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MARC Coding: Continuing Resources (Serials)

Fixed Fields

Rec_Type
a
Bib_lvl
s/i
TypeCrtl
[blank]
Enc_Lvl
[blank]
Desc
i=ISBD punctuation (formerly a=AACR2)
Entrd
090622
Dat_Tp
 
Date1
 
Date2
 
Ctry
 
Frequn
 
Regulr
 
Ser_Type
 
Phys_Med
|
Repr
 
Pub_Type
|
Cont
|||
GovtPub
 
ConfPub
|
Alphabt
|
SLI_Ent
0/2
Lang
 
Mod_Rec
[blank]
Source
 

 

SIRSI tags
MARC Coding
Values used at EPL
Rec_Type
Leader, character position 06
a (Language material)
Bib_Lvl
Leader, character position 07
i (Integrating resource)
s (Serial)
TypeCtrl
Leader, character position 08
[blank] [no specified type]
Enc_Lvl
Leader, character position 17
[blank] [full level]
Desc
Leader, character position 18
a [AACR 2]
i  [ISBD punctuation included]
Entr:
008, character position 00-05
system generated
Dat_Tp
008, character position 06
c [current]
d [ceased publication]
u [status unknown]
Date1
008, character position 07-10
as required
Date2
008, character position 11-14
as required
Ctry
008, character position 15-17
as required
Frequn
008, character position 18
[blank] – used if frequency is intentionally irregular
a [annual]
b [bimonthly}
c [semiweekly]
d [daily]
e [biweekly]
f [semiannual]
g [biennial]
h [triennial]
i [three times a week]
j [three times a month]
k [continuously updated]
m [monthly]
q [quarterly]
s [semimonthly]
t [ three times a year]
u [unknown] - must also be used in Regularity
w [weekly]
z [other]
Regulr
008, character position 19
n [normalized irregular]
r [regular]
u [unknown] – must then also be used in Frequency
x [completely irregular] = Frequn = blank
Ser_Type
(Type of continuing resource)
008, character position 21
[blank] [none of the following]
d [updating database]
l [updating loose-leaf]
w [updating Web site]
n [newspaper]
p [periodical]
Phys_Med
(Form of original item)
008, character position 22
| [1 fill character, no attempt to code]
Repr
(Form of item)
008, character position 23
[blank] [none of the following:]
a [microfilm]
b [microfiche]
d [large print]
f [Braille]
s [electronic]
Pub_Type
(Nature of entire work)
008, character position 24
[|] [1 fill character, no attempt to code]
Cont
(Nature of contents)
008, character position 25-27
[|||] [3 fill characters, no attempt to code]
GovtPub
008, character position 28
[blank] [not gov't]
f [federal]
l [local, municipal]
s [provincial]
u [unknown]
z [other, multi-level]
CnfPub
008, character position 29

| [fill character, no attempt to code]
Alphabt
(Original alphabet)
008, character position 33
| [1 fill character, no attempt to code]
S/L_Ent
(Entry convention)
008, character position 34
0 [successive entry]
2 [integrated entry]
Lang
008, character position 35-37
as required
Mod_Rec
008, character position 38
[blank] [not modified]
Source
008, character position 39
[blank] [National bibliographic agency] [LC; LAC]
c [cooperative cataloguing agency]
d [other] [EPL]

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