086 Government Document Call Number

Field definition and scope:

Field 086 contains a government document call number for a series when all or part of the series is classified as a collected set or with a main series (646 Series Classification Practice, subfield $a, code c or m). The government agency may be at any level (e.g., state, national, international). The organization assigning the number may be identified in subfield $5.

Field 086 may also contain the volumes/dates to which the number applies. Varying numbers for different ranges of volumes/dates within a series or different copies or sets are contained in separate 086 fields.

The government document call number is an agency-assigned data element. It is assigned by designated agencies in government classification programs.

The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.

Field 086 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

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

Position	Description	NLR	Repeatability
Field 086	Government Document Call Number	O	R
Indicator:
First	Number source	M
#	Source specified in subfield $2	A
0	Superintendent of Documents Classification System	A
1	Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification	A

Second	Undefined; contains a blank	M

Subfield code:
$a	Call number	M	NR
$d	Volumes/dates to which call number applies	A	NR
$z	Canceled or invalid call number	A	R
$2	Number source	A	NR
$5	Institution to which field applies	A	R
$6	Linkage	A	NR
$8	Field link and sequence number	O	R

Input conventions:

Punctuation

Superintendent of Documents call numbers

Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification numbers

Display constants

LC Guidelines:

086 Government Document Call Number