MARC21 codes[]
Key for field information:
(M21) MARC21
(NR) = (sub)/field is not repeatable
(R) = (sub)/field is repeatable
# = used to indicate a blank space within the indicators
^ = used to indicate a space within the subfields
008: Information codes[]
Type of date/publication status - use drop-down arrow to choose one of the following;
- C - for current title
- D - for dead title
- U - for title with unknown publication status
Date 1 - Year publication began
Date 2 - Year publication ceased, if title is dead (leave blank if still active)
Place of publication - use drop-down arrow to choose country
Type of continuing resource - p for periodical
Government publication - use drop-down arrow to choose applicable
- Choose O for all EU DOCS.
Conference publication - Yes or No; defaults to No so only change if Yes
022: ISSN (R)[]
NB: If you have an ISSN, it must be entered in the 022 field.
1st I: # - No level specified
2nd I: #
Subfield codes: a - ISSN number (NR)
Example 1
022 # # ‡a1460-4094
Example 2
022 # # ‡a0022-2372
130: uniform title (main) (NR)[]
Distinguishes titles that are similar. Used in conjunction with the 245 field (see below).
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
a – uniform title (NR)
Example 1
130 0 # ‡aLink (Dublin)
245 0 0 ‡aLink.
Example 2
130 0 # ‡aCurrent law statutes annotated (2006)
245 0 0 ‡aCurrent law statutes annotated.
245: title and statement of responsibility (NR)[]
1st I: 0 – main entry (no main author present)
2nd I: 0 - unless title starts with an article, then = number of letters + add one: "the" = 4. See Examples 2-4 below)
Subfield codes:
a – title (NR)
h – medium (NR) (follows ‡a or ‡n/p if present)
b – remainder of title (NR)
n – number of part (R)
p – part-title (R)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aAmerican journal of mental deficiency.
Example 2
245 0 2 ‡aY Beirneid.
Example 3
245 0 3 ‡aAl Liamm.
Example 4
245 0 4 ‡aDas Schweizer buch.
Example 5
245 0 0 ‡aAbacus^:‡ba journal of accounting finance and business studies.
Example 6 (Please note: Annual reports always have a 246 field - See below)
245 0 0 ‡aAnnual report^-^Bord na Mona.
245 0 0 ‡aAnnual report of the Certification Officer for Northern Ireland.
Example 7
245 0 0 ‡aIrish retail market^-^DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald.
Example 8
245 0 0 ‡aJournal of the Royal Statistical Society.‡nSeries A,‡pStatistics in society.
245 0 0 ‡aIEEproceedings.‡nPart J,‡pOptoelectronics.
Example 9
245 0 4 ‡aThe Far Eastern quarterly‡h[electronic resource].
245 0 0 ‡aCritique‡h[electronic resource]^:‡bstudies in contemporary fiction.
246: varying form of title (R)[]
1st I: Always 1
2nd I: Usually 3 - other title, but can be any of the following
0 - portion of title or part-title
1 – parallel title
3 – other title
4 – cover title
Subfield codes:
a – title (NR)
f – period to which ‘a’ applied (NR)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aAnnual report^-^Bord na Mona.
246 1 3 ‡aBord na Mona annual report
Example 2
245 0 0 ‡aAnnual report of the Certification Officer of Northern Ireland.
246 1 3 ‡aCertification Officer of Northern Ireland^-^annual report
Example 3
245 0 0 ‡aIrish retail market^-^DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald.
246 1 3 ‡aDTZ Sherry Fitzgerald Irish retail market
Example 4
245 0 4 ‡aDas Schweizer buch.
246 1 1 ‡aLivre Suisse
246 1 1 ‡aLibro Svizzero
Example 5
245 0 0 ‡aBlack renaissance‡h[electronic resource].
246 1 1 ‡aRenaissance noire
Example 6
245 0 0 ‡aReports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (by Arthur MacArthur).
246 1 4 ‡aMacArthur reports
Example 7
246 1 3 ‡aASHRAE handbook & product directory‡f1973-1980
260: publication details (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
a - place of publication (R)
b - name of publisher (R)
Example 1
260 # # ‡aDublin^:‡bMoran Publishers.
Example 2
260 # # ‡a Woodbury, NY^:‡bAmerican Institute of Physics for the Acoustical Society of America.
Example 3
260 # # ‡aDublin^;^‡aCork :‡bCentral Statistics Office
500: general note (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: #
Subfield code:
a – note (NR)
Example 1
500 # # ‡aSupplements were previously sections within the journal from vol. 46, 1968.
Example 2
500 # # ‡aVol.10 was originally issued as series 2, vol.4 and vols. 72-84 as series 12, vol.6 - series 14, vol.6.
Example 3
500 # # ‡aAccompanied by 1 CD-ROM held inside front cover.
546: translation note (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: #
Subfield code:
a - translation note (NR)
Example
546 # # ‡aText in German and French.
550: issuing bodies note (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: #
Subfield code:
a – note (NR)
Example
550 # # ‡aProduced by the National Educational Resource Information Service.
580: linking entry complexity note (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: #
Subfield code:
a - linking entry complexity note
Example
580 # # ‡aEnglish edition of Archiv für Augenheilkunde until 1929.
610: corporate name as subject (R)[]
1st I:
0 - inverted name
1 – government name
2 – company name
2nd I: 0 (LCSH) or 4 (source not specified)
Subfield codes:
a - government or corporate name (NR)
+ (addition to name)
b - subordinate unit (R)
n - number of meeting (R)
d - date of meeting (R)
c - location of meeting (NR)
t - title (NR)
Example 1
610 2 4 ‡aInternational Labour Organisation.‡bCoal Mines Committee.
Example 2
610 1 4 ‡aCamden (England).‡bLocal History Library.‡tVillage life.
Example 3
610 1 4 ‡aIreland.‡bDepartment of the Environment.‡bConference‡n(2nd^:‡d2001^:‡cDublin, Ireland)
Example 4
610 2 4 ‡aFinancial Markets Group‡d(2005^:‡cNew York)
Example 5
610 2 4 ‡aOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development‡c(Paris, France)
Example 6
610 2 4 ‡aInternational Society for Horticultural Science.‡bFruit Section‡n(1st^:‡cNew Hampshire)
611: conference name as subject (R)[]
1st I:
0 - inverted name
1 – government name
2 – company name
2nd I: 0 (LCSH) or 4 (source not specified)
Subfield codes:
a - meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
+ (addition to name)
e - subordinate unit (R)
n – number of meeting (R)
d – date of meeting (NR)
c – location of meeting (NR)
t – title (NR)
Please note: the number and date of the meeting is never used in Periodicals; nor is the location unless it is constant.
Example 1
611 2 4 ‡aConference on Physics.‡eMetals Division.
Example 2
611 2 4 ‡aConference of Librarians‡n(2nd^:‡d1999^:‡cChicago)
Example 3
611 2 4 ‡aConference of Librarians‡d(1999^:‡cChicago)
Example 4
611 2 4 ‡aConference of Librarians‡n(2nd^:‡cChicago)
650: topical subject headings (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: 0 (LCSH) or 2 (MESH)
Subfield codes:
a – topical term (NR)
x – general subdivision (R)
y – chronological subdivision (R)
z – geographic subdivision (R)
Example 1
650 # 0 ‡aMusic‡xAcoustics and physics‡xPeriodicals.
Example 2
650 # 0 ‡aFisheries‡zIreland‡xStatistics‡xPeriodicals.
Example 3
650 # 0 ‡aAuthors, American‡y20th century‡xBiography‡xPeriodicals.
Example 4
650 # 0 ‡aEconomic conditions‡zUnited States‡y1945-‡xPeriodicals.
651: geographic subject heading (R)[]
1st I: #
2nd I: 0 (LCSH) or 2 (MESH)
Subfield codes:
a – geographic name (NR)
x – general subdivision (R)
y – chronological subdivision (R)
z – geographic subdivision (R)
Example 1
651 # 0 ‡aUnited States‡xPolitics and government‡xPeriodicals.
Example 2
651 # 0 ‡aNorthern Ireland‡xSocial conditions‡y1969-‡xPeriodicals.
Example 3
651 # 0 ‡aUnited States‡xForeign relations‡y1945-‡xPeriodicals
700: personal name added entry (R)[]
Rarely used in Periodicals, with the exception of clan material (Example 2), and for certain titles like Law looseleafs which have a fixed editor (Example 3).
1st I:
0 – forename
1 – surname
3 – family name
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
a - surname, followed by forename, or forename only (NR)
q – spelled-out version of the name (NR)
d - dates associated with the name (date of birth, death etc.) (NR)
Example 1
700 1 # ‡aHollander,^Edwin P.‡q(Edwin Paul),‡d1927-
Example 2
700 3 # ‡aFlannery family.
Example 3
245 0 0 ‡aTax Acts commentary.
700 1 # ‡aBrennan,^ Frank,‡d1927-
700 1 # ‡aHowley,^ Seamus.
710: corporate name added entry (R)[]
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 (NR)
+ (addition to name)
b – subordinate unit (R)
Example 1
710 1 # ‡aDublin (Ireland).‡bCorporation.
Example 2
710 1 # ‡aIreland.‡cCentral Statistics Office.
Example 3
710 2 # ‡aFolklore Society of Ireland.
Example 4
710 2 # ‡aUniversity College Dublin.‡bSelect Committee on Soil Science.
Example 5
710 2 # ‡aDTZ Sherry FitzGerald (Firm)
711: conference name added entry (R)[]
1st I: 0 - Inverted name
1 - Jurisdiction name
2 - Name in direct order
2nd I: # 2 – analytical entry
Subfield codes:
a – name of conference (NR)
+ (addition to name)
n – number of conference (R)
d – date of conference (NR)
c – location of conference (NR)
e - subordinate unit (R)
Example 1
711 2 # ‡aConference on Social Structure, Social Mobility and Economic Development (Ireland)‡n(1st^:‡d1964^:‡cSan Francisco)
Example 2
711 2 # ‡aConference on Social Structure, Social Mobility and Economic Development‡d(1964^:‡cSan Francisco)
Example 3
711 2 # ‡aConference on Social Structure, Social Mobility and Economic Development‡c(San Francisco)
Example 4
711 2 # ‡aConference on Social Structure, Social Mobility and Economic Development‡n(1st^:‡cSan Francisco)
Example 5
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡n(1st^:‡d1961^:‡cParis, France).‡eOrganizing Committee.
Example 6
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡d(1961^:‡cParis, France).‡eOrganizing Committee.
Example 7
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡n(1st^:‡cParis, France).‡eOrganizing Committee.
Example 8
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡n(1st^:‡d1961).‡eOrganizing Committee.
Example 9
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡n(1st).‡eOrganizing Committee
Example 10
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡d(1961).‡eOrganizing Committee.
Example 11
711 2 # ‡aInternational Conference on Cataloguing Principles‡c(Paris, France).‡eOrganizing Committee.
740: title added entry (R)[]
1st I: non-filing characters
2nd I: #
2 – analytical entry
Subfield codes:
a – title (NR)
TM
745 0 4 *aThe colour of money
M21
740 4 # ‡aThe colour of money.
760: Main series entry (R)[]
1st I: 0 – display note
2nd I: # - main series
Subfield codes:
t – title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
Example
TM
760 1 0 *tArabian information technology series*x0956-2672
M21
760 0 # ‡tArabian information technology series‡X0956-2672
762: Sub-series entry (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: # (has subseries)
Subfields:
t – title (NR)
x – ISSN (NR)
Example
TM
762 1 0 *tArabian banking & financial systems*x1356-9902
M21
762 0 # ‡tArabian banking & financial systems‡X1356-9902
765: original language link (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: # (translation of)
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
TM
765 0 0 *tMashinovedenie*x----------
M21
765 0 # ‡tMashinovedenie‡X------------
767: translation entry (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: # (translated as)
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
TM
767 0 0 *tFinance & development*x0430-473X
M21 767 0 # ‡tFinance & development‡X0430-473X
770: supplement link (R)[]
This field is used for a supplement which is associated with the title in hand (the 245 field), and which is itself catalogued as a separate title. It is used in conjunction with the 772 field, see below.
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aNJW. Neue juristische wochenschrift.
770 0 # ‡tNJW-CoR Computerreport‡x0934-8778
770 0 # ‡tAnwalt‡x1615-6161
770 0 # ‡tNJW spezial‡t1613-4621
Example 2
245 0 0 ‡aArchitects' journal.
770 0 # ‡tAJ focus‡x0951-5380
772: supplement parent entry (R)[]
This field is used for the parent title, when the item in hand (in the 245 field) is a supplement to that title. It is used in conjunction with the 770 field, see above.
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aAnwalt :‡bdas Magazin.
772 0 # ‡tNJW. Neue juristische wochenschrift‡x0341-1915
Example 2
245 0 0 ‡aNJW-CoR Computerreport.
772 0 # ‡tNJW. Neue juristische wochenschrift‡x0341-1915
Example 3
245 0 0 ‡aNJW spezial.
772 0 # ‡tNJW. Neue juristische wochenschrift‡x0341-1915
Example 4
245 0 0 ‡aAJ focus.
772 0 # ‡tArchitects' journal‡x0003-8466
773: host item (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I:#
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
M21 773 0 # *tSelect newspaper
774: constituent unit (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
M21
774 0 # *tSelect newspaper
777: issued with entry link (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
M21
777 0 # ‡tSelect newsletter‡X0960-1570
780: preceding entry link (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I:
0 - continues
1 - continues in part
2 - supersedes
3 - supersedes in part
4 - formed by the union of
5 - absorbed
6 - absorbed in part
7 - separated from
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aICIS chemical business Americas.
780 0 0 ‡tChemical market reporter‡x1092-0110
Example 2
245 0 0 ‡aJournal of rural enterprise and management.
780 0 0 ‡tRural management and human resources
Example 3
245 0 0 ‡aIreland's genealogical gazette^:‡bincorporating the Genie gazette.
780 0 0 ‡tGenie gazette‡x1393-3183
Example 4
245 0 0 ‡aAvonmore Waterford Group plc annual report
780 0 4 ‡tAvonmore Foods plc annual report
780 0 4 ‡tWaterford Food plc annual report
785: succeeding entry (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I:
0 - continued by
1 - continued in part by
2 - superseded by
3 - superseded in part by
4 - absorbed by
5 - absorbed in part by
6 - split into
7 - merged with
8 - changed back to
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
Example 1
245 0 0 ‡aChemical market reporter.
785 0 0 ‡tICIS chemical business Americas
Example 2
245 0 0 ‡aRural management and human resources.
785 0 0 ‡tJournal of rural enterprise and management‡x1749-5598
Example 3
245 0 0 ‡aIreland's genealogical gazette^:‡bincorporating the Genie gazette.
785 0 0 ‡tGenie gazette‡x1393-3183
Example 4
245 0 0 ‡aAvonmore Foods plc annual report.
785 0 7 ‡tWaterford Foods plc annual report
785 0 0 ‡tAvonmore Waterford Group plc annual report
Example 5
245 0 0 ‡aWaterford Foods plc annual report.
785 0 7 ‡tAvonmore Foods plc annual report
785 0 0 ‡tAvonmore Waterford Group plc annual report
787: non-specific relationship entry (R)[]
1st I: 0
2nd I: #
Subfield codes:
t - title (NR)
x - ISSN (NR)
245 0 0 ‡aFactfinder‡h[electronic resource].
787 0 # ‡tBusiness and finance‡x0007-6473
856: URL (R)[]
1st I: 4
2nd I: 0
Subfield codes:
u – URL (R)
856 4 0 ‡uhttp://jq6am9xs3s.search.serialssolutions.com/?issn=1089-3148