008/33 Level of establishment (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code that indicates the extent to which the 100-151 heading conforms to the descriptive cataloging and/or subject heading system/thesaurus conventions used to formulate the heading.
Codes a, b, c and d are used only in established heading records.
Code n is used in all other kinds of records.
The codes defined for 008/33 apply only to the 1XX heading field.
The completeness of the authority information contained in the record is indicated in Leader/17 (Encoding level).
The fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.
National Level Requirement for character position 008/33: Mandatory; for codes below: Mandatory if applicable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Code: |
Description: |
a |
|
b |
|
c |
|
d |
|
n |
|
| |
No attempt to code |
Related MARC fields or documents:
008/10 Descriptive cataloging rules
008/11 Subject heading system/thesaurus
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also: