555  Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note (R)  (Variable Data Field)

Field definition and scope:

Field 555 contains information identifying the availability of cumulative indexes and/or finding aids whose only or major focus is the described material.  Field 510 (Citation/References Note) is used to record the existence of abstracting and indexing services for an item.

For archival materials and visual materials, this field contains information identifying administrative and intellectual controls over the described materials and indicating the degree of control each provides.  This usually implies finding aids and similar control materials.

For serials, this field contains a statement of volumes and/or dates covered by cumulative indexes of an item and a statement of location of these indexes.  Indexes may be issued as part of an issue of the serial or issued separately.

The note is sometimes displayed and/or printed with an introductory term or phrase that is generated as a display constant based on the first indicator value.

The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.

Field 555 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National-level (NLR) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Input conventions:

Punctuation

Display constants

Content designator history:

Archival and manuscripts control records created prior to 1983 may contain coded information related to finding aids in obsolete field 008/34 (Level of collection control code).

Subfield $u - Uniform Resource Identifier  [defined, 2000]:  In 2000, subfield $u was defined to contain the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

Related MARC fields or documents:

510  Citation/References Note

880  Alternate Graphic Representation

See also:

5XX  Note Fields

Variable Data Fields