Fixed Fields (New Authority Records)

Most fixed fields in authority records are either constants or are system supplied. The only ones catalogers will routinely need to determine are:

Descriptive Cataloging Code (008/10):

RLIN = CRC

OCLC = Rules

code a for earlier rules (not used for newly created NARs)

code b for AACR1 (not used for newly created NARs)

code c for AACR2

code d for AACR2 compatible headings (used only for newly established NARs for uniform titles entered under a personal or corporate name that is already coded d, or for subordinate units that are entered under a corporate name already coded d)

Undifferentiated Personal Name (008/32):

RLIN = UPN

OCLC = Name

code a for a differentiated (i.e.,representing one person) personal name or a name/title entered under a personal name

code b for an undifferentiated (non-unique) personal name (i.e., a name heading that represent more than one person with the same name, according to AACR2 22.20)

code n otherwise (i.e., for a corporate, conference or geographic name)

Reference Evaluation (008/29):

RLIN = RFE

OCLC = Ref status

code a if your record includes cross references (4XX or 5XX)

code n if it does not

Level of Establishment (008/33):

RLIN = STH

OCLC = Auth status

code a for full-level

code c for provisional level

code d for preliminary level

See Appendices I and II for examples of RLIN and OCLC worksheets, including fixed field values.

See also:

Section I - New Authority Records