Fixed-length Fields in Authority Records

The following table describes the fixed-length fields found in authority records. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.

Authority Record Fields
Field Number	Field Label	Description	Code is	Data in Field Entered by	Limits	Examples
112 113	ACODE1 (Auth. Code 1) ACODE2 (Auth. Code 2)	Your organization determines the name and purpose of these fields, their codes, and the codes' definitions.	lowercase alphabetic or numeric	organization	Maximum code length: 1 character Maximum length of code name: 25 characters Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field	CODE DEFINITION m modified
111	AMARCTYPE or MARC Type	Identifies whether the record is in MARC 21, UNIMARC, UKMARC, or Chinese MARC format. Used in organizations with authority records in formats other than MARC 21.	lowercase alphabetic	organization	Maximum code length: 1 character	CODE DEFINITION <blank> MARC 21 c Chinese MARC u UNIMARC k UKMARC
114	ASUPPRESS or Auth. Suppress	Display/suppress authority records. Your organization determines the name of this field, its codes, and the codes' definitions.	lowercase alphabetic or numeric	organization	Maximum code length: 1 character Maximum length of code name: 25 characters Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field	CODE DEFINITION n SUPPRESS