Organization of the Holdings Format Document (Introduction)
In addition to the information in Organization of the MARC Format Documents, the following applies specifically to the Holdings Format.
The
variable data fields are presented in the following groupings in order
to bring together fields that serve related functions:
Numbers and
Codes (Fields 010-035)
Notes
(Fields 3XX. 5XX and 84X)
Location
(Fields 852 and 856)
Holdings
Data (853-878 General Information;
853-855 Captions and Pattern, General Information
and individual fields; 863-865 Enumeration and
Chronology, General Information and individual fields; 866-868 Textual
Holdings, General Information and individual fields; 876-878
Item Information, General Information and individual fields)
Alternate
Graphic Representation (Field 880)
Appendices
to this document provide information about several control subfields (Appendix A), full holdings record examples (Appendix B), multiscript record examples (Appendix C), a comparison of the MARC
21 Format for Holdings Data content designators and the data elements
of Z39.71(Appendix
D), a glossary (Appendix E), a listing of
changes to the format since the last edition or update (Appendix
F), and a list of organization code sources (Appendix
G).
The
853-878 General Information section defines the four types of holdings
data fields and describes their relationships and specific aspects they
have in common. The General Information section for each of the
four types of holdings data fields (853-855 Captions
and Pattern; 863-865 Enumeration and Chronology;
866-868 Textual Holdings; 876-878
Item Information) provide instructions for the content designators
that are common to each type of field. The description for each
of the individual fields (853, 863, 866, etc.) refers back to both the
853-868 and the type-of-field general information sections.
In
the examples, <location identifier> may be used instead of the code
of the organization holding the item or from which it is available. No
item identifier (fields 004,
010-030)
is shown in the examples although in separate holdings records such a
link may be necessary to identify the related bibliographic title. No
item identifier
field is needed in embedded holdings statements.
The
Input Conventions area provides
general guidance for the application of the content designators and for
such things as punctuation, spacing, and the use of the content designator
in embedded
holdings information.
See also: