Variable-length Fields in Patron Records

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

Patron Record Fields
Field	Description	Field Group Tag or Default MARC Tag	Data in Field Entered by	Limits	Examples
ADDRESS	The patron's primary address. Separate lines with a '$' and no space.	a	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	a5850 Shellmound Way$Emeryville CA 94608
ADDRESS2	An alternate address for the patron. Separate lines with a '$' and no space.	h	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	h67 rue Saint Jaques$75005 Paris, France
BOOKING	Inserted in the patron record of the patron making the booking and the item record of the item being booked. The BOOKING field contains the following information: BOOKING Field element Example Patron record number 100560 Item record number 108932 Date and time booking made 04-01-93 10:08 am Date booking "From:" 04-07-93 12:30 pm Date booking "To:" 04-07-93 3:30 pm Booking type: 00 = standard s = self booking 00 Prep period (in hours) 05 Booked record type (always i) i Item location bound Delivery type: 00 - patron picks up (default) 01 - Deliver to pickup location 02 - Deliver and pickup from pickup loc 02 Delivery/Pickup location (not present if patron picks up) 204 South Hall Booking Note subfield x |xSubs. O.K. Event Name subfield e |eMPTV Seminar	5	system	N/A	5P#=100560, I#=108932, BD=04-01-93, FR=04-07-93, TO=04-07-93, TY=2, LOC=204 South Hall |xSubs. O.K.|eMPTV Seminar
EMAIL ADDR or Email Address	The email address of the patron. You can enter multiple email addresses, separated by a comma, in this field. If your login has been assigned permission 291 (Send email), you can right-click the patron's email address field and send email to the patron. Note that this facility calls your workstation's web browser to interpret the "mailto" URL embedded in the display of this address and actually send the email. Your site's system administrator may have to configure your workstation's browser to allow sending of email. For information about sending notices by email, see Sending Circulation Notices via Email.	z	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	zpatron@mailserver.com,patron@university.edu
FAMILY ID	Optional system-generated field indicating that the patron belongs to a linked patrons group. Note that this field will appear only if your library has acquired the Linked Patrons product. With this product, two or more related patron records can be linked into a linked patrons group.	1	system	N/A	148
FINE	Fines. Maintained by the system as items are checked out and returned.	9	system	N/A	9ITEM#=1003015, INV=5763, TYPE=3, LR=32, LOC=mnfic, DATECO=05-22-03 09:33AM, DATEDUE=05-07-03, DATERET=12-31-69 04:00PM, D_ASSESS=06-03-03 03:16PM, A1=$25,00, A2=$1,25, A3=$5,00, AMT_PAID=$0,00
HOLD	Holds. Maintained by the system as items are requested by patrons and pages.	8	system	N/A	8P#=116718, I#=1000357, P=12-21-12, NNB=12-25-13 (4 days), RLA =41, NNA=01-31-98, ST=0, TP=b, PU=main
ILLUSERNAME	Optional field to store the username or login a patron uses for an ILL system. See Fowarding an INN-Reach Request to the ILL Department and Fowarding an ArticleReach Request to the ILL Department for more information.	i	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	ijdoe
MESSAGE	A free text message field. A patron record can contain multiple MESSAGE fields, but only the first one displays when you check out items to the patron. If the Show All Messages feature is enabled, all patron MESSAGE fields display when you retrieve the patron record.	m	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	mThis patron may check out materials from the local history collection.
MOBILE PH	The patron's mobile phone number as entered when the patron opts in to SMS Alerts. Note that the system does not opt the patron out of SMS Alerts if you delete this field from the patron's record.	o	system	Maximum 10,000 characters	o5106556200
NOTE	Free text note. A patron record can contain multiple NOTE fields. The NOTE fields do not display to patrons who view their records.	x	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	xApproved for special collections.
ORG ID or Organization ID	Optional field containing a link to an organization record. Note that this field will appear only if your organization has acquired the Organization Records product.	j	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	j30650008709384
P BARCODE	The patron's barcode.	b	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	b11541190038
PAT IMAGE or Patron Image	Optional field containing the file name or URL of the patron's photograph, if any.	y	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	ywww.iii.com/patimage/p10002812
PAT SIG	Optional field to store the location of an file containing the image of the patron's signature for the Digital Signature Support product.	w	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	wsignature:010000:20061213121848
PATRN NAME or Name	The name of the patron. Entered as last name, first name. The comma and space are used to reverse the name for notices.	n	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	nSmith, John
PATRON INF	Field used by the system to identify patron records.	'	system	N/A	N/A
PIN	Optional field containing the patron's PIN in encrypted form.	=	organization	Maximum 30 characters	=5Brla.AtkRKJ2
TELEPHONE	The patron's primary telephone number. Your library can require that telephone numbers in this field be a specific number of digits by setting the Telephone Number Length Verification circulation option.	t	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	t510-655-6200
TELEPHONE2	An alternate telephone number for the patron. Your library can require that telephone numbers in this field be a specific number of digits by setting the Telephone Number Length Verification circulation option.	p	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	p510-450-0000
UNIQUE ID or Unique ID No.	An ID that the organization does not issue but wants to associate with the patron; for example, a social security number or student ID.	u	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	u980-45-5555