USMARC FORMAT FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: FIELD LIST
1994 Edition, including Update No. 1 (March 1995), Update No. 2 (March 1996), and Update No. 3 (July 1997)
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
This document lists all valid and obsolete data elements that may appear in USMARC bibliographic records. It is intended to meet the need for a simple data element list to support MARC system development and online validation of MARC data elements. This listing does not include any descriptions or examples of MARC data elements. Descriptions and examples can be found in the USMARC Concise Bibliographic Format.
--Leader and Directory--
LEADER
Character Positions
00-04 - Logical record length
05 - Record status
a - Increase in encoding level
c - Corrected or revised
d - Deleted
n - New
p - Increase in encoding level from prepublication
06 - Type of record
a - Language material
b - Archival and manuscripts control [OBSOLETE]
c - Printed music
d - Manuscript music
e - Printed map
f - Manuscript map
g - Projected medium
h - Microform publications [OBSOLETE]
i - Nonmusical sound recording
j - Musical sound recording
k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
m - Computer file
n - Special instructional material [OBSOLETE]
o - Kit
p - Mixed material
r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring
object
t - Manuscript language material
07 - Bibliographic level
a - Monographic component part
b - Serial component part
c - Collection
d - Subunit
m - Monograph/item
s - Serial
08 - Type of control
# - No specific type of control
a - Archival control
09 - Undefined character position
10 - Indicator count
11 - Subfield code count
12-16 - Base address of data
17 - Encoding level
# - Full level
1 - Full level, material not examined
2 - Less-than-full level, material not examined
3 - Abbreviate level
4 - Core level
5 - Partial (preliminary) level
7 - Minimal level
8 - Prepublication level
u - Unknown
z - Not applicable
18 - Descriptive cataloging form
# - Non-ISBD
a - AACR 2
i - ISBD
p - Partial ISBD (BK) [OBSOLETE]
r - Provisional (VM MP MU) [OBSOLETE]
u - Unknown
19 - Linked record requirement
# - Related record not required
r - Related record required
20-23 - Entry map
20 - Length of the length-of-field portion
21 - Length of the starting-character-position portion
22 - Length of the implementation-defined portion
23 - Undefined Entry map character position
DIRECTORY
Character Positions
00-02 - Tag
03-06 - Field length
07-11 - Starting character position
--Control Fields 001-006--
001 - CONTROL NUMBER (NR)
003 - CONTROL NUMBER INDENTIFIER (NR)
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION (NR)
006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
CHARACTERISTICS--GENERAL INFORMATION (R)
006--BOOKS
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
a - Books
t - Manuscript language material
01-04 - Illustrations
05 - Target audience
06 - Form of item
07-10 - Nature of contents
11 - Government publication
12 - Conference publication
13 - Festschrift
14 - Index
15 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | )
character
16 - Literary form
17 - Biography
006--COMPUTER FILES
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
m - Computer file
01-04 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
05 - Target audience
06-08 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
09 - Type of computer file
10 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or fill ( | )
character
11 - Government publication
12-17 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
006--MAPS
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
e - Cartographic material
f - Manuscript cartographic material
01-04 - Relief
05-06 - Projection
07 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or fill ( | )
character
07 - Prime meridian [OBSOLETE]
08 - Type of cartographic material
09-10 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
11 - Government publication
12-13 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
14 - Index
15 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or fill ( | )
character
16-17 - Special format characteristics
006--MUSIC
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
c - Printed music
d - Manuscript music
i - Nonmusical sound recording
j - Musical sound recording
01-02 - Form of composition
03 - Format of music
04 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | )
character
05 - Target audience
06 - Form of item
07-12 - Accompanying matter
13-14 - Literary text for sound recordings
15-17 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
006--SERIALS
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
s - Serial control
01 - Frequency
02 - Regularity
03 - ISSN center
04 - Type of serial
05 - Form of original item
06 - Form of item
07 - Nature of entire work
08-10 - Nature of contents
11 - Government publication
12 - Conference publication
13-15 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
16 - Original alphabet or script of title
17 - Successive/latest entry
006--VISUAL MATERIALS
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
g - Projected medium
k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
o - Kit
r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring
object
01-03 - Running time for motion pictures and
videorecordings
04 - Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill ( | )
character
05 - Target audience
06-10 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
06-10 - Accompanying matter [OBSOLETE]
11 - Government publication
12-15 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
16 - Type of visual material
17 - Technique
006--MIXED MATERIALS
Character Positions
00 - Type of 006 code
p - Mixed material
01-05 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character
06 - Form of item
07-17 - Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or fill
( | ) character