31.95 PBK

w

RELATED TO

Related work.

w or 787

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

w7871 |tApplied economics.

x

CONTINUES

Preceding title, continues, supersedes.

x or 780

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

x78000|tWorld-Wide WebWeek|x1081-3071|w(DLC)sn 95001277|w(OCoLC)32137924

y

MISC

Miscellaneous.

• Authority process note (948)

• No authority (958)

• Local change note (998)

y or 948, 958, 998

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

y948|MARCIVE Comp, in 2022.12

z

CONT’D BY

Succeeding title, continued by, superseded by.

z or 785

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

z78500|tInternet world (Westport, Conn. : 1998)|x1097-8291|w(DLC) 98660750|w(OCoLC)38306011

!

MARC Tag

Each field has a MARC tag that can be used to narrow down a search in Create Lists

! or any other MARC tag

libraries

Limited to MARC tag and first indictor

!245|a

!100|a

^

LINKED REC

URL associated with the bibliographic record.

^ or 856 40 |u

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

856 72 |uhttp://www.iii.com|zConnect to III

8

HOLD

Holds. Maintained by the system as items are requested by patrons and pages.

8

system

N/A

8P#=116718, I#=1000357, P=12-21-12, NNB=12-25-13 (4 days), RLA =41, NNA=01-31-98, ST=0, TP=b, PU=main

Field Number

Field

Description

Field Group Tag or Default MARC Tag

Data in Field Entered by

Limits

Examples

MARC Leader

A system-generated variable-length field that uses no indicators or subfield identifiers, that stores information about a bibliographic record and the record's structure. See Leader Field.

_ or LEADER

system/

libraries

N/A

#####nam 22#####Ia 4500

a

AUTHOR

Author

• Author/creator (100 |a)

• Relationship designtor (100 | e)

• Corporate creator (110 |a)

100 |a, 100 |e, 110 |a

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

a1001 |aThoreau, Henry David,|d1817-1862.

b

OTHER NAME

A personal name heading that is equivalent to the heading contained in the 1XX field of the same record.

b or 700

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

b7001 |aDiValentin, Maria Messuri,|d1911-|tSculpture for beginners.

c

CALL #

Call number.

See the call number in the checkin and item record.

c or 090, 092, 099

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

c092 |a621.381|bB TESLA

d

SUBJECT

Subject.

• Personal name subject (600)

• Corporate subject (610)

• Title subject (630)

• Topical subject (650)

• Geographic subject (651)

• Subject is a genre (655/7)

• Local subject (6xx/7)

d or 600, 610, 630, 650, 651, 655/7, 6xx\7

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

d650 0|aEnglish prose literature|xHistory and criticism.

d650 0|aEnglish language|xStyle.

e

EDITION

Edition.

e or 250

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

e250 |a5th ed.,|bcomplete.

f

TOC DATA

Table of contents data.

f or 690

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

f690|Family Place Collection (MDE)

g

GOVT.DOC#

Government Document Number. SUDOCS number

g or 086

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

g086|aLBE1/15.10/Mo.-Year/Mo.-Year|2codocs

h

LIB. HAS

See also LIB HAS field in checkin record.

h or 85x/86x or 866-868

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

h850 |a45-|b1965-|n[Microfilm=1-44 1921-1964] Per BR 1 .J65

h863 |avol.74:no.1 (Spring 1994)-vol.74:no.2 (Summer 1994)

i

ISBN/ISSN

Standard number. This is a standard identification number—often this field is re-named ISBN, ISBN/ISSN, or ISSN.

• ISBN (020)

• ISSN (022)

•  

i or 020, 022

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

i020 |a0308101278;|a0308101731 (pbk.)

k

CONTENTS

Listing of the table of contents in ISBD format.

• Table of Contents note (505)

k or 505

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

K5050 |[v. 1] Rocky Mountain National Park -- v. 2. Trails of the Front Range: Indian Peaks to Rogers Pass.

l

LC CARD #

l or 010

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

l010|2021922900

m

SUMMARY

A short objective summary of the item, often lifted from a

publisher’s description, editing out biased language if

necessary.

• Summary note (520)

m or 520

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

m520|A doctor's memoir about his father's experience of dementia, and an overview of the history of and latest findings on the disease.

n

NOTE

Free text note.

• General note (500)

• System details note (538)

• Language note (546)

• Local note (590)

• Carnegie note (599)

n or 500, 538, 546, 590, 599

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

n500 |a"Background information," an edited transcript of interviews between L. C. Lewin and "John Doe," pseudonymous group member who released the report: p. xvii-xxx.

o

BIB UTIL#

Bibliographic Utility Number. The control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing the record. For example, the OCLC, RLIN or UTLAS number.

o or 001

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

o001 2505480

p

PUBLISHER

Publication information.

If you can’t find the publisher easily, use [publisher not identified].

• Place of publication (264\ 1|a)

• Publisher (264 \1 |b)

• Date (264 \1 |c)

• Copyright date (264 \4 |c)

p or 264\ 1|a, 264 \1 |b, 264 \1 |c, 264 \4 |c

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

p260 |aBloomington, Ill.,|bMcKnight & McKnight|c[1967]

q

RELATED TO

Related work.

w or 787

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

w7871 |tApplied economics.

w7871 |tApplied financial economics.

r

DESCRIPT

Description.

• Collation field (300)

• Content/Media
  / Carrier [CMC
  fields or 33x]

r or 300, 336, 337, 338

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

r300 |axx, 453, xvii p.|billus., maps, diagrs., plans.|c23 cm.

s

SERIES

Series name.

• Series statement (490)

• Series added entry – personal
  name (800)

• Series uniform title (830)

s or 490, 800, 830

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

s4901 |aThe Civil War

s830 0|aCivil War.

t

TITLE

Title.

• Uniform title (130)

• Title that is transcribed from the title page except for capitalization (245 |ab)

• Statement of responsibility (245 |c)

• General Material Designation (245 |h)

• Form (245 |k)

t or 130, 245 |ab, 245|c, 245 |h, 245 | k

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

t24514|aThe talkative President;|bthe off-the-record press conferences of Calvin Coolidge.|cEdited by Howard H. Quint & Robert H. Ferrell.

u

ADD TITLE

A title equivalent to the title in the t or 245 field of the same record.

• Uniform title (240)

• Additional titles (246)

u or 240, 246

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

u2463 |aEverybody's guide to small claims court.

u2463 |aSmall claims court.

v

OTHER #

Preceding title, continues, supersedes.

• UPC (024 1\)

• Publisher’s number (028)

v or 024 1\, 028

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

x78000|tWorld-Wide WebWeek|x1081-3071|w(DLC)sn 95001277|w(OCoLC)32137924

x

CONTINUES

Preceding title, continues, supersedes.

x or 780

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

x78000|tWorld-Wide WebWeek|x1081-3071|w(DLC)sn 95001277|w(OCoLC)32137924

y

MARC

Identifies the source of the number in the 001. Usually, SKY is for SkyRiver, but it may be a vendor or other code.

• Key Title (222)

• URL (865 40 |u)

• Authority process note (948)

• No authority (958)

• Load note (995)

• Local change note (998)

y or 222, 865 40 |u, 948, 958, 995, 998

y998|b0|c000411|dg|ea  |f-|ieng|g2|hbc

z

CONT’D By

Succeeding title, continued by, superseded by.

z or 785

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

z78500|tInternet world (Westport, Conn. : 1998)|x1097-8291|w(DLC) 98660750|w(OCoLC)38306011

!

MARC Tag

Each field has a MARC tag that can be used to narrow down a search in Create Lists

! or any other MARC tag

libraries

Limited to MARC tag and first indictor

!245|a

!100|a

^

LINKED REC

URL associated with the bibliographic record.

^ or 856

libraries

Maximum 10,000 characters

856 72 |uhttp://www.iii.com|zConnect to III

8

HOLD

Holds. Maintained by the system as items are requested by patrons and pages.

8

system

N/A

8P#=116718, I#=1000357, P=12-21-12, NNB=12-25-13 (4 days), RLA =41, NNA=01-31-98, ST=0, TP=b, PU=main