033 Date/Time and Place of an Event (R) (Variable Data Field)
Field 033 contains the formatted date/time and/or coded place of creation, capture, or broadcast associated with an event. Such information includes the date/time and/or place of recording, filming, execution, broadcast or, in the case of a naturally occurring object, of finding. The information recorded in this field may also be recorded in note form in field 518 (Date/Time and Place of an Event Note) .
The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.
Field 033 is repeatable .
Guidelines for applying content designators:
For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National-level (NLR) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements , and designator repeatability , see table below:
Position | Description | NLR | MLR | Repeatability |
Field 033 | Date/Time and Place of an Event | O | O | R |
Indicator: | ||||
First | M | |||
A | ||||
0 | A | |||
1 | A | |||
2 | A | |||
Second | M | |||
A | ||||
0 | A | |||
1 | A | |||
2 | A | |||
Subfield code: | ||||
$a | A | O | R | |
$b | A | O | R | |
$c | A | O | R | |
$3 | O | O | NR | |
$6 | A | O | NR | |
$8 | O | O | R |
Second Indicator - Type of event [defined]: In 1989, the second indicator was given its present definition. Records created prior to this change may contain a # (blank) meaning undefined.
Related MARC fields or documents:
518 Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
880 Alternate Graphic Representation
Geographic Cutters
Library of Congress Classification--Class G
See also: