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MARC Codes
008: Information codes

type of date/publication status – select from drop-down menu date 1 & date 2 (where there is a reprint or an open-ended date eg. serial publication) – fill in as applicable place of publication – select country from drop-down menu form of item – select, if applicable, from drop-down menu government or conference publication - select, if applicable, from drop-down menu language – select from drop-down menu

020: ISBN

1st I: #

2nd I: #

Subfield codes:

a - ISBN number

eg. ‡a0754093441

022: ISSN

1st I: # - No level specified

0- Continuing resource of international interest

1 - Continuing resource not of international interest

2nd I: # Subfield codes: a - ISSN number eg. ‡a1460-4094

100: personal name 

1st I:

0 – forename: the name is a forename or is a name consisting of words, initials, letters, etc.

1 – surname: the name is a single or multiple surname

3 - Family name: the name represents a family, clan, dynasty, house, or other such group

2nd I: #

Subfield codes:

a – surname, followed by forename, or forename only

d – dates associated with the name (date of birth, death etc.)

q – spelled-out version of the name

TM 

100 1 0 *aMurray*hLes A.*kLeslie Alan*c1938-

M21

100 1 ‡aMurray, Les A.‡q(Leslie Alan),‡d1938-

TM

100 3 0 *aGuinness*lFamily

M21 100 3 # ‡aGuinness Family

110: corporate name

1st I:

0 - inverted name - a personal name in inverted order

1 – government name

2 – company name

2nd I: #

Subfield codes:

a– government or corporate name

b – subordinate unit

TM 110 1 0 *aIreland*cDepartment of the Environment

M21 110 1 # ‡aIreland.‡bDepartment of the Environment

TM 110 2 1 *aUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison*cMathematics Research Center

M21 110 2 # ‡aUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.‡bMathematics Research Center

111: conference name

1st I:

0 - inverted name – a personal name in inverted order

1 – jurisdiction/geographic name

2 - name in direct order

2nd I: #

Subfield codes:

a - meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element

c - location of meeting

d - date of meeting

n - number of meeting

TM 111 0 0 *aNotre Dame Conference on Population*i5th*k1966*jNotre Dame

M21

111 2 # ‡aNotre Dame Conference on Population‡n(5th :‡d1966 :‡cNotre Dame)

130: uniform title (main)

1st I: non-filing characters

2nd I: #

Subfield codes:

a – uniform title

l – language of translation

TM

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240: uniform title (not main)

Note: practice to use 240 for collectivbe titles also (formerly UKMARC 243)

1st I: 0 - not printed or displayed

1 - printed or displayed (preferred)

2nd I: non-filing characters

Subfield codes:

a – uniform title

l – language of translation

TM 240 4 0 *aRomeo and Juliet*rGerman

M21

TM 240 1 0 ‡aRomeo and Juliet.‡lGerman 243 0 0 *aWorks

M21 240 1 0 ‡aWorks

245: title and statement of responsibility

1st I: 0 – main entry

1 – not main entry

2nd I: non-filing characters

Subfield codes:

a – title

h - medium

b – remainder of title

c - statement of responsibility

n – number of part

p – part-title