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.
009 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED-FIELD FOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTION (VM) - [OBSOLETE] Character Positions 00 - Genealogical stage 01 - Technical stage 02 - Color stage 03 - Film emulsion 04 - Film base 05 - Negative or positive sound 06 - Additional types of color 07 - Longitudinal shrinkage 08 - Perforation shrinkage 09 - Film deterioration 10 - Completeness 11-14 - Film inspection date --Number and Code Fields (01X-04X)-- 010 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - LC control number (NR) $b - NUCMC control number (R) $z - Cancelled/invalid LC control number (R) 011 - LINKING LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER (BK MP MU SE VM) [OBSOLETE] Indicators Subfield Code $a - Linking LC control number (R) 013 - PATENT CONTROL INFORMATION (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Number (R) $b - Country (R) $c - Type of number (R) $d - Date (R) $e - Status information (R) $f - Party to document (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 015 - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - National bibliography number (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 016 - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - National bibliographic agency # - National Library of Canada 7 - Source specified in subfield $2 Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Record control number (NR) $z - Cancelled or invalid record control number (R) $2 - Source (NR) 017 - COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION NUMBER (R) Indicators First Indicator - Government jurisdiction [OBSOLETE] 0 - United States 1 - Canada 2-9 - Reserved Subfield Codes $a - Copyright registration number (R) $b - Source (agency assigning number) (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 018 - COPYRIGHT ARTICLE-FEE CODE (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Copyright article-fee code (NR) 020 - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - International Standard Book Number (NR) $b - Binding information (NR) [OBSOLETE] $c - Terms of availability (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid ISBN (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 022 - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Level of international interest # - Level of international interest not designated 0 - Serial of international interest; full record registered with ISSN Network 1 - Serial not of international interest; abbreviated record registered with ISSN Network Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - International Standard Serial Number (NR) $y - Incorrect ISSN (R) $z - Cancelled ISSN (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 023 - STANDARD FILM NUMBER (R) [DELETED] 024 - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER (R) Indicators First - Type of standard number or code 0 - International Standard Recording Code 1 - Universal Product Code 2 - International Standard Music Number 3 - International Article Number 4 - Serial Item and Contribution Identifier 7 - Source specified in subfield $2 8 - Unspecified type of standard number or code Second - Difference indicator # - No information provided 0 - No difference 1 - Difference Subfield Codes $a - Standard recording code (NR) $c - Terms of availability (NR) $d - Additional codes following the standard number or code (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid standard code (R) $2 - Source of code or number (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 025 - OVERSEAS ACQUISITION NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Overseas acquisition number (R) 027 - STANDARD TECHNICAL REPORT NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Standard Technical Report Number (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid STRN (R) 028 - PUBLISHER NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Type of publisher number 0 - Issue number 1 - Matrix number 2 - Plate number 3 - Other publisher number 4 - Videorecording number Second - Note/added entry controller 0 - No note, no added entry 1 - Note, added entry required 2 - Note, no added entry 3 - No note, added entry required Subfield Codes $a - Publisher number (NR) $b - Source (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 030 - CODEN DESIGNATION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - CODEN (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid CODEN (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 032 - POSTAL REGISTRATION NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Postal registration number (NR) $b - Source (agency assigning number) (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 033 - DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT (R) Indicators First - Type of date in subfield $a # - No date information 0 - Single date 1 - Multiple single dates 2 - Range of dates Second - Type of event # - No information provided 0 - Capture 1 - Broadcast 2 - Finding Subfield Codes $a - Formatted date/time (R) $b - Geographic classification area code (R) $c - Geographic classification subarea code (R) $3 - Materials specified (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 034 - CODED CARTOGRAPHIC MATHEMATICAL DATA (R) Indicators First - Type of scale 0 - Scale indeterminable/No scale recorded 1 - Single scale 2 - Two or more scales [OBSOLETE] 3 - Range of scales Second - Type of ring # - Not applicable 0 - Outer ring 1 - Exclusion ring Subfield Codes $a - Category of scale (NR) a - Linear scale b - Angular scale z - Other type of scale $b - Constant ratio linear horizontal scale (R) $c - Constant ratio linear vertical scale (R) $d - Coordinates--westernmost longitude (NR) $e - Coordinates--easternmost longitude (NR) $f - Coordinates--northernmost latitude (NR) $g - Coordinates--southernmost latitude (NR) $h - Angular scale (R) $j - Declination--northern limit (NR) $k - Declination--southern limit (NR) $m - Right ascension--eastern limit (NR) $n - Right ascension--western limit (NR) $p - Equinox (NR) $s - G-ring latitude (R) $t - G-ring longitude (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 035 - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - System control number (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid system control number (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 036 - ORIGINAL STUDY NUMBER FOR COMPUTER DATA FILES (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Original study number (NR) $b - Source (agency assigning number) (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 037 - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Stock number (NR) $b - Source of stock number/acquisition (NR) $c - Terms of availability (R) $f - Form of issue (R) $g - Additional format characteristics (R) [Provisional] $n - Note (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 039 - LEVEL OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL AND CODING DETAIL [OBSOLETE] Indicators First - Standard against which the data were applied 0 - U.S. national level bibliographic record 8 - Other Second - Undefined; contains a blank (#) Subfield Codes $a - Level of rules in bibliographic description (NR) 0 - No level defined by rules 1 - Minimal 2 - Less than full 3 - Full $b - Level of effort used to assign nonsubject heading access points (NR) 2 - Less than full 3 - Full $c - Level of effort used to assign subject headings (NR) 0 - None 2 - Less than full 3 - Full $d - Level of effort used to assign classification (NR) 0 - None 2 - Less than full 3 - Full $e - Number of fixed field character positions coded (NR) 0 - None 1 - Minimal 2 - Most necessary 3 - Full 040 - CATALOGING SOURCE (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Original cataloging agency (NR) $b - Language of cataloging (NR) $c - Transcribing agency (NR) $d - Modifying agency (R) $e - Description conventions (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 041 - LANGUAGE CODE (NR) Indicators First - Translation indication # - Undefined (AM MP VM) [OBSOLETE] 0 - Item not a translation/does not include a translation 1 - Item is or includes a translation Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Language code of text/sound track or separate title (NR) $b - Language code of summary or abstract/overprinted title or subtitle (NR) $c - Languages of separate titles (VM) [OBSOLETE] $c - Languages of available translation (SE) [OBSOLETE] $d - Language code of sung or spoken text (NR) $e - Language code of librettos (NR) $f - Language code of table of contents (NR) $g - Language code of accompanying material other than librettos (NR) $h - Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 042 - AUTHENTICATION CODE (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Authentication code (R) dc - Dublin Core dhca - Dance Heritage Coalition Access Project gamma - Georgia Archives & Manuscripts Automated Access Project gils - Government Information Location Service isds/c - ISSN/Canada lc - Library of Congress lcac - LC Annotated Children's Cataloging Program lccopycat - LC copy cataloging lccopycat-nm - LC copy cataloging-Near Match lcd - CONSER full authority application lchlas - Handbook of Latin American Studies lcllh - LC Law Library Hispanic lcnccp - LC National Coordinated Cataloging Program lcnitrate - LC nitrate film lcnuc - National Union Catalog lcode - LC overseas data entry msc - CONSER minimal authority application nlc - National Library of Canada nsdp - National Serial Data Program nst - New Serial Titles (SE) [OBSOLETE] ntccf - LC National Translations Center citation file pcc - Program for Cooperative Cataloging premarc - LC PreMARC Retrospective Conversion Project xisds/c - ISSN/Canada does not consider item a serial xlc - LC does not consider item a serial xnlc - NLC does not consider item a serial xnsdp - NSDP does not consider item a serial 043 - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Geographic area code (R) $b - Local GAC code (R) $2 - Source of local code (R) 044 - COUNTRY OF PUBLISHING/PRODUCING ENTITY CODE (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Country of publishing/producing entity code (R) $b - Local subentity code (R) $c - ISO subentity code (R) $2 - Source of local subentity code (R) 045 - TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT (NR) Indicators First - Type of time period in subfield $b or $c # - Subfield $b or $c not present 0 - Single date/time 1 - Multiple single dates/times 2 - Range of dates/times Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Time period code (R) $b - Formatted 9999 B.C. through A.D. time period (R) $c - Formatted pre-9999 B.C. time period (R) 046 - TYPE OF DATE CODE, DATE 1, DATE 2 (B.C. DATES) (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Type of date code (NR) c - Actual date and copyright date (BK CF MP MU VM) [OBSOLETE] i - Inclusive dates of collection k - Range of years of bulk of collection m - Multiple dates n - Date unknown; assumed to be B.C. p - Date of distribution/release/issue and production/recording session when different q - Questionable date r - Reprint/reissue date and original date s - Single known date/probable date t - Publication date and copyright date $b - Date 1 (B.C. date) (NR) $c - Date 1 (A.D. date) (NR) $d - Date 2 (B.C. date) (NR) $e - Date 2 (A.D. date) (NR) 047 - FORM OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION CODE (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Form of musical composition code (R) 048 - NUMBER OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OR VOICES CODE (R) Indicators First - Relationship of performer to work [OBSOLETE] Subfield Codes $a - Performer or ensemble (R) $b - Soloist (R) --Classification and Call Number Fields (05X-08X)-- 050 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Existence in LC collection # - No information provided 0 - Item is in LC 1 - Item is not in LC Second - Source of call number # - No information provided [OBSOLETE] 0 - Assigned by LC 4 - Assigned by agency other than LC Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) $d - Supplementary class number (MU) [OBSOLETE] $3 - Materials specified (NR) 051 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPY, ISSUE, OFFPRINT STATEMENT (R) Indicators Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (NR) $b - Item number (NR) $c - Copy information (NR) 052 - GEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION CODE (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Geographic classification area code (NR) $b - Geographic classification subarea code (R) $c - Subject (MP) [OBSOLETE] 055 - CALL NUMBERS/CLASS NUMBERS ASSIGNED IN CANADA (R) Indicators First - Existence in NLC collection # - Information not provided 0 - Work held by NLC 1 - Work not held by NLC Second - Type, completeness, source of class/call number 0 - LC-based call number assigned by NLC 1 - Complete LC class number assigned by NLC 2 - Incomplete LC class number assigned by NLC 3 - LC-based call number assigned by the contributing library 4 - Complete LC class number assigned by the contributing library 5 - Incomplete LC class number assigned by the contributing library 6 - Other call number assigned by NLC 7 - Other class number assigned by NLC 8 - Other call number assigned by the contributing library 9 - Other class number assigned by the contributing library Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (NR) $b - Item number (NR) $2 - Source of call/class number (NR) 060 - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Existence in NLM collection # - No information provided 0 - Item is in NLM 1 - Item is not in NLM Second - Source of call number # - No information provided [OBSOLETE] 0 - Assigned by NLM 4 - Assigned by agency other than NLM Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) 061 - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE COPY STATEMENT (R) Indicators Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) $c - Copy information (NR) 066 - CHARACTER SETS PRESENT (NR) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Non-ASCII G0 default character set designation (NR) $b - Non-ANSEL G1 default character set designation (NR) $c - Alternate graphic character set identification (R) 070 - NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Existence in NAL collection 0 - Item is in NAL 1 - Item is not in NAL Second - Undefined Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) 071 - NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY COPY STATEMENT (R) Indicators Second - Series call number (SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - No series involved 1 - Main series 2 - Subseries 3 - Sub-subseries Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) $c - Copy information (NR) 072 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE (R) Indicators First - Undefined Second - Code source 0 - National Agricultural Library subject category code list 7 - Code source specified in subfield $2 Subfield Codes $a - Subject category code (NR) $x - Subject category code subdivision (R) $2 - Code source (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 074 - GPO ITEM NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - GPO item number (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid GPO item number (R) 080 - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER (NR) Indicators Subfield Code $a - Universal Decimal Classification number (R) 082 - DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Type of edition # - No edition information recorded (BK CF MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - Full edition 1 - Abridged edition 2 - Abridged NST version (BK MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] Second - Source of call number # - No information provided 0 - Assigned by LC 4 - Assigned by agency other than LC Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) $b - DDC number--abridged NST version (SE) [OBSOLETE] $2 - Edition number (NR) 084 - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (R) $b - Item number (NR) $2 - Source of number (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 086 - GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Number source # - Source specified in subfield $2 # - Undefined (BK MP MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] 0 - Superintendent of Documents Classification System 1 - Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification First - Government jurisdiction (BK MP MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Classification number (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid classification number (R) $2 - Number source (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 088 - REPORT NUMBER (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Report number (NR) $z - Cancelled/invalid report number (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 090 - LOCAL CALL NUMBER (BK AM CF MP MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Local class number (NR) $b - Local Cutter number (NR) 090 - SHELF LOCATION (AM) [OBSOLETE] Indicators Subfield Code $a - Shelf location (NR) 091 - MICROFILM SHELF LOCATION (AM) [OBSOLETE] Indicators Subfield Code $a - Microfilm shelf location (NR)