008/38 Modified Record (Variable Control Fields)
Codes:
d Dashed-on information omitted
o Completely romanized/printed cards romanized
r Completely romanized/printed cards in script
s Shortened [Not used]
x Missing characters [Not used]
u Unknown [NLC use only]
Description/Instructions:
The modified record code indicated whether any data on a bibliographic record is a modification of information that appeared on the item being cataloged or that was intended to be included in the machine-readable record. Such modifications include: the romanization of data that originally appeared in a non-roman script; substitutions of characters available for those characters that could not be converted to machine-readable form; the omission of data given on catalog cards in a "dashed-on" format; and shortening of records because the amount of data exceeded a system imposed maximum allowable length.
A record is not considered to be modified when romanizing fields in the record that are not transcriptions of data from the item (e.g., headings , complete nonquoted fields, subscription address, etc.). USMARC equivalents for certain letters used in lesser known languages using the Roman alphabet are also not considered to be modified.
Codes are assigned a priority that determines which code is input when more than one code applies to an item. The priority is indicated by the order of the code list. Code # is the highest priority.
DEFAULT CODE: #
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