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MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
381 Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression (R) (Variable Data Field)
Field definition and scope:
Field 381 contains any characteristic that is not accommodated in a special field that serves to characterize a work or expression. Examples are an issuing body, arranged statement of music, version, or a geographic term. The field may be used to differentiate a work from another work with the same title.
Multiple characteristics from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield $a (Other distinguishing characteristic). Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.
The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.
Field 381 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:
Position |
Description |
NLR |
MLR |
Repeatability |
Field 381 |
Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression |
O |
O |
R |
Indicator: |
|
|
|
|
First |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
|
Second |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subfield code: |
|
|
|
|
$a |
M |
O |
R |
|
$u |
A |
O |
R |
|
$v |
A |
O |
R |
|
$0 |
A |
O |
R |
|
$1 |
|
|
R |
|
$2 |
A |
O |
NR |
|
$3 |
|
|
NR |
|
$6 |
A |
O |
NR |
|
$8 |
O |
O |
R |
Field 381 - Other
Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression [new, 2010]
Subfield $0 - Record
control number [redefined, 2010]
Subfield $1 - Real
World Object URI [new, 2017]
Subfield $3 - Materials
specified [new, 2018]
Related MARC fields or documents:
RDA in MARC Bibliographic Data
Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes:
Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
See also: