USMARC Concise Bibliographic: Holdings, Location, Alternate Graphics, etc. Fields (841-88X)
Fields 841-886 contain descriptions for data elements which are an integral part of the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data and data elements which may appear either in bibliographic records or in separate USMARC 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 USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.
Fields 880 and 886 are special-use bibliographic data fields.
- 841 - HOLDINGS CODED DATA VALUES (NR)
- 842 - TEXTUAL PHYSICAL FORM DESIGNATOR (NR)
- 843 - REPRODUCTION NOTE (R)
- 844 - NAME OF UNIT (NR)
- 845 - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE (R)
- 850 - HOLDING INSTITUTION (R)
- 852 - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER (R)
- 853 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
- 854 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
- 855 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--INDEXES (R)
- 856 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS (R)
- 863 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
- 864 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
- 865 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--INDEXES (R)
- 866 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
- 867 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
- 868 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--INDEXES (R)
- 876 - ITEM INFORMATION--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
- 877 - ITEM INFORMATION--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
- 878 - ITEM INFORMATION--INDEXES (R)
- 880 - ALTERNATE GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION (R)
- 886 - FOREIGN MARC INFORMATION FIELD (R)
841 - HOLDINGS CODED DATA VALUES (NR)
[Described in full under field 841 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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842 - TEXTUAL PHYSICAL FORM DESIGNATOR (NR)
[Described in full under field 842 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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843 - REPRODUCTION NOTE (R)
[Described in full under field 843 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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844 - NAME OF UNIT (NR)
[Described in full under field 844 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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845 - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE (R)
[Described in full under field 845 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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850 - HOLDING INSTITUTION (R)
Information concerning holdings of the described item by the specified institution.
Indicators
Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)
Subfield Codes
- $a - Holding institution (R)
The NUC symbol for or the name of the institution holding the item. (The NUC symbol is taken from the Symbols of American Libraries and is an authoritative-agency data element.)
Examples
850 |
##$aAAP $aCU $aDLC $aMiU |
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852 - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER (R)
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
A value that indicates the classification or shelving scheme used.- # - 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
- 6 - Shelved separately
- 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
- 8 - Other scheme
- Second - Shelving order
A value that indicates whether an item is shelved under a primary or alternative numbering scheme.- # - No information provided
- 0 - Not enumeration
- 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 USMARC code for the organization holding the item or from which it is available. The source of the code is the USMARC Code List for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress. - $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 USMARC code for the principal location contained in subfield $a. The source of the code is the USMARC Code List for Countries that is maintained by the Library of Congress. - $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)
Information that is not written in a form adequate for public display. - $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Source of classification or shelving scheme (NR)
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
Identifies the part of the bibliograhpic item to which the field applies. Subfield $3 is the first subfield in the field. - $6 - Linkage (NR)
Contains data that link pairs of fields that are alternate graphic representations of each other. The subfield contains the tag of an associated field and an occurrence number. A complete description of subfield $6 and guidelines for applying it are provided in the 880 Alternate Graphic Representation section. - $8 - Link and sequence number (NR)
Examples
852 |
01$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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853 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
[Described in full under field 853 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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854 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
[Described in full under field 854 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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855 - CAPTIONS AND PATTERN--INDEXES (R)
[Described in full under field 855 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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856 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS (R)
Contains the information required to locate an electronic resource. The information identifies the electronic location containing the resource or from which it is available. It also contains information to retrieve the resource by the access method identified in the first indicator position. The relationship of the electronic location and access information in field 856 to the resource identified by the record as a whole is identified by the second indicator. The information contained in this field is sufficient to allow for the electronic transfer of a file, subscription to an electronic journal, or logon to an electronic resource. In some cases, only unique data elements are recorded which allow the user to access a locator table on a remote host containing the remaining information needed to access the resource.
Field 856 is repeated when the location elements vary (subfields $a, $b, $c) and when more than one access method may be used. It is also repeated whenever the electronic filename varies (subfield $f) except when a single intellectual work is divided into different parts for online storage or retrieval.
Indicators
- First - Access method
Contains a value that defines how the rest of the data in the field will be used. The value in this indicator position determines which subfields are appropriate.- # - No information provided
Indicates that no information about access method is provided. This value is used when subfield $g contains a URN and there is no URL recorded in subfield $u. When subfield $u contains a URL and subfield $g is also present with a URN, the indicator value for the appropriate access method of the URL is given. - 0 - Email
Indicates that access is through the Mail Transfer Protocol (MAILTP). - 1 - FTP
Indicates that access is through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). - 2 - Remote login (Telnet)
Indicates that access is through remote login using an application such as Telnet. - 3 - Dial-up
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is through a conventional telephone line (dial-up). - 4 - HTTP
Indicates that access to the electronic resource is through the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. - 7 - Method specified in subfield $2
- # - No information provided
- Second - Relationship
Contains 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. - 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)
Contains 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. The convention for a BITNET address is to add .bitnet. - $b - Access number (NR)
Contains 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 changes frequently and is generated by the system, rather than statically stored. - $c - Compression information (R)
Contains 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)
- $g - Uniform Resource Name (R)
Contains the URN for the electronic resource. A URN provides a globally unique location-independent identifier that can be used for identification of the resource and thus facilitates access to the resource. The content of the subfield includes the initials "urn". - $h - Processor of request (NR)
Contains the username, or processor of the request; generally the data which precedes the "@" in the host address. - $i - Instruction (R)
Contains an instruction needed for the remote host to process a request. - $j - Bits per second (NR)
- $k - Password (NR)
- $l - Logon (NR)
Contains characters needed to connect (i.e., " logon", " login", etc. to an electronic resource or FTP site. For many general-use File Transfer Protocol servers, access is gained by entering the string "anonymous". An account number required for login may also be indicated. 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 in subfield $a
(NR)
Contains the full name of the location of the host in subfield $a, including its geographical location. - $o - Operating system (NR)
- $p - Port (NR)
Contains the portion of the address that identifies the process or service in the host. - $q - Electronic format type (NR)
Contains 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. The intent of specifying this element is to provide information necessary to allow people or machines to make decisions about the usability of the encoded data (what hardware and software might be required to display or execute it, for example). The electronic format type also determines the file transfer mode, or how data are transferred through a network. (Usually, a text file can be transferred as character data which generally restricts the text to characters in the ASCII ( American National Standard Code for Information Interchange (ANSI X3.4)) character set (i.e., the basic Latin alphabet, digits 0-9, a few special characters, and most punctuation marks) and text files with characters outside of the ASCII set, or non-textual data (e.g., computer programs, image data) must be transferred using another binary mode.) 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 Locator (R)
Contains the URL, which provides standard syntax for locating an object using existing Internet protocols. Field 856 is structured to create a URL from separate subfields. - $v - Hours access method available (R)
- $w - Record control number (R)
- $x - Nonpublic note (R)
- $z - Public note (R)
- $2 - Access method (NR)
- $3 - Materials specified (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
Contains data that link pairs of fields that are alternate graphic representations of each other. The subfield contains the tag of an associated field and an occurrence number. A complete description of subfield $6 and guidelines for applying it are provided in the 880 Alternate Graphic Representation section.See
Examples
856 |
1#$aharvada.harvard.edu $aharvarda.bitnet |
856 |
2#$aanthrax.micro.umn.edu $b128.101.95.23 |
856 |
40$u http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/semdigdocs/seminar.html |
856 |
3#$b1-202-7072316 $j2400/9600 $nLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC $oUNIX $rE-7-1 $tvt100 $zRequires logon and password |
856 |
1#$amaine.maine.edu $cMust be decompressed with PKUNZIP $fresource.zip |
856 |
1#$awuarchive.wustl.edu $dmirrors/info-mac/util $fcolor-system-icons.hqx |
856 |
0#$akentvm.bitnet $facadlist file1 $facadlist file2 $facadlist file3 |
856 |
4#$uhttp://hdl.handle.net/loc.test/gotthome $gurn:hdl.loc.test/gotthome |
856 |
0#$auccvma.bitnet $fIR-L $hListserv $isubscribe |
856 |
1#$aunmvm.bitnet $lanonymous |
856 |
4#$uhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm $qtext/html |
856 |
2#$agopac.berkeley.edu $mRoy Tennant |
856 |
1#$awuarchive.wustl.edu $dmirrors/info-mac/util $fcolor-system-icons.hqx $s16874 bytes |
856 |
0#$akeptvm.bitnet $facadlist file1 $s34,989 bytes $facadlist file2 $s32,876 bytes $facadlist file3 $s23987 bytes |
856 |
2#$amaine.maine.edu $nUniversity of Maine $t3270 |
856 |
3#$alocis.loc.gov $b140.147.254.3 $mlconline@loc.gov $t3270 $tline mode (e.g., vt100) $vM-F 6:00 a.m.-21:30 p.m. USA EST, Sat. 8:30-17:00 USA EST, Sun. 13:00-17:00 USA EST |
856 |
1#$awuarchive.wustl.edu $cdecompress with PKUNZIP.exe $d/mirrors2/win3/games $fatmoids.zip $xcannot verify because of transfer difficulty |
856 |
0#$3Finding aid to the Edgar F. Kaiser papers $agopher.berkeley.edu $b128.224.55 $kguest $lanonymous $mReference Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, tel. 510-642-6481 $nThe Library, University of California, Berkeley $oUNIX $p70 $qbinary $s2,394,394,444 $xThe finding aid to the Kaiser papers is currently under revision. $zFor further information about shipbuilding files, contact The Bancroft Library Reference |
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863 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
[Described in full under field 863 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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864 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
[Described in full under field 864 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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865 - ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY--INDEXES (R)
[Described in full under field 865 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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866 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
[Described in full under field 866 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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867 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
[Described in full under field 867 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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868 - TEXTUAL HOLDINGS--INDEXES (R)
[Described in full under field 868 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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876 - ITEM INFORMATION--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R)
[Described in full under field 876 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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877 - ITEM INFORMATION--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R)
[Described in full under field 877 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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878 - ITEM INFORMATION--INDEXES (R)
[Described in full under field 878 in the USMARC Concise Format for Holdings Data.]
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880 - ALTERNATE GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION (R)
The fully content-designated, nonroman representation of another field in the same record. Field 880 and the associated roman field both contain a 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.
Indicators
- First - Same as associated field
- Second - Same as associated field
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
Data that link fields that are alternate graphic representations of each other: the linking tag number of the associated field; a two-character occurrence number (right justified with a zero in the unused position); the identification of alternate graphic character set (the Intermediate and Final characters of the escape sequence) used in the field; and, when the orientation for display of the field is right-to-left, the field orientation code (r). For further information on the escape sequence see the USMARC Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, Tapes. Subfield $6 is the first subfield in the field and is structured as follows: [linking tag]-[occurrence number]/[identification of alternate graphic character set]/[field orientation code]. - $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 $aHeading in Hebrew script linked to associated field |
880 |
##$6530-00/(2/r $aAdditional physical form available information in Hebrew script |
880 |
1#$6100-01/(N $aHeading 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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886 - FOREIGN MARC INFORMATION FIELD (R)
This field is used when converting foreign MARC records into the USMARC format. It contains data from a foreign MARC record for which there is no corresponding USMARC field.
Indicators
- First - Type of field
A value that indicates the type of foreign MARC field from which the data is converted.- 0 - Leader
- 1 - Variable control fields (002-009)
- 2 - Variable data fields (010-999)
- Second - Undefined
Contains a blank (#)
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)
Subfield $b is the final subfield in the field. - $2 - Source of data (NR)
Subfield $2 is the first subfield in the field. It contains the USMARC code for the foreign MARC format from which the record is converted. (The code is taken from the USMARC Code List for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions and is an authoritative-agency data element.) - $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 |