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.
--Series Added Entry Fields (80X-840)-- 800 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (R) Indicators First - Type of personal name entry element 0 - Forename 1 - Surname 2 - Multiple surname [OBSOLETE] 3 - Family name Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Personal name (NR) $b - Numeration (NR) $c - Titles and other words associated with a name (R) $d - Dates associated with a name (NR) $e - Relator term (R) $f - Date of a work (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (NR) $h - Medium (NR) $k - Form subheading (R) $l - Language of a work (NR) $m - Medium of performance for music (R) $n - Number of part/section of a work (R) $o - Arranged statement for music (NR) $p - Name of part/section of a work (R) $q - Fuller form of name (NR) $r - Key for music (NR) $s - Version (NR) $t - Title of a work (NR) $u - Affiliation (NR) $v - Volume number/sequential designation (NR) $4 - Relator code (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 810 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (R) Indicators First - Type of corporate name entry element 0 - Inverted name 1 - Jurisdiction name 2 - Name in direct order Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR) $b - Subordinate unit (R) $c - Location of meeting (NR) $d - Date of meeting or treaty signing (R) $e - Relator term (R) $f - Date of a work (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (NR) $h - Medium (NR) $k - Form subheading (R) $l - Language of a work (NR) $m - Medium of performance for music (R) $n - Number of part/section/meeting (R) $o - Arranged statement for music (NR) $p - Name of part/section of a work (R) $r - Key for music (NR) $s - Version (NR) $t - Title of a work (NR) $u - Affiliation (NR) $v - Volume number/sequential designation (NR) $4 - Relator code (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 811 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--MEETING NAME (R) Indicators First - Type of meeting name entry element 0 - Inverted name 1 - Jurisdiction name 2 - Name in direct order Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR) $b - Number (BK CF MP MU SE VM MX) [OBSOLETE] $c - Location of meeting (NR) $d - Date of meeting (NR) $e - Subordinate unit (R) $f - Date of a work (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (NR) $h - Medium (NR) $k - Form subheading (R) $l - Language of a work (NR) $n - Number of part/section/meeting (R) $p - Name of part/section of a work (R) $q - Name of meeting following jurisdiction name entry element (NR) $s - Version (NR) $t - Title of a work (NR) $u - Affiliation (NR) $v - Volume number/sequential designation (NR) $4 - Relator code (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 830 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (R) Indicators First - Undefined Second - Nonfiling characters 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present # - Nonfiling characters not specified [OBSOLETE] Subfield Codes $a - Uniform title (NR) $d - Date of treaty signing (R) $f - Date of a work (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (NR) $h - Medium (NR) $k - Form subheading (R) $l - Language of a work (NR) $m - Medium of performance for music (R) $n - Number of part/section of a work (R) $o - Arranged statement for music (NR) $p - Name of part/section of a work (R) $r - Key for music (NR) $s - Version (NR) $t - Title of a work (NR) $v - Volume number/sequential designation (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 840 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--TITLE (BK CF MP MU SE VM MX) [OBSOLETE] Indicators First - Undefined Second - Number of nonfiling characters 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present Subfield Codes $a - Title (NR) $h - Medium (NR) $v - Volume or number (NR) --Holdings, Location, Alternate Graphics, etc. Fields (841-88X)-- 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) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Holding institution (R) $b - Holdings (NR) (MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] $d - Inclusive dates (NR) (MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] $e - Retention statement (NR) (CF MU VM SE) [OBSOLETE] 851 - LOCATION (R) [OBSOLETE] Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Name (custodian or owner) (NR) $b - Institutional division (NR) $c - Street address (NR) $d - Country (NR) $e - Location of units (NR) $f - Item number (NR) $g - Repository location code (NR) $3 - Materials specified (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) 852 - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER (R) Indicators First - Shelving scheme # - 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 # - No information provided 0 - Not enumeration 1 - Primary enumeration 2 - Alternative enumeration Subfield Codes $a - Location (NR) $b - Sublocation or collection (R) $c - Shelving location (R) $e - Address (R) $f - Coded location qualifier (R) $g - Non-coded location qualifier (R) $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) $p - Piece designation (NR) $q - Piece physical condition (NR) $s - Copyright article-fee code (R) $t - Copy number (NR) $x - Nonpublic note (R) $z - Public note (R) $2 - Source of classification or shelving scheme (NR) $3 - Materials specified (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Link and sequence number (NR) 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) Indicators First - Access method # - No information provided 0 - Email 1 - FTP 2 - Remote login (Telnet) 3 - Dial-up 4 - HTTP 7 - Method specified in subfield $2 Second - Relationship # - No information provided 0 - Resource 1 - Version of resource 2 - Related resource 8 - No display constant generated Subfield Codes $a - Host name (R) $b - Access number (NR) $c - Compression information (R) $d - Path (R) $f - Electronic name (R) $g - Uniform Resource Name (R) $h - Processor of request (NR) $i - Instruction (R) $j - Bits per second (NR) $k - Password (NR) $l - Logon (NR) $m - Contact for access assistance (R) $n - Name of location of host in subfield $a (NR) $o - Operating system (NR) $p - Port (NR) $q - Electronic format type (NR) $r - Settings (NR) $s - File size (R) $t - Terminal emulation (R) $u - Uniform Resource Locator (R) $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) 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) 870 - VARIANT PERSONAL NAME (SE) [OBSOLETE] 871 - VARIANT CORPORATE NAME (SE) [OBSOLETE] 872 - VARIANT CONFERENCE OR MEETING NAME (SE) [OBSOLETE] 873 - VARIANT UNIFORM TITLE HEADING (SE) [OBSOLETE] 876 - ITEM INFORMATION--BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT (R) 877 - ITEM INFORMATION--SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (R) 878 - ITEM INFORMATION--INDEXES (R) 880 - ALTERNATE GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION (R) Indicators First - Same as associated field Second - Same as associated field Subfield Codes $6 - Linkage (NR) $a-z Same as associated field $0-5 Same as associated field $7-9 Same as associated field 886 - FOREIGN MARC INFORMATION FIELD (R) Indicators First - Type of field 0 - Leader 1 - Variable control fields (002-009) 2 - Variable data fields (010-999) Second - Undefined Subfield Codes $a - Tag of the foreign MARC field (NR) $b - Content of the foreign MARC field (NR) $2 - Source of data (NR) $a-z Foreign MARC subfield (R) $0-9 Foreign MARC subfield (R)