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					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)
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			| 
					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 irregulara [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]
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			| 
					Regulr | 
					008, character position 19 | 
					n [normalized irregular]r [regular]
 u [unknown] – must then also be used in Frequency
 x [completely irregular] = Frequn = blank
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			| 
					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]
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			| 
					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]
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			| 
					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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