NAME: Addition of Subfield $6 (Linkage), Field 066 (Character Sets Present) and Field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) to the USMARC Holdings Format
SOURCE: Research Libraries Group
SUMMARY: This paper proposes the addition of subfield $6, field 066, and field 880 to the USMARC Holdings Format to allow for linking pairs of fields that are alternate graphic representations of each other (non-Roman data). Subfield $6 would be added to all fields in the holdings format, except those that are identical to a bibliographic field that itself does not contain subfield $6.
KEYWORDS: Subfield $6 (Holdings); Field 880 (Holdings); Field 066 (Holdings); Linkage (Holdings); Character Sets Present (Holdings); Alternate Graphic Representation (Holdings); Non-Roman data (Holdings)
RELATED: 91-3 (Jan. 1991)
STATUS/COMMENTS:
12/2/94 - Forwarded to the USMARC Advisory Group for discussion at the February 1995 MARBI meetings.
2/5/95 - Results of USMARC Advisory Group discussion - Approved as amended. Field 022 needs to be added to the list of fields not containing a subfield $6 in the USMARC Bibliographic Format.
2/16/95 - Results of final LC review - Agreed with the MARBI decisions.
PROPOSAL NO. 95-3: Addition of Subfield $6 (Linkage), Field 066 (Character Sets Present) and Field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) I. INTRODUCTION The possibility of accommodating non-Roman data in USMARC Holdings fields was mentioned in Proposal No. 91-3 (Change of Subfield $6 to Subfield $8 (Link and Sequence Number) in the Holdings Format). The impetus of the proposal was the development of the USMARC Classification Format, which had a need for a subfield to link and sequence fields in the record. At the time, the different functions of subfield $6 (both as "Linkage" in the Bibliographic format, to link to alternate graphic representation, and as a sequencer in Holdings and now Classification) was explored. The proposal was approved, and subfield $6 in Holdings was changed to subfield $8 "Link and sequence number". The proposal explored an alternative, the definition of a one-byte flag to designate the type of linking, but this approach was rejected. Several fields that are defined in the USMARC Holdings format are identical to a field in the Bibliographic format except for subfield $6. Fields 020 International Standard Book Number), 024 (Standard Recording Number), and 035 (System Control Number) include subfield $6 in bibliographic, but not in holdings. Field 843 (Reproduction Note) in Holdings is the same as field 533 in Bibliographic, and field 845 (Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note) is the same as field 540 in Bibliographic except that subfield $6 (Linkage) is not defined in Holdings, while it is in Bibliographic. With the approval of Proposal No. 92-21 (Addition of Fields 876-878 (Item Information) to the USMARC Holdings Format), field 583 (Action Note) was defined in Holdings, using the same tag as in Bibliographic. Subfield $6, although used in the Bibliographic 583, was not defined in the Holdings 583, since linkage for alternate graphic representation had not been introduced into the Holdings Format. Subfield $6 is defined as follows in the USMARC Bibliographic Format: $6 - Linkage Subfield 6 contains a linking tag and an occurrence number that link the 880 field to the associated roman-character field. In field 880, subfield $6 also contains a code that identifies the first alternate graphic character set encountered in a left-to-right scan of the field. It may also contain a code signaling that the orientation for a display of the field is right to left. In field 880, subfield $6 is structured as follows: <linking tag>-<occurrence number> /<identification of alternate graphic character set>/<field orientation code> Field 066 is described as follows: This field contains information specifying the character sets present in the record whenever a set other than ASCII, ANSEL or the USMARC Greek, USMARC subscript, or USMARC superscript character set is present. The field alerts users that special processing may be required. It is often used in conjunction with field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) in USMARC records. The definition and scope of field 880 is described as follows in the USMARC Bibliographic Format: This field contains the fully content-designated alternate graphic representation of another field in the same record. Field 880 is linked to the associated roman-character field by subfield $6 (Linkage). A subfield $6 in the associated field links that field to the 880 field. When an associated field does not exist in the record, field 880 is constructed as if it did and a reserved occurrence number is used to indicate the special situation. The data in field 880 need not be totally in a nonroman alphabet or script, but the reason field 880 is included in the record should be for the provision of nonroman representation. Note that subfield $6, field 066, and field 880 were added to the USMARC Authority Format with Proposal No. 91-1 (Alternate Graphic Representation in Authority Records) in January 1991. Subfield $6 was defined in all fields except field 010, in which it is not defined in the Bibliographic format. II. CONVERSION OF FIELD 851 to 852 As part of the changes to be implemented with Format Integration, the Research Libraries Group is implementing field 852 and will convert data recorded in field 851 to 852. Proposal No. 89-3 (Make Bibliographic Field 851 Obsolete; Additions/Changes to Holdings/Bibliographic Field 852) considered the use of subfields in field 851 and concluded that "As subfield $6 (Linkage) has not been used in field 851 and appears not to be needed, the subfield does not need to be defined in field 852". However, RLG has documented use of subfield $6 in field 851. One use has been for recording the name of the holdings institution in non-Roman as well as romanized form. Another is for Hebraica users who may want to include non-Roman data in holdings segments because, for example, they may want to use Hebrew letters as part of the call number recorded in field 852. Attachment A shows an example of a test RLIN AMC record (example not available electronically). This project will begin entering real records in RLIN in January 1995. Below is an example of how the data would be coded using subfield $6 in 852 and field 880 in the holdings record (diacritics have been removed because of electronic transfer). Note that the example below is also taken from the test RLIN AMC record that uses field 851 (to become 852). 852 ##$6880-01 $aRossiiskii tsentr khraneniia i dokumentov noveishei istorii 880 ##$6852-01 $a<Cyrillic characters> Although the use of non-Roman data in the holdings data fields 853-878 has not been documented, it is certainly possible that it may be needed to record, for example, captions or notes. The subfield could be added to all fields in the holdings format, except for those that have an identical field in the bibliographic format which itself does not contain subfield $6. These are: field 010 (Library of Congress Control Number), field 022 (International Standard Serial Number), and field 027 (Standard Technical Report Number). It is also questionable whether it is needed in field 841 (Holdings Coded Data Values), which contains certain coded information when holdings data are embedded in a bibliographic record, that would otherwise be recorded in 008 if in a separate holdings record. III. PROPOSED CHANGES The following is presented for consideration: - Define subfield $6 (Linkage) in all variable fields of the USMARC Holdings Format except: 010 027 841 - Define field 066 (Character Sets Present) in the USMARC Holdings Format - Define field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) in the USMARC Holdings Format See the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data (1994 edition) for a full description of field 066, field 880 and subfield $6.