841 Holdings Coded Data Values

Field definition and scope:

Field 841 contains the coded data that would have been contained in a separate holdings record in field 008 (Fixed-length Data Elements).

Each subfield contains information as follows: subfield $a from Leader/06 (Type of record), Leader/07-08 (Undefined character positions), and Leader/09 (Character coding scheme); subfield $b from 008 (Fixed-length Data Elements); and subfield $e from Leader/17 (Encoding level).

Field 841 is used only when holdings information is embedded in a related MARC bibliographic record. It facilitates the reformatting of the holdings information into a separate holdings record.

Field 841 is NOT repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Position	Description	Repeatability
Field 841	Holdings Coded Data Values	NR
Indicator:
First	Undefined; contains a blank
Second	Undefined; contains a blank

Subfield code:
$a	Type of record /0 Type of record /1-2 Undefined /3 Character coding scheme	NR
$b	Fixed-length data elements /0-31 Holdings 008 values	NR
$e	Encoding level /0 Encoding level	NR