008/38 Modified record (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
A one-character code that indicates whether the record is modified from its intended content because it required characters that could not be converted into machine-readable form (e.g., nonroman characters) or because it exceeded a system-imposed maximum allowable length. The fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.
National Level Requirement for character position 008/38 and the codes below: Optional.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Description: | |
Not modified - Code # (blank) indicates that the content of the record required no modification in order to be transcribed into machine-readable form. | |
s | Shortened - Code s indicates that all of the data intended for the record is not included in the MARC record because the record would exceed the maximum length allowed by a particular system. The MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media states that MARC records have a maximum length of 99,999 characters. |
x | Missing characters - Code x indicates that the intended content of the record contained characters that could not be converted into machine-readable form (e.g., nonroman characters, mathematical symbols). Organizations now romanize nonroman characters and describe special symbols by a word or phrase. |
| | No attempt to code |
Related MARC field or document:
MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also:
