MARC authority-008 available values

DRAFT

008 Position

Abbrev.

Description

Available Values

06

Geo Subd

Direct or indirect geographic subdivision

  • \ - Not subdivided geographically

  • d - Subdivided geographically-direct

  • i - Subdivided geographically-indirect

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

07

Roman

Romanization scheme

  • a - International standard

  • b - National standard

  • c - National library association standard

  • d - National library or bibliographic agency standard

  • e - Local standard

  • f - Standard of unknown origin

  • g - Conventional romanization or conventional form of name in language of cataloging agency

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

08

Lang

Language of catalog

  • \ - No information provided

  • b - English and French

  • e - English only

  • f - French only

  • | - No attempt to code

09

Kind rec?

Established heading

  • a - Established heading

  • b - Untraced reference

  • c - Traced reference

  • d - Subdivision

  • e - Node label

  • f - Established heading and subdivision

  • g - Reference and subdivision

  • | - No attempt to code

10

CatRules

Descriptive cataloging rules

  • a - Earlier rules

  • b - AACR 1

  • c - AACR 2

  • d - AACR 2 compatible heading

  • z - Other

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

11

SH Sys

Subject heading system/thesaurus

  • a - Library of Congress Subject Headings

  • b - LC subject headings for children's literature

  • c - Medical Subject Headings

  • d - National Agricultural Library subject authority file

  • k - Canadian Subject Headings

  • n - Not applicable

  • r - Art and Architecture Thesaurus

  • s - Sears List of Subject Heading

  • v - Répertoire de vedettes-matière

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

12

Series

Type of series

  • a - Monographic series

  • b - Multipart item

  • c - Series-like phrase

  • n - Not applicable

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

13

Numb Series

Numbered or unnumbered series

  • a - Numbered

  • b - Unnumbered

  • c - Numbering varies

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

14

Main use

Heading use-main or added entry

  • a - Appropriate

  • b - Not appropriate

  • | - No attempt to code

15

Subj use

Heading use-subject added entry

  • a - Appropriate

  • b - Not appropriate

  • | - No attempt to code

16

Series use

Heading use-series added entry

  • a - Appropriate

  • b - Not appropriate

  • | - No attempt to code

17

Subd type

Type of subject subdivision

  • a - Topical

  • b - Form

  • c - Chronological

  • d - Geographic

  • e - Language

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

28

Govt Ag

Type of government agency

  • \ - Not a government agency

  • a - Autonomous or semi-autonomous component

  • c - Multilocal

  • f - Federal/national

  • i - International intergovernmental

  • l - Local

  • m - Multistate

  • o - Government agency-type undetermined

  • s - State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc.

  • u - Unknown if heading is government agency

  • z - Other

  • | - No attempt to code

29

RefEval

Reference evaluation

  • a - Tracings are consistent with the heading

  • b - Tracings are not necessarily consistent with the heading

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

31

RecUpd

Record update in process

  • a - Record can be used

  • b - Record is being updated

  • | - No attempt to code

32

Pers Name

Undifferentiated personal name

  • a - Differentiated personal name

  • b - Undifferentiated personal name

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

33

Level Est

Level of establishment

  • a - Fully established

  • b - Memorandum

  • c - Provisional

  • d - Preliminary

  • n - Not applicable

  • | - No attempt to code

38

Mod Rec

Modified record

  • \ - Not modified

  • s - Shortened

  • x - Missing characters

  • | - No attempt to code

39

Source

Cataloging source

  • \ - National bibliographic agency

  • c - Cooperative cataloging program

  • d - Other

  • u - Unknown

  • | - No attempt to code