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Last Updated 01/28/2025
This page is meant to provide guidance on how to add or edit specific MARC fields.
| Tag | LOC Description |
| LDR | Leader |
| 001 | Control Number |
| 003 | Control Number Identifier |
| 005 | Date and Time of Latest Transaction |
| 006 | Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics |
| 007 | Physical Description Fixed Field |
| 008 | Fixed-Length Data Elements |
| 010 | Library of Congress Control Number |
| 015 | National Bibliography Number: Canadian Identifier |
| 016 | National Bibliographic Agency Control Number: Canadian Identifier |
| 019 | |
| duplicates 035$z | |
| 020 | International Standard Book Number |
| $a should only be a numeric value $q should hold any descriptive information about which material type that ISBN is relevant to. The information should be in parenthesis, such as $q(trade paperback) $z should be used for the ISBN if this MARC record is not the primary record for that ISBN. For instance, if this MARC record is for a set and there is another bib with only that volume (which would have that ISBN in $a) or if this MARC record was for a kit and the 020 listed the ISBNs of the items in the kit. $c are removed |
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| 022 | International Standard Serial Number |
| 024 | Other Standard Identifier |
| 027 | Standard Technical Report Number |
| 028 | Publisher or Distributor Number |
| 034 | Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data |
| 035 | System Control Number |
| 035 should only be used for OCLC identifiers and should be proceeded by the (OCoLC) indicator followed by numbers, for example: $a(OCoLC)12345 |
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| 037 | Source of Acquisition |
| 040 | Cataloging Source |
| 041 | Language Code |
| 042 | Authentication Code |
| 043 | Geographic Area Code |
| 044 | Country of Publishing/Producing Entity Code |
| 045 | Time Period of Content |
| 047 | Form of Musical Composition Code |
| 050 | Library of Congress Call Number |
| 052 | Geographic Classification |
| 066 | Character Sets Present |
| 074 | GPO Item Number |
| 082 | Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
| Don't delete an existing classification number in a MARC record, particularly if it was assigned by Library of Congress (denoted by having a second indicator of 0). If you'd like to add an additional =082 field with your classification number that you feel best represents the item and fits with your collection, and use 4 as the second indicator to indicate that it was not assigned by LoC. | |
| 086 | Government Document Classification Number |
| 088 | Report Number |
| 090 | Locally assigned LC-type call number |
| 099 | |
| (Used locally by some of the NC_GOV libraries) | |
| 100 | Main Entry: Personal Name |
| 110 | Main Entry: Corporate Name |
| 111 | Main Entry: Meeting Name |
| 130 | Main Entry: Uniform Title |
| 210 | Abbreviated Title |
| 222 | Key Title |
| 240 | Uniform Title |
| 242 | Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency |
| 245 | Title Statement |
| 246 | Varying Form of Title |
| 247 | Former Title |
| 250 | Edition Statement |
| 255 | Cartographic Mathematical Data |
| 256 | Computer File Characteristics |
| 257 | Country of Producing Entity |
| 260 | |
| Obsolete: Note: Convert to a 264 | |
| 264 | Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
| 270 | Address |
| 300 | Physical Description |
| 306 | Playing Time |
| 310 | Current Publication Frequency |
| 321 | Former Publication Frequency |
| 334 | Mode of Issuance |
| 336 | Content Type |
| 337 | Media Type |
| 338 | Carrier Type |
| 340 | Physical Medium |
| 342 | Geospatial Reference Data |
| 344 | Sound Characteristics |
| 345 | Moving Image Characteristics |
| 346 | Video Characteristics |
| 347 | Digital File Characteristics |
| 348 | Notated Music Characteristics |
| 362 | Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation |
| 380 | Form of Work |
| 383 | Numeric Designation of Musical Work |
| 384 | Key |
| 385 | Audience Characteristics |
| 440 | |
| Obsolete Note: Should be transformed to 490/830 combo (AACR2) | |
| 490 | Series Statement |
| 500 | General Note |
| 501 | With Note |
| 502 | Dissertation Note |
| 504 | Bibliography, etc. Note |
| 505 | Formatted Contents Note |
| 506 | Restrictions on Access Note |
| 507 | Scale Note for Visual Materials |
| 508 | Creation/Production Credits Note |
| 510 | Citation/References Note |
| 511 | Participant or Performer Note |
| 513 | Type of Report and Period Covered Note |
| 515 | Numbering Peculiarities Note |
| 516 | Type of Computer File or Data Note |
| 518 | Date/Time and Place of an Event Note |
| 520 | Summary, etc. |
| 521 | Target Audience Note |
| 525 | Supplement Note |
| 526 | Study Program Information Note |
| 530 | Additional Physical Form available Note |
| 532 | Accessibility Note |
| 533 | Reproduction Note |
| 534 | Original Version Note |
| 536 | Funding Information Note |
| 538 | System Details Note |
| 540 | Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note |
| 545 | Biographical or Historical Data |
| 546 | Language Note |
| 550 | Issuing Body Note |
| 580 | Linking Entry Complexity Note |
| 585 | Exhibitions Note |
| 586 | Awards Note |
| 588 | Source of Description, Etc. Note |
| 600 | Subject Added Entry: Personal Name |
| 610 | Subject Added Entry: Corporate Name |
| 611 | Subject Added Entry: Meeting Name |
| 630 | Subject Added Entry: Uniform Title |
| 647 | Subject Added Entry: Named Event |
| 648 | Subject Added Entry: Chronological Term |
| 650 | Subject Added Entry: Topical Term |
| 651 | Subject Added Entry: Geographic Name |
| 655 | Index Term: Genre/Form |
| 700 | Added Entry: Personal Name |
| 710 | Added Entry: Corporate Name |
| 711 | Added Entry: Meeting Name |
| 720 | Added Entry: Uncontrolled Name |
| 730 | Added Entry: Uniform Title |
| 740 | Added Entry: Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title |
| 753 | System Details Access to Computer Files |
| 765 | Original Language Entry |
| 767 | Translation Entry |
| 770 | Supplement/Special Issue Entry |
| 772 | Supplement/Parent Entry |
| 773 | Host Item Entry |
| 774 | Constituent Unit Entry |
| 775 | Other Edition Entry |
| 776 | Additional Physical Form Entry |
| Note: Keep on NC_GOV and Forsyth records | |
| 777 | Issued With Entry |
| 780 | Preceding Entry (serials) |
| 785 | Succeeding Entry (serials) |
| 787 | Other Relationship Entry |
| 800 | Series Added Entry: Personal Name |
| 810 | Series Added Entry: Corporate Name |
| 811 | Series Added Entry: Meeting Name |
| 830 | Series Added Entry: Uniform Title |
| 856 | Electronic Location and Access |
| 880 | Alternate Graphic Representation |
| 886 | Foreign MARC Information Field |
| 901 | Evergreen controlled field |
| These fields are automatically added by Evergreen. Do not delete or modify. | |
| 902 | Marcive edit tag |
| These fields were added to indicate when the record was processed for Authority Control by Marcive. Do not delete or modify. | |
| 903 | Mobius tracking of fixes |
| These fields track when Mobius made changes to the record, generally to change the format icon to match the content of the record. | |