008/13  Numbered or unnumbered series  (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)

Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code that indicates whether the 1XX field contains an established heading for a numbered or unnumbered series or whether the series varies between being numbered and unnumbered.  The fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.

National Level Requirement for character position 008/13:  Mandatory; for codes below:  Mandatory if applicable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

LC Guidelines:

 008/13  Numbered or unnumbered series

Related MARC field or document:

642  Series Numbering Example

For information on other 008 character positions, see:

008  Fixed-Length Data Elements

See also:

Variable Control Fields