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866-868 - Textual Holdings-General Information


MARC 21 Holdings
October 2005

"Full" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.

"Concise" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.

866 - Textual Holdings - Basic Bibliographic Unit (R) Full | Concise
867 - Textual Holdings - Supplementary Material (R) Full | Concise
868 - Textual Holdings - Indexes (R) Full | Concise

First Indicator
Field encoding level
# - No information provided
3 - Holdings level 3
4 - Holdings level 4
5 - Holdings level 4 with piece designation

Second Indicator
Type of notation
0 - Non-standard
1 - ANSI/NISO Z39.71 or ISO 10324
2 - ANSI Z39.42
7 - Source specified in subfield $2


Subfield Codes
$a - Textual holdings (NR)
$x - Nonpublic note (R)
$z - Public note (R)
$2 - Source of notation (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Textual description which may include both the captions and enumeration and chronology for the holdings of a bibliographic item in the collections of the reporting organization. These fields are normally not used in holdings for single-part items. They may be used instead of the coded 853-855 Captions and Pattern and 863-865 Enumeration and Chronology fields for multipart and serial items when those fields cannot be used adequately to describe the holdings. The 866-868 fields may also be used in addition to an Enumeration and Chronology field and any related Captions and Pattern field to record and generate an alternative display for all or part of the enumeration and chronology and captions and pattern fields.

A general description of the four types of holdings data fields, their relationship to each other, and the repeatability of each is given in the Holdings Data--General Information section. Guidelines for recording item information related to holdings data in the 866-868 fields is given in the Item Information--General Information section.

Guidelines for applying the content designators for the 866-868 fields and input conventions are given in this section.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

First Indicator - Field encoding level
Level of specificity of the enumeration and chronology in the field.
Values 3 and 4 reflect requirements of Levels 3 and 4 of Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items (ANSI/NISO Z39.71), formerly Serial Holdings Statement (ANSI Z39.44) and Holdings Statements for Non-Serial Items (ANSI/NISO Z39.57). Value 3 also reflects the requirements of Level 3 of Holdings Statements-Summary Level (ISO 10324). Values 3, 4, and 5 correspond to the level of specificity defined for the enumeration and chronology data at the record level by codes 3, 4, and 5 in Leader/17 (Encoding level).
# - No information provided
3 - Holdings level 3
Field contains summary enumeration and chronology (that is only at the first level of enumeration and chronology in a compressed form).
853 20$81$av.$bno.$u9$vr$i(year)$j(month)$wm$x01$yom06,07,08
863 32$81.1$a1-4$i1941-1943$wg
863 32$81.2$a6-86$i1945-1987
866 31$80$av. 1-4 (1941-1943), v. 6-86 (1945-1987)$xbound in 2 v. per year$zSome issues missing
[The 866 field replaces all of the 863 fields for display.]
4 - Holdings level 4
Field contains detailed enumeration and chronology (that is, at the first and all subsequent levels and in either itemized or compressed form or a combination of the two).
853 20$81$a(year)$wa
863 43$81.1$a1974
863 43$81.2$a1976
863 43$81.3$a1978
863 43$81.4$a1979
863 43$81.5$a1981
866 31$80$a1974-1981$zSome issues lost
[The 866 field replaces all of the 863 fields for display.]
5 - Holdings level 4 with piece designation
Field contains detailed enumeration and chronology information and an identifying number for the physical piece in subfield $a (Textual holdings).
Second Indicator - Type of notation
Whether the holdings contained in subfield $a is formulated according to standard or non-standard notation.
0 - Non-standard
Holdings are not formulated according to a standard notation.
854 20$81$av.$i(year)$wa
864 32$81.1$a1-2$i1942-1944
864 32$81.2$a4-7$i1946-1948
867 30$80$aSupplements to v. 1-7 (1942-1948)$zbound in one volume
[The 867 field replaces the 864 fields to generate an alternative display, which is not prescribed in the standard.]
1 - ANSI/NISO Z39.71 or ISO 10324
Holdings are formulated according to Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items (Z39.71) (which replaces the previous holdings standards, Serial Holdings Statements (Z39.44) and Holdings Statements for Non-Serial Items (Z39.57)) or Holdings Statements-Summary level (ISO 10324).
866 31$82$av. 37-52$zBound; some issues missing
2 - ANSI Z39.42
Holdings are formulated according to ANSI Z39.42, Serial Holdings Statements at the Summary Level (replaced by Z39.44).
7 - Source specified in subfield $2

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Textual holdings
Textual form of the holdings may be used either instead of or in addition to holdings recorded in the 853-855 Captions and Pattern and 863-865 Enumeration and Chronology fields.
855 ##$81$a(year)$oalphabetical index
865 4#$81.1$a1937-1942
865 4#$81.2$a1946-1968$wg
865 4#$81.3$a1969/1978$oTen year cumulative index
868 40$80$a1937-1942, 1946-1968, plus 1969/1978 cumulative vol.
[The 868 field provides an alternative display and replaces the 865 fields.]
842 ##$amodel
867 31$80$aca. 300 pieces
[A non-serial item with extent of unit recorded. The 867 field is the only holdings data field in the record and is used for display.]
$x - Nonpublic note
Note that is not written in a form that is adequate for public display. A note adequate for public display is contained in subfield $z (Public note).
853 23$81$av.$i(year)
863 32$81.1$a36-40$i1961-1965
863 33$81.2$a41$i1966$z<location identifier> has no. 1-10 (Jan.-Oct.) only
863 32$81.3$a42-48$i1967-1973
863 33$81.4$a49$i1974$z<location identifier> has no. 1-8 (Jan.-Aug.) only
866 31$80$av. 36-49 (1961-1974)$xincomplete vols. unbound$zsome issues missing
$z - Public note
Note that is written in a form that is adequate for public display. It contains information that cannot be contained in subfield $a. For example, it may be used to specifically record missing issues or numbering irregularities. A note not adequate for public display is contained in subfield $x (Nonpublic note).
854 20$81$av.$i(year)$wa
864 32$81.1$a1-2$i1942-1944$wg
864 32$81.2$a4-7$i1946-1948
867 30$80$aSupplements to v. 1-2 (1942-1944), 4-7 (1946-1948)$zbound in one volume
$2 - Source of notation
MARC code that identifies the source of notation used to formulate the holdings statement.
866 37$81$a[1844:7:10][1850:2:16][1861:3:9, 4:13, 16-17, 5:14, 25, 7:27, 9:6, 16, 18-19, 24][1862:4:8, 30, 5:3-1866:7:6, 27][1869:3:1-1873:10:31] [1881:9:20][1885:8:8][1891:7:6][1892:10:31][1894:1:27] [1901:3:18][1905:10:21][1911:4:1, 5:23, 11:29][1912:1:6, 6:19] [1913:3:29, 4:5][1914:9:26][1915:4:24][1919:3:29, 0:18]$zScattered issues wanting 1864$2usnp
866 37$81$am,s=[1955:8:11-1956:11:22][1960:10:20-1984:2:2]$i1942-1944$2usnp
$6 - Linkage
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Punctuation of the 866-868 fields is prescribed by the applicable ANSI Z39 or ISO standard.
Abbreviation - Abbreviations used in subfield $a are recorded according to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (Appendix B: Abbreviations).

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Indicator 2 - Type of notation
7 - Source specified in subfield $2 [NEW, 2005]

$x - Nonpublic note [NEW, 1987]
$z - Note [REDEFINED, 1987]
Prior to 1987, both public and nonpublic notes were in subfield $z.
$2 - Source of notation [NEW, 2005]

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