008/20 (006/03) Continuing resources: Undefined character position

Character position definition and scope:

This character position is undefined for Continuing resources. It contains a blank or a fill character.

Record requirements for National-level and Minimal-level records: Optional.

Content designator history:

008/20 (SE) ISSN center

In 1989, the following codes were made obsolete in USMARC: 2 (United Kingdom), 3 (Australia), 5 (Moscow Regional Centre), 6 (Federal Republic of Germany), 7 (France), 8 (Argentina), 9 (Japan), and u (Unknown).

These other codes were made obsolete in CAN/MARC in 1990: a (Finland), b (Yugoslavia), c (Tunisia), d (Italy), e (Nigeria), f (Sweden), g (New Zealand), h (Denmark), i (Austria), j (Netherlands), k (Brazil), l (Columbia), m (Uruguay), n (Ireland), p (Thailand), q (Mexico), r (Norway), s (Israel), and t (Morocco).

In 2002, code 2 (United Kingdom) was reinstated.

008/20 (SE) ISSN center [obsolete, 2003]

The following codes were made obsolete in 2003: # (No ISSN center code assigned), 0 (International Center), 1 (United States), 2 (United Kingdom), 4 (Canada), and z (Other).