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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

FORMAT
SIRSI RECORD FORMAT
REC-TYPE (LDR|006)
Monographs (Print, Ebooks)
MARC
a
Continuing Resources (Serials)
SERIAL
a
Devices (e-book readers, e.g. Sony WiFi Readers)
MARC
r
Maps
MAP
e
Music Scores
MUSIC
c
Sound Recordings (Musical and Spoken)
MUSIC
j, i
Visual Materials (includes Videorecordings)
VM
g
Computer Files (including Video Games)
MRDF
m

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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