853 Captions and Pattern - Basic Bibliographic Unit (R) (Variable Data Fields)
Field Definition and Scope:
This field contains the caption that is appropriate for each level of enumeration and chronology that is present in a related 863 Enumeration and Chronology-Basic Bibliographic Unit field and codes that defined the publication pattern of the item. A display may be generated from the contents of field 853 and the related 863 fields(s) to which it is linked by subfield $8 (Link and sequence number).
A general description of the three types of holdings data fields, their relationship to each other, and the repeatability and of each is given in the 853-878 Holdings Data-General Information section.
Guidelines for applying the content designators defined for field 853 and input conventions are given in the 853-855 Captions and Pattern - General Information section. Examples:
Related USMARC Document/Field:
853-878 Holdings Data - General Information
853-855 Captions and Pattern - General Information
863-865 Enumeration and Chronology - General Information
863 Enumeration and Chronology - Basic Bibliographic Unit
See also:
853-855 Captions and Pattern - General Information