Appendix C. MARC 21 Punctuation Supplied by OCLC

The following chart provides a quick reference to punctuation that is supplied by the OCLC system according to MARC 21 specifications and which fields require the addition of terminal or other punctuation (other than ISBD-S). Only those fields most commonly used for printed serials are given in this chart.

Field	MARC 21 punctuation supplied on output (Do not input.)	Input period at end? Other special instructions
100-130		Yes *
240	[ ] around field	No
245	– following field	Yes Input [ ] around information given in $h
246	, before $f . at end of note	No
250	– following field	Yes *
260	– preceding field	Yes, if complete *
300	– between field and first series statement 4 spaces before $a when incomplete	No
310/321	, between multiple fields at end of note * ( ) around $b information 3 spaces after hyphen in $b	No Input , before $b
362 0	– after field 3 spaces after hyphen	Yes, if complete
362 1		Yes
440-490	( ) around series statement after tracing (440)	No Input , before $x
500-506		Yes **
510		No
515-580		Yes *
600-655	– before $x, $y, $z	Yes *
700-740		Yes *
752	– before $b, $c, $d	Yes *
780-785	. after note , before $g	No
800-830		Yes *
850		No
936		No

* Unless field already ends in another form of terminal punctuation.

** Unless field ends in an angle bracket or a hyphen.