MARC Coding Overview

Contents

Fixed Fields

Continuing Resources (Serials)
Maps
Music Scores

Name Authority Coding

Print Material (Monographs)

Sound Recordings

Video Games & Computer Files

Videorecordings & Visual Materials

End of Field Punctuation
          X00 / X10 / X11 / X30 / 210 / 222 / 240 / 245 / 246 / 250 / 260 / 300 / 490,830 / 500 / 650 / 651 / 740

Fixed Fields

• To see Fixed Field coding for specific formats, see:

  • Continuing Resources (Serials)

  • Maps

  • Music Scores

  • Name Authority Coding

  • Print Material (Monographs)

  • Sound Recordings

  • Video Games & Computer Files

  • Videorecordings & Visual Materials

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End of Field Punctation

• In the discussion of punctuation practices, mark of punctuation is a period (.), a question mark (?), an exclamation mark (!), or a hyphen (-).

X00

• Fields 100, 600, 700, and 800 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• Field 400 does not end with a mark of punctuation, unless the last word is an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
• The name or portion of a name/title heading ends with a mark of punctuation. The mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.
• A name or title portion followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the name or title portion ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, or open date.

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X10

• Fields 110, 610, 710, and 810 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• Field 410 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word is an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

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X11

• Fields 111, 611, 711, and 811 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• Field 411 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
• The name portion of a name/subordinate body or name/title heading ends with a mark of punctuation. The mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.
• A name or title portion followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the name or title portion ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, or open date.

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X30

• Fields 130, 630, 730, and 830 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• A mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.
• A uniform title heading followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the title ends with an abbreviation or an initialism.

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210

• Field 210 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

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222

• Field 222 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation or closing parenthesis.

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240

• Field 240 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

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245

• Field 245 ends with a period even when another mark of punctuation is present, unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a period.

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246

• Field 246 does not end with a mark of final punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
• No punctuation precedes subfield $ f unless the item preceding subfield $ f is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

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250

• Field 250 ends with a period.

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260

• Field 260 generally ends with a mark of punctuation, a closing parenthesis, closing angle bracket, closing bracket, or a comma.

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300

• Field 300 ends with a period if there is a 4XX in the record; otherwise it ends with a period unless another mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis is present.

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490/830

• Field 490 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
• Field 830 does end with a mark of punctuation.

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500

• Field 500 ends with a period unless another mark of punctuation is present.

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650

• Field 650 ends with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• A main term portion followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the main term portion ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, or open date.

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651

• Field 651 ends with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.

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740

• Field 740 ends with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis.
• A mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.

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Revised: Dec. 23, 2014