Fixed-length Fields in Bibliographic Records
The following table describes the fixed-length fields found in bibliographic records. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.
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029 | BIB LVL
or Bib Level |
Bibliographic level, based on MARC 21 Leader/07 values or UNIMARC Leader/07 values. | alphanumeric | organization | Maximum code length: 1 character
Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters |
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030 | MAT TYPE
or Material Type |
Material type, such as book, serial, map, etc., based on MARC 21 Leader/06 values, or UNIMARC Leader/07 values. | alphanumeric | organization |
Maximum code length: 1 character (Sierra 3.4 and earlier) 3 characters (Sierra 4.0 and later) Maximum number of codes: 32 (Sierra 3.4 and earlier) 500 (Sierra 4.0 and later) Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters |
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031 | BCODE3
or Bib Code 3 |
Your organization determines the name and purpose of this field, its codes, and the codes' definitions—with the exception of the code 'c', which is used by the system to suppress the display of the order record in the public catalog.
BCODE3 can also be used to mark items for later deletion. Order record information is automatically suppressed when BCODE3 is set to 'n', '1', '2', or '3'. |
alphanumeric | organization | Maximum code length: 1 character
Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters |
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028 | CAT DATE
or Cat. Date |
Cataloging date. | month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) | organization | Single entry in valid date format | 04-12-99 or 12-04-2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
027 | COPIES
or Copies |
The number of copies.
NOTE: The COPIES field is intended for use by organizations that do not have item records (organizations using only Acquisitions or Serials, for example). If your organization uses the COPIES field and item records, use of the field is determined by cataloging policy. |
numeric | system (checkin record) | Maximum number of copies:
1,000 for bibliographic records 255 for checkin records 1,000 for order records |
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089 | COUNTRY
or Country |
Country of publication. COUNTRY is based on the MARC 21 Code List of Countries, or ISO 3166/MA standard for UNIMARC systems. | lowercase alphabetic or numeric | The system uses MARC country codes, which you can augment. | Maximum of 500 country codes.
Maximum code length: 3 characters |
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024 | LANG
or Language |
Language of the material. LANG is based on the MARC 21 Code List for Languages (also used by UNIMARC format). | alphabetic | The system uses MARC language codes, which you can augment. | Maximum of 800 language codes.
Maximum code length: 3 characters |
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026 | LOCATION
or Location |
Shelving location or branch.
For multiple locations, see the variable-length field LOCATIONS. The same set of codes is used for the LOCATION field recorded in the bibliographic, item, order, and checkin records. NOTE: If you are using the system for cataloging, use of LOCATION codes is determined by cataloging policy. Your organization defines the codes, which are stored in one file for use in bibliographic, order, item, checkin, patron, and course records. (In patron records the codes are used in the HOME LIBR field.) |
lowercase alphabetic or numeric | organization | Maximum number of codes: 10,000 Maximum code length: 5 characters Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters Maximum 100 LOCATION fields in one order record. |
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107 | MARCTYPE
or MARC Type |
Identifies whether the record is in MARC 21, UNIMARC, UKMARC, or Chinese MARC format.
Used at organizations with bibliographic records in formats other than MARC 21. |
lowercase alphabetic | organization | Maximum code length: 1 character |
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025 | SKIP
or Skip |
Number of characters that should be skipped prior to sorting on the TITLE field (including the space).
If specified in the default template, SKIP may be prompted for when new orders are entered. This enables a title to be entered with the first article in place, while ensuring that the article will be ignored during indexing. For records transmitted from a bibliographic utility, the system uses the value in the second indicator position of the 245 field. |
numeric |
The system automatically supplies the SKIP code for English language articles (a, an, the). You must supply the SKIP code for foreign language articles. See Initial Articles: Coordinating Cataloging Practices with User Searches for more information. |
Maximum code length: 1 character |
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