MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Classification and Call Number Fields (05X-08X)



Fields 050-088 fields contain classification and call numbers related to the item described in the bibliographic record. Identification of the character sets used in encoding the bibliographic data is also provided for by a field in this group.

050 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER (R)


A classification or call number that is taken from Library of Congress Classification or LC Classification Additions and Changes. The brackets that customarily surround alternate class/call numbers are not carried in the MARC record; they may be generated based on the presence of repeated $a subfields.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


050

#4$aNB933.F44 $bT6

050

10$aBJ1533.C4 $bL49

050

00$aJK609 $b.M2

050

00$aZ7164.N3 $bL34 no. 9 $aZ7165.R42 $aHC517.R42

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051 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPY, ISSUE, OFFPRINT STATEMENT (R)


Information added to a bibliographic record by LC that relates to copies, issues, and/or offprints of the described item that are in its collections.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


051

##$aQE75 $b.G4 $c2d set.

051

##$aMicrofilm $b3741 HV $cMicrofilm.

051

##$aRC310 $b.W59 $cOffprint. Cover dated 1947.

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052 - GEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION CODE (R)


A code for the main geographic area and any applicable subareas associated with the item. The geographic classification code is derived from Library of Congress Classification Class G and expanded Cutter number lists for place names that are maintained by the Library of Congress.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


052

##$a3810

052

##$a4034 $bR4 $bR8

052

##$a4033 $bF65

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055 - CALL NUMBERS/CLASS NUMBERS ASSIGNED IN CANADA (R)


A classification or call number that is assigned by the National Library of Canada or a contributing Canadian library.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


055

#5$aHT154

055

01$aM1679.18

055

12$aTS800

055

00$aJK609 $bM2

055

01$aM1679.18

055

#3$aDS598 S7 $b.B34

055

18$aKF385 ZB5 $bC6 $2kfmod

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060 - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER (R)


A classification or call number that is taken from National Library of Medicine Classification schedules QS-QZ and W or from Library of Congress Classification schedules as used by NLM for peripheral and related topics. The legend DNLM: and the arabic number that precede an NLM call number, and the brackets that surround the entire statement are not carried in the MARC record. They may be generated based on the field tag. The space-slash-space that separates alternate NLM call numbers is not carried in the MARC record; it may be generated based on the presence of repeated $a subfields.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


060

#4$aW1 $bJO706M

060

00$aWM 270 $bMP16 no. 4 1969

060

10$aWA 540 AA1 $bB8p 1972

060

00$aW3 $bNU36 no. 28 1993

060

00$aW1 $bDE111AL v.4 pt.A 1990 $aTP 248.2 D293b 1990

060

00$aKK1110 $aWD 320

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061 - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE COPY STATEMENT (R)


Information added to a bibliographic record by NLM that relates to second copies or sets of the described item that are in its collections.

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Subfield Codes


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066 - CHARACTER SETS PRESENT (NR)


Information that indicates that the character set present in a record is other than the default MARC Latin sets (ASCII and ANSEL). A detailed description of the standard escape sequences used in MARC records is provided in
MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


066

##$a(N


[The Intermediate character in the designation sequence is 2816 (ASCII graphic "(" ) that identifies the character set as one byte per character, and the Final character is 4E16 (ASCII graphic "N") that identifies the Basic Cyrillic character set.]



066

##$b$)1


[The Intermediate character in the designation sequence is 2416 (ASCII graphic "$") 2916 (ASCII graphic ")" ) that identifies the character set as multiple bytes per character, and the Final character is 3116 (ASCII graphic "1") that identifies the MARC Chinese, Japanese, Korean character set.]

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070 - NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY CALL NUMBER (R)


A classification or call number that is assigned by the National Agricultural Library.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


070

0#$a105.2 $bW122

070

1#$aHD281.I5 $bno. 5

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071 - NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY COPY STATEMENT (R)


Information added to a bibliographic record by NAL that relates to second copies or sets of the described item that are in its collections.

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Subfield Codes


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072 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE (R)


A code for the subject category that is associated with the described item.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


072

#0$aK800

072

#7$aE5 $x.510 $2mesh

072

#7$a17 $x02.1 $2cosatisc

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074 - GPO ITEM NUMBER (R)


A number assigned by the U.S. Government Printing Office to publications to manage their distribution within its Depository Library System.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


074

##$a334-C-1

074

##$a277-A-2 (MF)

074

##$a1022-A $z1012-A

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080 - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER (R)


A number taken from the Universal Decimal Classification scheme.

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Subfield Code

Examples


080

##$a971.1/.2

080

##$a631.321:631.411.3

080

##$a821.113.1 $x(494) $2[edition information]

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082 - DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER (R)


The classification number is taken from Dewey Decimal Classification, Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification, and/or DC&: Dewey Decimal Classification Additions, Notes and Decisions, all of which are maintained by the Library of Congress. The brackets enclosing a DDC number that appear on printed products are not carried in the MARC record. They may be generated based on the field tag.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


082

00$a697/.78 $220

082

10$a914.3 $212

082

00$a343.7306/8 $a347.30368 $220

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084 - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER (R)


Contains a call number or classification number from a scheme not covered by one of the other number fields. The field should not be used for classification numbers assigned from a source for which a subfield $2 source of number code would not be assigned.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


084

##$a016 $a014 $a018 $a122 $2frbnpnav

084

##$aKB112.554 $bU62 1980 $2laclaw

084

##$a8501(043) $2rueskl

084

##$aCA2 PQ C07 81P52 $2cacodoc

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086 - GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT CALL NUMBER (R)


The classification number assigned to documents by designated agencies in countries that have a government documents classification program.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


086

##$aHEU/G74.3C49 $2ordocs

086

0#$aA 13.28:F 61/2/981 Glacier

086

0#$aHE 20.6209:13/45

086

0#$aITC 1.12:TA-503 (A)-18 AND 332- 279

086

0#$aA 1.1: $zA 1.1/3:984

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088 - REPORT NUMBER (R)


A report number that is not a Standard Technical Report Number (field 027)
. (The number is an agency-assigned data element.)

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


088

##$aSTRATLAB-71-98

088

##$aNASA-RP-1124-REV-3 $zNASA-RP-1124-REV-2

088

##$zNASA-TN-D-8008

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