Definition and scope:

Fields 856, 880, 883, 884, and 885 are the only 8XX fields defined in the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data at the present time.  For the most part, these fields carry over the definitions found in the other MARC 21 formats.

Specific field information:

For information on content designators (indicator and subfield code definitions and examples), National level requirements, field and subfield repeatability, and input conventions for any of the 8XX fields, select from the list below:

856  Electronic Location and Access  (R)

880  Alternate Graphic Representation  (R)

883  Metadata Provenance  (R)

884  Description Conversion Information  (R)

885  Matching Information  (R)

Content designator history:

883  Machine-generated Metadata Provenance  [new, 2012]

883  Machine-generated Metadata Provenance  [renamed, 2020]

884  Description Conversion Information  [new, 2015]

885  Matching Information  [new, 2016]

See also:

Variable Data Fields