The Bibliographic field names are listed in alphabetic order.  Each listing is followed by its MARC tag number and repeatability.

- A -

Abbreviated Title, 210  (R)

Access Title, Variant, 212  [obsolete]

Accessibility Content, 341  (R)

Accessibility Note, 532  (R)

Accompanying Matter (008/24-29 Music)

Accumulation and Frequency of Use Note, 584  (R)

Acronym or Shortened Title, 211  [obsolete]

Acquisition, Source of, 037  (R)

Acquisition/Subscription Address, Source for, 265  [obsolete]

Action Note, 583  (R)

Added Entry - Corporate Name (Performing Group), 715  [obsolete]

Added Entry - Corporate Name, 710  (R)

Added Entry - Geographic Name, 751  (R)

Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name, 752  (R)

Added Entry - Meeting Name, 711  (R)

Added Entry - Personal Name (Performer), 705  [obsolete]

Added Entry - Personal Name, 700  (R)

Added Entry - Physical Characteristics, 755  [obsolete]

Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification, 754  (R)

Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name, 720  (R)

Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title, 740  (R)

Added Entry - Uniform Title, 730  (R)

Additional Dewey Decimal Classification Number, 083  (R)

Additional Physical Form Available Note, 530  (R)

Additional Physical Form Entry, 776  (R)

Address, 270  (R)

Alphabet or Script of Title, Original (008/33 Continuing resources)

Alternate Graphic Representation, 880  (R)

Archival Collection, Physical Description Fixed-Field for, 009  [obsolete]  Currently reserved for local use.

Area Name Entry, Geographic Name/, 751  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Arrangement, Transposition and (008/33 Music)

Associated Language, 377  (R)

Associated Place, 370  (R)

Audience Characteristics, 385  (R)

Audience, Target (008/22)

Augmented Title, 214  [obsolete]

Authentication Code, 042  (NR)

Awards Note, 586  (R)

- B -

Beginning Date of Publication, Date 1/ (008/07-10 All materials)

Bibliographic Control and Coding Detail, Level of, 039  [obsolete]

Bibliographic History Note, 503  [obsolete]

Bibliography, Etc. Note, 504  (R)

Binding Information, 563  (R)

Biographical or Historical Data, 545  (R)

Biography (008/34 Books)

- C -

Carrier Type, 338  (R)

Cartographic Material - Physical Description Fixed Field (Detailed), 009  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Cartographic Material, Type of (008/25 Maps)

Cartographic Mathematical Data, 255  (R)

Case File Characteristics Note, 565  (R)

Case File Indicator ( 008/30 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Cataloging Source (008/39 All materials)

Cataloging Source, 040   (NR)

Categories of Films Note (Archival), 517  [obsolete]

Censorship Note, 527  [obsolete]

Character Sets Present, 066  (NR)

Characteristics of Work or Expression, Other Distinguishing, 381  (R)

Characteristics, Audience, 385  (R)

Characteristics, Creator/Contributor, 386  (R)

Characteristics, Digital File, 347  (R)

Characteristics, Moving Image, 345  (R)

Characteristics, Notated Music, 348  (R)

Characteristics, Sound, 344  (R)

Characteristics, Supplementary Content, 353  (R)

Characteristics, Video, 346  (R)

Chronological Term, Subject Added Entry -, 648  (R)

Citation/References Note, 510  (R)

Classification Number Components, Synthesized, 085  (R)

Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada, 055  (R)

Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data, 034  (R)

CODEN Designation, 030  (R)

Coding Detail, Level of Bibliographic Control and, 039  [obsolete]

Collection Control Code, Level of ( 008/34 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Collection Status Code ( 008/33 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Collective Uniform Title, 243  (NR)

Computer File Characteristics, 256  (NR)

Computer File, Type of (008/26 Computer files)

Computer Files Note, Related, 582  [obsolete]

Conference or Meeting Name, Variant, 872  [obsolete]

Conference Publication (008/29)

Constituent Unit Entry, 774  (R)

Content, Accessibility, 341 (R)

Content Note, Time Period of, 523  [obsolete]

Content Type, 336  (R)

Content, Time Period of, 045  (NR)

Content Characteristics, Supplementary, 353  (R)

Contents, Nature of (008/24-27; /25-27)

Continuing Resource, Type of (008/21 Continuing resources)

Control Number, 001  (NR)

Control Number Identifier, 003  (NR)

Conversion Information, Description, 884  (R)

Copy and Version Identification Note, 562  (R)

Copyright Article-Fee Code, 018  (NR)

Copyright Notice; Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and, 264  (R)

Copyright or Legal Deposit Number, 017  (R)

Copyright Status, Information Relating to, 542  (R)

Corporate Names - General Information, X10

Corporate Name (Performing Group), Added Entry -, 715  [obsolete]

Corporate Name, Added Entry -, 710  (R)

Corporate Name, Main Entry -, 110  (NR)

Corporate Name, Series Added Entry -, 810  (R)

Corporate Name, Series Statement/Added Entry -, 410  (R)  (USA only)

Corporate Name, Subject Added Entry -, 610  (R)

Corporate Name, Variant, 871  [obsolete]

Country of Producing Entity, 257  (R)

Country of Publication, Production, or Execution (008/15-17 All materials)

Country of Publishing/Producing Entity Code, 044  (NR)

Creation, Time Period of, 388  (R)

Creation/Production Credits Note, 508  (R)

Creator/Contributor Characteristics, 386  (R)

Cumulative Index Availability ( 008/32 Serials)  [obsolete]

Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note, 555  (R)

Current Publication Frequency, 310  (R)

- D -

Data Note, Source of, 537  [obsolete]

Data Quality Note, 514  (NR)

Data Source Entry, 786  (R)

Date 1/Beginning Date of Publication (008/07-10 All materials)

Date 2/Ending Date of Publication (008/11-14 All materials)

Date/Publication Status, Type of (008/06 All materials)

Date/Time and Place of an Event, 033  (R)

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note, 518  (R)

Date and Sequential Designation, Normalized, 363  (R)

Date and Time of Latest Transaction, 005  (NR)

Date Entered on File (008/00-05 All materials)

Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation, 362  (R)

Description Conversion Information, 884  (R)

Description Note, Source of, 588  (R)

Dewey Decimal Classification Number, 082  (R)

Dewey Decimal Classification Number, Additional, 083  (R)

Digital File Characteristics, 347  (R)

Digital Graphic Representation, 352  (R)

Dissertation Note, 502  (R)

Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice; Production, Publication,, 264  (R)

Distributor Number, Publisher or, 028  (R)

- E -

Earlier or Later Volumes Separately Cataloged Note, 512  [obsolete]

Edition Statement, 250  (R)

Editor Note, 570  [obsolete]

Electronic Location and Access, 856  (R)

Ending Date of Publication, Date 2/ (008/11-14 All materials)

Entire Work, Nature of (008/24 Continuing resources)

Entity and Attribute Information Note, 552  (R)

Entity Unspecified, Subject Added Entry - Type of, 688  (R)

Entry Convention (008/34 Continuing resources)

Exhibitions Note, 585  (R)

Extension Plan, 335  (R)

- F -

Faceted Topical Terms, Subject Added Entry -, 654  (R)

Festschrift (008/30 Books)

Film Number, Standard, 023  [deleted]

Films (Archival), Physical Description for, 308  [obsolete]

Films (Pre-AACR 2), Physical Description for, 301  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Films Note (Archival), Categories of, 517  [obsolete]

Fingerprint Identifier, 026  (R)

Fixed Field (Detailed), Cartographic Material - Physical Description, 009  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Fixed-Field for Archival Collection, Physical Description, 009  [obsolete]  Currently reserved for local use.

Fixed-Length Data Elements, 008  (NR)

Types of material

Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics, 006  (R)

Footage, Linear, 304  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Foreign MARC Information Field, 886  (R)

Form of Composition (008/18-19 Music)

Form of Item (008/23; /29)

Form of Musical Composition Code, 047  (R)

Form of Original Item (008/22 Continuing resources)

Form of Work, 380  (R)

Format of Music (008/20 Music)

Formatted Contents Note, 505  (R)

Former Publication Frequency, 321  (R)

Former Title, 247  (R)

Former Title Complexity Note, 547  (R)

Frequency ( 008/18 Computer files)  [obsolete]

Frequency (008/18 Continuing resources)

Frequency, 315  [obsolete]

Frequency, Current Publication, 310  (R)

Frequency, Former Publication, 321  (R)

Funding Information Note, 536  (R)

- G -

General Note, 500  (R)

Geographic Area Code, 043  (R)

Geographic Classification, 052  (R)

Geographic Coverage Note, 522  (R)

Geographic Name, Added Entry -, 751  (R)

Geographic Name, Subject Added Entry -, 651  (R)

Geographic Name/Area Name Entry, 751  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Geographic, Subject Added Entry - Reversed, 652  [obsolete]

Geospatial Reference Data, 342  (R)

Government Document Classification Number, 086  (R)

Government Publication (008/28)

GPO Item Number, 074  (R)

- H -

Hierarchical Place Name, Added Entry -, 752  (R)

Hierarchical Place Name, Subject Added Entry -, 662  (R)

History Note, Bibliographic, 503  [obsolete]

Holding Institution, 850  (R)

Host Item Entry, 773  (R)

Hours, Etc., 307  (R)

- I -

Illustrations (008/18-21 Books)

Image Characteristics, Moving, 345  (R)

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note, 541  (R)

Imprint Statement for Films (Pre-AACR 1 Revised), 261  (NR)  (USA only)

Imprint Statement for Sound Recordings (Pre-AACR 2), 262  (NR)  (USA only)

Index (008/31)

Index Availability ( 008/31 Serials)  [obsolete]

Index Availability, Cumulative ( 008/32 Serials)  [obsolete]

Index Term - Curriculum Objective, 658  (R)

Index Term - Function, 657  (R)

Index Term - Genre/Form, 655  (R)

Index Term - Occupation, 656  (R)

Index Term - Uncontrolled, 653  (R)

Information About Documentation Note, 556  (R)

Information Relating to Copyright Status, 542  (R)

Information, Matching, 885  (R)

Information, Version, 251  (R)

International Standard Book Number, 020  (R)

International Standard Serial Number, 022  (R)

Issuance, Mode of, 334  (R)

Issued With Entry, 777  (R)

Issuing Body Note, 550  (R)

- K -

Key, 384  (NR)

Key Title, 222  (R)

- L -

Language (008/35-37 All materials)

Language Code, 041  (R)

Language Note, 546  (R)

Language, Associated, 377  (R)

Later Volumes Separately Cataloged Note, Earlier or, 512  [obsolete]

Level of Bibliographic Control and Coding Detail, 039  [obsolete]

Level of Collection Control Code ( 008/34 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Library of Congress Call Number, 050  (R)

Library of Congress Control Number, 010  (NR)

Library of Congress Control Number, Linking, 011  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Library of Congress Copy, Issue, Offprint Statement, 051  (R)

Linear Footage, 304  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Linking Entry Complexity Note, 580  (R)

Linking Entry Fields - General Information, 76X-79X

  Table  (Indicators and Subfield codes)

  Definitions of Terms  (Terms used in Linking Entry fields)

  Record Links and Notes  (Record-linking technique in MARC)

  Input Conventions  (Guidance and clarification for application)

 Content Designator History  (A record of significant changes)

Linking Library of Congress Control Number, 011  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Literary Form (008/33 Books)

Literary Text for Sound Recordings (008/30-31 Music)

Local Call Numbers, 09X

Local Holdings, 049  (NR)

Local Notes, 59X

Local Subject Access Fields, 69X  (R)

Location, 851  [obsolete]

Location, 852  (R)

Location of Originals/Duplicates Note, 535  (R)

Location of Other Archival Materials Note, 544  (R)

- M -

Main Entry - Corporate Name, 110  (NR)

Main Entry - Meeting Name, 111  (NR)

Main Entry - Personal Name, 100  (NR)

Main Entry - Uniform Title, 130  (NR)

Main Series Entry, 760  (R)

Manifestation Statements, 881  (R)

Manufacture, and Copyright Notice; Production, Publication, Distribution,, 264  (R)

Matching Information, 885  (R)

Media Type, 337  (R)

Medium of Performance, 382  (R)

Meeting Names - General Information, X11

Meeting Name, Added Entry -, 711  (R)

Meeting Name, Main Entry -, 111  (NR)

Meeting Name, Series Added Entry -, 811  (R)

Meeting Name. Series Statement/Added Entry -, 411  (R)  (USA only)

Meeting Name, Subject Added Entry -, 611  (R)

Meeting Name, Variant Conference or, 872  [obsolete]

Metadata Provenance, 883  (R)

Methodology Note, 567  (R)

Mode of Issuance, 334  (R)

Modified Record (008/38 All materials)

Moving Image Characteristics, 345  (R)

Music Characteristics, Notated, 348  (R)

Music Parts (008/21 Music)

Musical Incipits Information, 031  (R)

Musical Presentation Statement, 254  (NR)

Musical Work, Numeric Designation of, 383  (R)

- N -

Named Event, Subject Added Entry -, 647  (R)

National Agricultural Library Call Number, 070  (R)

National Agricultural Library Copy Statement, 071  (R)

National Bibliographic Agency Control Number, 016  (R)

National Bibliography Number, 015  (R)

National Library of Medicine Call Number, 060  (R)

National Library of Medicine Copy Statement, 061  (R)

Nature of Contents (008/24-27; /25-27)

Nature of Entire Work (008/24 Continuing resources)

Non-MARC Information Field, 887  (R)

Normalized Date and Sequential Designation, 363  (R)

Notated Music Characteristics, 348  (R)

Number of Musical Instruments or Voices Code, 048  (R)

Numbering Peculiarities Note, 515  (R)

Numeric Designation of Musical Work, 383  (R)

- O -

Organization and Arrangement of Materials, 351  (R)

Original Alphabet or Script of Title (008/33 Continuing resources)

Original Language Entry, 765  (R)

Original Study Number for Computer Data Files, 036  (NR)

Original Version Note, 534  (R)

Originator Dissemination Control, 357  (NR)

Other Classification Number, 084  (R)

Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression, 381  (R)

Other Edition Entry, 775  (R)

Other Relationship Entry, 787  (R)

Other Standard Identifier, 024  (R)

Overseas Acquisition Number, 025  (R)

Ownership and Custodial History, 561  (R)

- P -

Page Count, 302  [obsolete]

Participant or Performer Note, 511  (R)

Patent Control Information, 013  (R)

Performance, Medium of, 382  (R)

Personal Names - General Information, X00

Personal Name (Performer), Added Entry -, 705  [obsolete]

Personal Name, Added Entry -, 700  (R)

Personal Name, Main Entry -, 100  (NR)

Personal Name, Series Added Entry -, 800  (R)

Personal Name, Series Statement/Added Entry -, 400  (R)  (USA only)

Personal Name, Subject Added Entry -, 600  (R)

Personal Name, Variant, 870  [obsolete]

Philatelic Issue Data, 258  (R)

Physical Characteristics, Added Entry -, 755  [obsolete]

Physical Description, 300  (R)

Physical Description Fixed Field, 007  (R)

Categories of material

Physical Description Fixed Field (Detailed), Cartographic Material -, 009  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Physical Description Fixed-Field for Archival Collection, 009  [obsolete]  Currently reserved for local use.

Physical Description for Films (Archival), 308  [obsolete]

Physical Description for Films (Pre-AACR 2), 301  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Physical Description for Sound Recordings (Pre-AACR 2), 305  [obsolete]

Physical Medium, 340  (R)

Place of Publication, Production, or Execution (008/15-17 All materials)

Place, Associated, 370  (R)

Plan, Extension, 335  (R)

Planar Coordinate Data, 343  (R)

Playing Time, 306  (NR)

Postal Registration Number, 032  (R)

Preceding Entry, 780  (R)

PRECIS Descriptor String, 680  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

PRECIS Reference Indicator Number (RIN), 683  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

PRECIS Subject Indicator Number (SIN), 681  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note, 524  (R)

Price, 350  [obsolete]

Price, Rental, 359  [obsolete]

Processing Status Code ( 008/32 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice, 264  (R)

Projected Publication Date, 263  (NR)

Projection (008/22-23 Maps)

Provenance, Metadata, 883  (R)

Publication Frequency, Current, 310  (R)

Publication Frequency, Former, 321  (R)

Publication Status, Type of Date/ (008/06 All materials)

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint), 260  (R)

Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice; Production,, 264  (R)

Publications About Described Materials Note, 581  (R)

Publisher or Distributor Number, 028  (R)

- R -

Record Content Licensor, 038  (NR)

Regularity ( 008/19 Computer files)  [obsolete]

Regularity (008/19 Continuing resources)

Related Computer Files Note, 582  [obsolete]

Relief (008/18-21 Maps)

Rental Price, 359  [obsolete]

Replacement Record Information, 882  (NR)

Report Number, 087  [obsolete]  [CAN/MARC only]

Report Number, 088  (R)

Reproduction Note, 533  (R)

Resource Identifier, 758  (R)

Restrictions on Access Note, 506  (R)

Reversed Geographic, Subject Added Entry -, 652  [obsolete]

Romanized Title, 241  [obsolete]

Running Time (008/18-20 Visual materials)

- S -

Scale Note for Graphic Material, 507  (NR)

Security Classification Control, 355  (R)

Separately Cataloged Note, Earlier or Later Volumes, 512  [obsolete]

Sequential Designation, Normalized Date and, 363  (R)

Series Added Entry - Corporate Name, 810  (R)

Series Added Entry - Meeting Name, 811  (R)

Series Added Entry - Personal Name, 800  (R)

Series Added Entry - Title, 840  [obsolete]

Series Added Entry - Uniform Title, 830  (R)

Series Statement, 490  (R)

Series Statement/Added Entry - Corporate Name, 410  (R)  (USA only)

Series Statement/Added Entry - Meeting Name, 411  (R)  (USA only)

Series Statement/Added Entry - Personal Name, 400  (R)  (USA only)

Series Statement/Added Entry - Title, 440  [obsolete]

Shortened Title, Acronym or, 211  [obsolete]

Solicitation Information Note, 543  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Sound Characteristics, 344  (R)

Sound Recordings (Pre-AACR 2), Physical Description for, 305  [obsolete]

Sound Recordings, Literary Text for (008/30-31 Music)

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address, 265  [obsolete]

Source of Acquisition, 037  (R)

Source of Data Note, 537  [obsolete]

Source of Description Note, 588  (R)

Special Coded Dates, 046  (R)

Special Format Characteristics (008/33-34 Maps)

Standard Film Number, 023  [deleted]

Standard Technical Report Number, 027  (R)

Statements, Manifestation, 881  (R)

Status Code, Collection ( 008/33 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Status Code, Processing ( 008/32 Mixed materials)  [obsolete]

Study Program Information Note, 526  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Chronological Term, 648  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name, 610  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Faceted Topical Terms, 654  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name, 651  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name, 662  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name, 611  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Named Event, 647  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Personal Name, 600  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Reversed Geographic, 652  [obsolete]

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term, 650  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Type of Entity Unspecified, 688  (R)

Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title, 630  (R)

Subject Category Code, 072  (R)

Subseries Entry, 762  (R)

Succeeding Entry, 785  (R)

Summary, Etc., 520  (R)

Supplement Note, 525 (R)

Supplement Parent Entry, 772  (R)

Supplement/Special Issue Entry, 770  (R)

Supplementary Content Characteristics, 353  (R)

Synthesized Classification Number Components, 085  (R)

System Control Number, 035  (R)

System Details Access to Computer Files, 753  (R)

System Details Note, 538  (R)

- T -

Target Audience (008/22)

Target Audience Note, 521  (R)

Taxonomic Identification, Added Entry -, 754  (R)

Technique (008/34 Visual materials)

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note, 540  (R)

Time Period of Content, 045  (NR)

Time Period of Content Note, 523  [obsolete]

Time Period of Creation, 388  (R)

Title Page Availability ( 008/30 Serials)  [obsolete]

Title Statement, 245  (NR)

Title, Series Added Entry -, 840  [obsolete]

Title, Series Statement/Added Entry -, 440  [obsolete]

Topical Term, Subject Added Entry -, 650  (R)

Topical Terms, Subject Added Entry - Faceted, 654  (R)

Trade Availability Information, 366  (R)

Trade Price, 365  (R)

Translation Entry, 767  (R)

Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency, 242  (R)

Transposition and Arrangement (008/33 Music)

Type of Cartographic Material (008/25 Maps)

Type of Computer File (008/26 Computer files)

Type of Computer File or Data Note, 516  (R)

Type of Continuing Resource (008/21 Continuing resources)

Type of Date/Publication Status (008/06 All materials)

Type of Entity Unspecified, Subject Added Entry -, 688  (R)

Type of Report and Period Covered Note, 513  (R)

Type of Visual Material (008/33 Visual materials)

Type. Carrier, 338  (R)

Type, Content, 336  (R)

Type, Media, 337  (R)

- U -

Uncontrolled Name, Added Entry -, 720  (R)

Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title, Added Entry -, 740  (R)

Uniform Title, 240  (NR)

Uniform Titles - General Information, X30

Uniform Title Heading, Variant, 873  [obsolete]

Uniform Title, Added Entry -, 730  (R)

Uniform Title, Main Entry -, 130  (NR)

Uniform Title, Series Added Entry -, 830  (R)

Uniform Title, Subject Added Entry -, 630  (R)

Unit Count, 303  [obsolete]  [USMARC only]

Universal Decimal Classification Number, 080  (R)

- V -

Variant Access Title, 212  [obsolete]

Variant Conference or Meeting Name, 872  [obsolete]

Variant Corporate Name, 871  [obsolete]

Variant Personal Name, 870  [obsolete]

Variant Uniform Title Heading, 873  [obsolete]

Varying Form of Title, 246  (R)

Version Information, 251  (R)

Video Characteristics, 346  (R)

Visual Material, Type of (008/33 Visual materials)

Volumes Separately Cataloged Note, Earlier or Later, 512  [obsolete]

- W -

With Note, 501  (R)

Work or Expression, Other Distinguishing Characteristics of, 381  (R)

Work, Form of, 380  (R)

See also:

Variable Control Fields

Variable Data Fields

MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data:  Contents