Indicators and Subfield Codes
Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.
| Character Positions | |
| 18 - Frequency (006/01) | |
|
|
| 19 - Regularity (006/02) | |
|
|
| 20 - Undefined (006/03) | |
| |
| 21 - Type of continuing resource (006/04) | |
|
|
| 22 - Form of original item (006/05) | |
|
|
| 23 - Form of item (006/06) | |
|
|
| 24 - Nature of entire work (006/07) | |
|
|
| 25-27 - Nature of contents (006/08-10) | |
|
|
| 28 - Government publication (006/11) | |
|
|
| 29 - Conference publication (006/12) | |
|
|
| 30-32 - Undefined (006/13-15) | |
| |
| 33 - Original alphabet or script of title (006/16) | |
|
|
| 34 - Entry convention (006/17) | |
|
|
FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Continuing resources field 008/18-34 contains coded data for all continuing resources, including serials and integrating resources. It is used when Leader/06 (Type of record) contains code a (Language material) and Leader/07 contains code b (Serial component part), i (Integrating resource), or code s (Serial). Field 008 positions 01-17 and 35-39 are defined the same for all 008 fields and are described in the 008-All materials section.
Field 008/18-34 corresponds to equivalent positionally-defined data elements in field 006/01-17 when field 006/00 (Form of material) contains code s (Serial/Integrating resource). Details about specific codes defined for the equivalent character positions in field 006 and 008 for serials and integrating resources are provided in the Guidelines for Applying Content Designators section of 008-Continuing resources only.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ CHARACTER POSITIONS
18 - Frequency (006/01)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the frequency of an item; used in conjunction with 008/19 (Regularity).
In the case of integrating resources, updates to an item. This element is based on the information found in field 310 (Current Frequency). The frequency codes sometimes do not accurately reflect the frequency as given in field 310. This is generally the case when the frequency is expressed in numbers per year (e.g., 4 no. a year). In these cases, the closest applicable frequency is used according to the following chart, and 008/19 (regularity) contains code x.
| Issued or Updated | Frequency code |
|---|---|
| Two no. a year | f (semiannual) |
| Four no. a year | q (quarterly) |
| Five no. a year | q (quarterly) |
| Six no. a year | b (bimonthly) |
| Seven no. a year | b (bimonthly) |
| Eight no. a year | b (bimonthly) |
| Nine no. a year | m (monthly) |
| Ten no. a year | m (monthly) |
| Eleven no. a year | m (monthly) |
| Twelve no. a year | m (monthly) |
If an item ceases publication after one issue, give the intended frequency (and regularity) if known. Otherwise, code both frequency and regularity as u (unknown).
| 008/18 | a | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 300 | ##$a1 v. ;$c28 cm. | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aAnnual | ||||||||
| 362 | 0#$a1984. | ||||||||
If an item is issued according to one frequency, but cumulates to another, the frequency (and regularity) are coded without regard for the cumulation.
| 008/18 | b | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aBimonthly, with the last issue being cumulative for the year | ||||||||
Regular-print reprint or photoreproduction items are coded for the frequency (and regularity) of the reprint or photoreproduction -- not those of the original. In most cases, both frequency and regularity will be coded as u.
# - No determinable frequency
Used when the frequency is known to be intentionally irregular.
| 008/18 | # | ||||||||
| 008/19 | x | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aIrregular | ||||||||
a - Annual
Issued or updated once a year.
| 008/18 | a | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aAnnual | ||||||||
b - Bimonthly
Issued or updated every two months.
Includes publications whose frequency is 6, 7, or 8 numbers a year.
| 008/18 | b | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aBimonthly | ||||||||
c - Semiweekly
Issued or updated twice a week.
| 008/18 | c | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aSemiweekly | ||||||||
d - Daily
Issued or updated once a day. Note: this may include Saturday and Sunday.
| 008/18 | d | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aDaily | ||||||||
e - Biweekly
Issued or updated every two weeks.
| 008/18 | e | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aBiweekly | ||||||||
f - Semiannual
Issued or updated twice a year.
Includes publications whose frequency is 2 numbers a year.
| 008/18 | f | ||||||||
| 008/19 | x | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aSemiannual | ||||||||
g - Biennial
Issued or updated every two years.
| 008/18 | g | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aBiennial | ||||||||
h - Triennial
Issued or updated every three years.
| 008/18 | h | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aTriennial | ||||||||
i - Three times a week
| 008/18 | i | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aThree no. a week | ||||||||
j - Three times a month
| 008/18 | j | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aThree no. a month | ||||||||
k - Continuously updated
Updated more frequent than daily.
| 008/18 | k | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aContinuously updated | ||||||||
m - Monthly
Includes publications whose frequency is 9, 10, 11, or 12 numbers a year.
| 008/18 | m | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aMonthly | ||||||||
q - Quarterly
Issued or updated every three months.
Includes publications whose frequency is 4 numbers a year.
| 008/18 | q | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aQuarterly | ||||||||
s - Semimonthly
Issued or updated twice a month.
| 008/18 | s | ||||||||
| 008/19 | x | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aTwo no. a month | ||||||||
t - Three times a year
| 008/18 | t | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aThree no. a year | ||||||||
u - Unknown
Current frequency of the item is unknown. When code u is used in this character position, it must also be used in 008/19 (Regularity).
w - Weekly
Issued once a week.
| 008/18 | w | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aWeekly | ||||||||
z - Other
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
| 008/18 | z | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aEvery leap year | ||||||||
| - No attempt to code
19 - Regularity (006/02)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the intended regularity of an item; used in conjunction with 008/18 (Frequency).
Element is based on the information found in field 310 (Current Frequency). Consider the stated intent of the publisher when coding the regularity.
n - Normalized irregular
Predictable irregularity pattern.
Used, for example, when the publishing pattern intentionally deviates from a standard pattern or when field 310 specifies a cumulation regularly issued in addition to the individual issues.
| 008/19 | n | ||||||||
| 008/18 | m | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aMonthly (except July and Aug.) | ||||||||
| 008/19 | n | ||||||||
| 008/18 | m | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aMonthly (Nov.-Dec. issue combined) | ||||||||
| 008/19 | n | ||||||||
| 008/18 | b | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aBimonthly, with an annual cumulation | ||||||||
r - Regular
Intended regular publishing pattern. Used when one of the frequency codes defined in 008/18 accurately defines the frequency of the publication and whenever the publisher intends to issue the item on a regular basis. This may be determined from information on the piece or by examining the publishing pattern. Thus, if an item states that it is to be issued bimonthly, the regularity is coded as r even though the publishing pattern is known to have occasional variations due to publishing difficulties. The inconsistencies may be expressed in field 515 (Numbering Peculiarities Note) if desired.
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 008/18 | m | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aMonthly | ||||||||
| 008/19 | r | ||||||||
| 008/18 | z | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aQuinquennial | ||||||||
u - Unknown
Regularity of the item is unknown. When code u is used in this character position, it must also be used in 008/18 (Frequency).
| 008/19 | u | ||||||||
| 008/18 | u [No 310 field] | ||||||||
x - Completely irregular
Used 1) when the frequency is known to be intentionally irregular (008/18 is coded as #); or 2) when the frequency in field 310 is expressed as numbers per year.
| 008/19 | x | ||||||||
| 008/18 | q | ||||||||
| 310 | ##$aFive no. a year | ||||||||
| - No attempt to code
20 - Undefined (006/03)
Undefined; contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
21 - Type of continuing resource (006/04)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the type of continuing resource.
# - None of the following
Also used for yearbooks and annual reports.
| 008/21 | # | ||||||||
| 245 | 10$aAnnual report of the Malden Public Library. | ||||||||
d - Updating database
Collection of logically interrelated data stored together in one or more computerized files, usually created and managed by a database management system.
| 008/21 | d | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aMEDLINE on SilverPlatter$h[electronic resource]. | ||||||||
l - Updating loose-leaf
Bibliographic resource that consists of a base volume(s) updated by separate pages which are inserted, removed, and/or substituted.
| 008/21 | l | ||||||||
| 245 | 10$aProducts liability law in New Jersey : $ba practitioner's guide / $cWilliam A. Dreier and Hannah G. Goldman. | ||||||||
m - Monographic series
Used for any title that is a series, regardless of its treatment. A monographic series is a group of analyzable items (i.e., each piece has a distinctive title) that are related to one another by a collective title. The individual items may or may not be numbered.
| 008/21 | m | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aActa Universitatis Wratislaviensis.$pGermanica Wratislaviensia. | ||||||||
n - Newspaper
Continuing resource that is mainly designed to be a primary source of written information on current events connected with public affairs, either local, national and/or international in scope. It contains a broad range of news on all subjects and activities and is not limited to any specific subject matter. It may include (although not primarily) articles on literary or other subjects as well as advertising, legal notices, vital statistics, and illustrations.
| 008/21 | n | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aWall Street journal. | ||||||||
| 008/21 | n | ||||||||
| 245 | 04$aThe Washington post. | ||||||||
p - Periodical
Separate articles, stories, other writings, etc. that are published or distributed generally more frequently than annual.
| 008/21 | p | ||||||||
| 245 | 04$aThe U.F.O. investigator. | ||||||||
w - Updating Web site
Web site that is updated, but does not fit into one of the other codes, such as periodical, newspaper, or database.
| 008/21 | w | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aCNN.com$h[electronic resource]. | ||||||||
| - No attempt to code
22 - Form of original item (006/05)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the form of material in which an item was originally published.
In cases where the item is published simultaneously in more than one form, or when it is difficult to determine the originally published form, the first item received or entered in the database is considered the original physical form.
# - None of the following
Not specified by one of the other codes.
a - Microfilm
b - Microfiche
c - Microopaque
d - Large print
e - Newspaper format
Item is on newsprint and/or looks like a newspaper. The item need not fit the definition of a newspaper (i.e., the type of continuing resource code in 008/21 need not be code n).
f - Braille
o - Online
The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
q - Direct electronic
Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
s - Electronic
Intended for manipulation by a computer. May reside in a carrier accessed either directly or remotely, in some cases requiring the use of peripheral devices attached to the computer (e.g., a CD-ROM player). Not used for items that do not require the use of a computer (e.g., music compact discs, videodiscs). This code can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. Codes o and q may be used if there is a need to separately identify online and direct electronic resources.
| - No attempt to code
23 - Form of item (006/06)
One-character alphabetic code that specifies the form of material for the item being described.
# - None of the following
Not specified by one of the other codes.
a - Microfilm
b - Microfiche
c - Microopaque
d - Large print
f - Braille
o - Online
The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
q - Direct electronic
Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. If a distinction between types of electronic resources is not necessary, code s can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource.
r - Regular print reproduction
Eye-readable print, such as a photocopy.
s - Electronic
Intended for manipulation by a computer. May reside in a carrier accessed either directly or remotely, in some cases requiring the use of peripheral devices attached to the computer (e.g., a CD-ROM player). Not used for items that do not require the use of a computer (e.g., music compact discs, videodiscs). This code can be used as a generic code for any form of electronic resource. Codes o and q may be used if there is a need to separately identify online and direct electronic resources.
| - No attempt to code
24 - Nature of entire work (006/07)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the nature of an item if it consists entirely of a certain type of material. If the item can be considered more than one type of material, the types are recorded in 008/25-27 (Nature of contents) and 008/24 position is coded blank (#).
Used to specify what type of publication the item is as opposed to what it contains.
# - Not specified
Nature of the entire item is not specified.
a - Abstracts/summaries
Abstracts or summaries of other publications.
b - Bibliographies
| 008/24 | b | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aBibliographie des Schriftums für den Bereich der Haushaltswissenschaft. | ||||||||
c - Catalogs
List of items in a collection, such as a collection of books, a collection of art objects, etc.
| 008/24 | c | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aLempertz-Katalog. | ||||||||
d - Dictionaries
Also includes glossaries or gazetteers.
Concordances are coded as Indexes (code i). Serial biographical dictionaries are coded as Biography (code h).
e - Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia or an encyclopedic treatment of a specific topic.
| 008/24 | e | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aEncyclopedia of social work. | ||||||||
f - Handbooks
g - Legal articles
Substantive articles on legal topics, such as those published in law school reviews.
h - Biography
Biographical material, whether autobiography, individual biography, or collective biography. Genealogy is not coded as biography.
i - Indexes
Index to bibliographical material other than itself (e.g., an indexing journal).
| 008/24 | i | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aDeutsche Bibliographie.$pHalbjahres-Verzeichnis. | ||||||||
k - Discographies
Discography or other bibliography of recorded sound.
| 008/24 | k | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aJournal of jazz discography. | ||||||||
l - Legislation
Full or partial texts of enactments of legislative bodies or texts of rules and regulations issued by executive or administrative agencies.
Also used when a work consists of texts of rules and regulations issued by executive or administrative agencies.
| 008/24 | l | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aTax legislation bulletin. | ||||||||
m - Theses
Thesis, dissertation, or work identified as having been created to satisfy the requirements for an academic certification or degree.
| 008/24 | m | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aTheses in progress in Commonwealth studies. | ||||||||
n - Surveys of literature in a subject area
Authored surveys that summarize what has been published about a subject
Usually has a list of references either in the body of the work or as a bibliography.
o - Reviews
Critical reviews of published or performed works (e.g., books, films, sound recordings, theater, etc.).
p - Programmed texts
q - Filmographies
Filmography or other bibliography of moving images.
r - Directories
Directory or register of persons or corporate bodies. Serial biographical dictionaries are coded as Biography (code h).
s - Statistics
Collection of statistical data on a subject. Not used for works about statistical methodology.
t - Technical reports
Work that is the result of scientific investigation or technical development, testing, or evaluation, presented in a form suitable for dissemination to the technical community.
u - Standards/specifications
Either an international, national, or industry standard or a specification which gives a precise statement of a process or service requirement.
v - Legal cases and case notes
Discussions, such as those in the case comments section of law school reviews, of particular legal cases that have been decided by, or that are pending before, courts or administrative agencies.
w - Law reports and digests
Texts of decisions of courts or administrative agencies. Also used when a work consists of texts of digests of such decisions.
y - Yearbooks
Reference publication issued on an annual or less frequent basis that contains articles summarizing the accomplishments or events of a particular year within a specific discipline or area of endeavor. Annual reports, which are administrative overviews of an organization, are not coded here.
z - Treaties
Treaties or accords negotiated between two or more parties to settle a disagreement, establish a relationship, grant rights, etc.
| 008/24 | z | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aGuide to United States treaties in force. | ||||||||
5 - Calendars
Published systems of organizing days. These may be academic calendars or almanacs, calendars published by bodies, such as labor organizations, library associations, etc.
6 - Comics/graphic novels
Instances of "sequential art" in which a story (whether fact or fiction) is told primarily through a set of images (often in the form of multiple "panels" per page) presented concurrently but meant to be "read" sequentially by the viewer. The accompanying narrative and/or dialog text, when it occurs, works integrally with the images to tell the story.
| - No attempt to code
25-27 - Nature of contents (006/08-10)
Up to three one-character alphabetic codes (recorded in alphabetical order) that indicate that a work contains certain types of materials. If fewer than three codes are assigned, the codes are left justified and each unused position contains a blank (#).
Generally, a specific code is used only if a significant part of the item is the type of material represented by the code. Information for these character positions is usually derived from other areas of the bibliographic record (e.g., field 245 (Title Statement), 5XX (Note) fields, or 6XX (Subject Added Entry) fields). If more than three codes are appropriate to the item, the three most significant are selected and recorded in alphabetical order.
# - Not specified
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | ### | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aJournal of Ayurveda=$b ... [No specified nature of contents is appropriate] | ||||||||
a - Abstracts/summaries
Abstracts or summaries of other publications.
Not used when a publication includes an abstract or summary of its own content.
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | a## | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aReview of applied entomology.$nSeries B,$pMedical and veterinary. | ||||||||
| 650 | #2$aVeterinary entomology$xAbstracts$xPeriodicals. | ||||||||
b - Bibliographies
Significant part of the item is a bibliography or bibliographies. Used only if the bibliography is substantial enough to be mentioned in the bibliographic record. Note: Because bibliographies are included as part of the definition of code n, code b is not used when code n is present.
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | b## | ||||||||
| 504 | ##$aIncludes bibliographies. | ||||||||
c - Catalogs
List of items in a collection. Also includes lists of collectible objects, such as stamps and coins, or trade catalogs. For catalogs of books, sound recordings, or motion pictures, code b (Bibliographies), code k (Discographies), or code q (Filmographies), is given with code c.
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | ci# | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aBook auction records. | ||||||||
| 650 | #0$aBook auctions$xCatalogs$vIndexes. | ||||||||
d - Dictionaries
Also used for a glossary or a gazetteer.
Concordances are coded as Indexes (code i). Code h is used for serial biographical dictionaries.
e - Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia or an encyclopedic treatment of a specific topic.
f - Handbooks
g - Legal articles
Substantive articles on legal topics, such as those published in law school reviews.
h - Biography
Significant part of the item contains biographical material, whether autobiography, individual biography, or collective biography. Genealogy is not coded as biography.
i - Indexes
Index to bibliographical material other than itself (e.g., an indexing journal).
Not used when a publication contains an index to its own content.
k - Discographies
Significant part of the item is a discography or discographies, or other bibliography of recorded sound. Used only if the discography is substantial enough to be mentioned in the bibliographic record. For discographies that are also catalogs, both code k and code c (Catalogs) are given.
l - Legislation
Includes of full or partial texts of enactments of legislative bodies, published either in statute or in code form, or texts of rules and regulations issued by executive or administrative agencies.
m - Theses
Thesis, dissertation, or work identified as having been created to satisfy the requirements for an academic certification or degree.
n - Surveys of literature in a subject area
Includes authored surveys that summarize what has been published about a subject
Usually has a list of references either in the body of the work or as a bibliography. Note: Because bibliographies are included as part of the definition of code n, code b (Bibliographies) should not be recorded when code n is appropriate.
o - Reviews
Includes critical reviews of published or performed works (e.g., books, films, sound recordings, theater, etc.).
p - Programmed texts
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | p## | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aClinical exercises in internal medicine. | ||||||||
| 650 | #2$aInternal medicine$xProgrammed texts. | ||||||||
q - Filmographies
Significant part of the item is a filmography or other bibliography of moving images. Used only if the filmography is substantial enough to be mentioned in the bibliographic record. For filmographies that are also catalogs, both code q and code c (Catalogs) are given.
r - Directories
Includes a directory or register of persons or corporate bodies. Serial biographical dictionaries are coded as Biography (code h).
s - Statistics
Significant part of the item is a collection of statistical data on a subject. Not used for works about statistical methodology.
| 008/24 | # | ||||||||
| 008/25-27 | bs# | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aList of statistical series collected by international organizations. | ||||||||
t - Technical reports
Includes technical report material that is the result of scientific investigation or technical development, testing, or evaluation, presented in a form suitable for dissemination to the technical community.
u - Standards/specifications
Includes either an international, national, or industry standard or a specification which gives a precise statement of a process or service requirement.
v - Legal cases and case notes
Includes discussions, such as those in the case comments section of law school reviews, of particular legal cases that have been decided by, or that are pending before, courts or administrative agencies.
w - Law reports and digests
Includes texts of decisions of courts or administrative agencies. The code is also used when an item includes texts of digests of such decisions.
y - Yearbooks
Reference publication issued on an annual or less frequent basis that contains articles summarizing the accomplishments or events of a particular year within a specific discipline or area of endeavor. Annual reports, which are administrative overviews of an organization, are not coded here.
z - Treaties
Includes treaties or accords negotiated between two or more parties to settle a disagreement, establish a relationship, grant rights, etc.
5 - Calendars
Published systems of organizing days. These may be academic calendars or almanacs, calendars published by bodies, such as labor organizations, library associations, etc.
6 - Comics/graphic novels
Instances of "sequential art" in which a story (whether fact or fiction) is told primarily through a set of images (often in the form of multiple "panels" per page) presented concurrently but meant to be "read" sequentially by the viewer. The accompanying narrative and/or dialog text, when it occurs, works integrally with the images to tell the story.
||| - No attempt to code
28 - Government publication (006/11)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates whether an item is published or produced by or for an international, national, provincial, state, or local government agency, or by any subdivision of such a body, and, if so, the jurisdictional level of the agency.
Government bodies and all their subdivisions are treated as government bodies regardless of how they may be entered as headings (i.e., entered under jurisdiction or not). In the bibliographic record, the body does not have to be a main or added entry, but it should be named as publisher, etc. in the publication, distribution, etc. area, or have caused the item to be published (usually inferred when the governmental body is responsible for the content of the work). When in doubt, treat the item as a government publication.
Guidelines for certain types of publications
- Socialist countries- Since the coding of all items published in socialist countries as government publications would limit the usefulness of this element, coding should be used only for the same type of bodies that would be considered government in a non-socialist country. In coding items in this manner, when in doubt, treat the item as a government publication.
- Two levels- If an item is published or produced jointly by government agencies at two different levels, record the code for the higher government level.
- Academic publications- In the U.S., items published by academic institutions are considered government publications if the institutions are created or controlled by a government.
# - Not a government publication
Not published by or for a government body.
| 008/28 | # | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aRand McNally. | ||||||||
| 008/28 | # | ||||||||
| 245 | 02$aA Guidebook of United States coins. | ||||||||
a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component
Published or produced by or for a government body of an autonomous or semi-autonomous component of a country.
| 008/28 | a | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aSabah. | ||||||||
c - Multilocal
Published or produced by or for a multilocal jurisdiction which is defined as a regional combination of jurisdictions below the state level.
| 008/28 | c | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aRégion parisienne (France) | ||||||||
f - Federal/national
Published or produced by or for a federal or national government body, e.g., a sovereign nation, such as Canada. Used for the governments of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Code f is also used for American Indian tribes.
| 008/28 | f | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aItaly.$bMinistero degli affari esteri. | ||||||||
i - International intergovernmental
Published or produced by or for an international intergovernmental body.
| 008/28 | i | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aWorld Health Organization. | ||||||||
l - Local
Published or produced by or for a local government jurisdiction such as a county, city, town, etc.
| 008/28 | l | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aNew York (N.Y.) | ||||||||
m - Multistate
Published or produced by or for a regional combination of jurisdictions at the state, provincial, territorial, etc. level.
| 008/28 | m | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aLake Erie Regional Transportation Authority. | ||||||||
o - Government publication-level undetermined
Published or produced by or for a government body but that the jurisdictional level cannot be determined.
s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.
Jurisdictional level of the government body is a state, province, territory, etc.
| 008/28 | s | ||||||||
| 110 | 1#$aWisconsin.$bCommissioners of Fisheries. | ||||||||
u - Unknown if item is government publication
Whether or not the item is published or produced by or for a government agency is unknown.
z - Other
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
| - No attempt to code
29 - Conference publication (006/12)
One-character numeric code that indicates whether an item consists of the proceedings, reports, or summaries of a conference.
The following types of publications are not considered conference publications:
- Works composed of or based on a single paper
- Hearings of legislative bodies
- Courses given in a school (except where the main entry is the name of a meeting)
The following types of publications are considered to be conference publications:
- Proceedings, including collections or partial collections of papers (or of contributions, essays, etc., that are based upon papers) presented at a conference or meeting.
- A partial collection, defined as a work containing two or more papers (or contributions, essays, etc. that are based upon papers) presented at a conference or meeting.
- A collection of preprints of conference papers.
0 - Not a conference publication
Work is not a conference publication.
| 008/29 | 0 | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aJournal of family therapy ... | ||||||||
1 - Conference publication
| 008/29 | 1 | ||||||||
| 245 | 10$aCompte rendu du congrès /$cAssociation des bibliothécaires du Québec. | ||||||||
| - No attempt to code
30-32 - Undefined (006/13-15)
Undefined; each contains a blank (#) or a fill character (|).
33 - Original alphabet or script of title (006/16)
One-character alphabetic code that indicates the original alphabet or script of the language of the title on the source item upon which the key title (field 222) is based.
If there is no key title present, the code value may relate to the title proper (field 245). This data element is mandatory for bibliographic records created or updated by one of the centers participating in the ISSN Network. For other non-ISSN Network records, 008/33 is optional.
# - No alphabet or script given/No key title
May relate to the title proper in field 245 when no key title is present.
For bibliographic records that do not contain field 222 (Key Title), code blank (#) is often used instead of coding for the original alphabet or script of the title proper in field 245 (Title Statement).
a - Basic Roman
Original alphabet of the title is the Roman alphabet. Languages that are usually associated with code a include: Basque, English, Latin, Welsh, and many languages of Central and Southern Africa.
Includes no diacritics or special characters.
| 008/33 | a | ||||||||
| 222 | #0$aNewsweek. | ||||||||
b - Extended Roman
Original alphabet of the title is a Roman alphabet language. Most western European languages, with the major exception of English, fall into this group.
Includes diacritics and special characters.
| 008/33 | b | ||||||||
| 222 | #0$aRevista de biología del Uruguay | ||||||||
Used if the language itself has diacritics even if the title in hand does not contain any characters from the extended alphabet.
| 008/33 | b | ||||||||
| 222 | #0$aNew Brunswick police journal | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aJournal de la police de Nouveau Brunswick. | ||||||||
c - Cyrillic
| 008/33 | c | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aPravda. | ||||||||
d - Japanese
Japanese language does not actually have an alphabet. It uses two syllabaries (Hiragana and Katakana) and Chinese ideographic characters.
| 008/33 | d | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aNihon kagaku zasshi. | ||||||||
e - Chinese
Chinese language does not actually have an alphabet. It uses a system of ideographic characters to represent sounds and entire words.
| 008/33 | e | ||||||||
| 222 | #0$aTianjin yiyào | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aT`ien-chin i yao. | ||||||||
f - Arabic
| 008/33 | f | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aFikr wa-fann. | ||||||||
g - Greek
| 008/33 | g | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aMelissa ton vivlion. | ||||||||
h - Hebrew
| 008/33 | h | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aShenaton Seminar ha-kibutsim. | ||||||||
i - Thai
j - Devanagari
| 008/33 | j | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aAtma visvasa. | ||||||||
k - Korean
Korean language uses a writing system that forms characters that represent entire words from syllabic components (Hangul). Traditional Chinese ideographic characters are also used.
| 008/33 | k | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aTongguk nongnim. | ||||||||
l - Tamil
| 008/33 | l | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aKirutayukam. | ||||||||
u - Unknown
Original alphabet of the title is unknown.
z - Other
None of the other defined codes are appropriate.
Also used when the title incorporates words from more than one alphabet or script.
| 008/33 | z | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aSak`art`velos muzeumis moambe =$bBulletin du Muséum de Géorgie. [Title in the Georgian and Extended Roman alphabet] | ||||||||
| 008/33 | z | ||||||||
| 222 | #0$aReport - Österreichische Länderbank | ||||||||
| - No attempt to code
34 - Entry convention (006/17)
One-character numeric code that indicates whether the item was cataloged according to successive entry, latest entry, or integrated entry cataloging conventions.
0 - Successive entry
New bibliographic record is created each time 1) a title changes, or 2) a corporate body used as main entry or uniform title qualifier, changes. The earlier or later title or author/title is recorded in a linking field (field 780/785) on each record.
| 008/34 | 0 | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aHawaii medical journal. | ||||||||
| 780 | 00$tHawaii medical journal and inter-island nurses bulletin$x0097-1030 | ||||||||
| 008/34 | 0 | ||||||||
| 110 | 2#$aChartered Institute of Transport. | ||||||||
| 245 | 00$aJournal. | ||||||||
| 780 | 00$aInstitute of Transport (London. England).$tJournal [Pre-AACR 2 record] | ||||||||
1 - Latest entry
Cataloged under its latest (most recent) title or issuing body (pre-AACR cataloging rules). All former titles and/or issuing bodies are given in notes (fields 247, 547, and 550).
| 008/34 | 1 | ||||||||
| 247 | 10$aBritish Columbia financial times$f1914-June 1951 | ||||||||
| 008/34 | 1 | ||||||||
| 111 | 2#$aSymposium on Underwater Physiology. | ||||||||
| 245 | 10$aUnderwater physiology;$bproceedings. | ||||||||
| 550 | ##$aVol. for 1955 issued by the symposium under its earlier name: Underwater Physiology Symposium. | ||||||||
2 - Integrated entry
Cataloged under its latest (most recent) title and/or responsible person or corporate body. Used for integrating resources and electronic serials that do not retain their earlier titles.
New record is made only when there is a major change in edition or it is determined that there is a new work, and for title mergers and splits.
| - No attempt to code
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Capitalization - Alphabetic codes are input in lowercase.
Field length - Field 008 should always consist of forty (40) character positions.
NOTE
- This article is a Stub. It will be expanded to achieve the level of a proper encyclopedia article.
REFERENCES
- Library of Congress. MARC Standards https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008s.html (accessed October 08, 2017)
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
- Salman Haider - Librarian Cataloger Blogger
HISTORY
- Written: 2017-10-09
PERMALINK
FEEDBACK
- Help us improve this article! Contact us with your feedback.
Thanks all for your love, suggestions, testimonials, likes, +1, tweets, and shares ...
){kind=link}