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008 FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS

 

Positions:

Contains fixed-length data elements.

Positions 00-11, 17, 29, 31, 38 and 39 are defined the same way for all formats in ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, i.e., the default settings.
Positions 12-16, 28, 32 and 33 are defined differently for different formats and different content values.

Fixed fields entered in 008 include the following:

Positions 00-07
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Positions 00-05

Date of record creation. Computer generated in the pattern «Y³Û²Ñ²Ñ¶Ù¶Ù».

Example:

040316

Position 06:
Direct or indirect geographic subheading. ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS headings are not subdivided geographically, so the default is set at «n» (not applicable).

Position 07:
Romanization scheme. Indicates whether the 1XX name or title heading contains the romanized form of the headings and, if so, identifies the romanization scheme. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default is «n» (not applicable).


Positions 09-11
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Position 09:
Kind of record. Indicates whether the record represents an established or unestablished 1XX heading. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «a» (Established heading).

Position 10:
Descriptive cataloguing rules. Identifies the descriptive cataloguing rules used to formulate the 1XX heading in established heading records. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «d» (AACR2 compatible).

Position 11:
Subject heading system/thesaurus. Identifies the subject heading system/thesaurus building conventions used to formulate the 1XX heading in established heading records. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «z» (Other).


Position 12
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Type of series. Indicates the type of series heading contained in the 130 field in a name authority record.
    a = Monographic series.
    The 130 field contains a collective series heading that applies to a group of separate publications and/or subseries.
    b = Multipart item.
    The 130 field contains a collective heading that applies to a multipart monographic publication.
    c = Series-like phrase.
    The 130 field contains a series-like phrase that may be used as a series added entry in bibliographic records.
    n = Not applicable.
    The 130 field does not represent a series or a series-like phrase and is not appropriate for use as a series added entry in bibliographic records
    z = Other.
    The 130 field contains a heading for a publication that does not fit any of the other defined codes but for which series-type treatment is required.


Positions 13-14
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Position 13:
Numbered or unnumbered series. Indicates the numbering characteristics of the series (or series-like phrase) represented by the 130 heading.
    a = Numbered series.
    b = Unnumbered series.
    c = Numbering varies.
    n = Not applicable--the 130 heading is not a series heading.

Position 14:
Heading use--main or added entry. Indicates whether the heading is appropriate for use as a main or added entry in bibliographic records.

    a = Heading is appropriate for use as a main or added entry.
    b = Heading is not appropriate for use as a main or added entry.

Note: All types of headings, except for series titles, are always coded «a» , appropriate for use as a main or added entry, no matter how they are used in a given bibliographic record. Series titles are always coded «b» , not appropriate for use as a main or added entry.

Position 15
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Heading use-subject added entry. Indicates whether the 1XX heading is appropriate for use as a subject added entry in bibliographic records.

    a = Heading is appropriate for use as a subject added entry.
    b = Heading is not appropriate for use as a subject added entry.
Note: In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, all types of headings, except for series titles, are always coded «a» , appropriate for use as a subject added entry. Series titles are normally coded «b» , but if a series is the subject of a publication it will also be coded «a» . For example, the «±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD series on issues in international investment agreements» has been discussed in some ±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD documents, so it is recorded as a subject added entry (630) in the corresponding bibliographic records and is coded «a» in position 15.


Positions 16-28
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Position 16:
Series added entry. Indicates whether the heading is appropriate for use as a series added entry in bibliographic records.
    a = Heading is appropriate for use as a series added entry.
    b = Heading is not appropriate for use as a series added entry. An authority record may be created for a series-like phrase which is not to be traced. In this case position 16 will contain the value «b» .

Position 17:
Type of subject subdivision. Indicates the type of subject subdivision heading contained in the 1XX field of an established heading record. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «n» (Not applicable).

Position 28:
Type of government agency. Indicates whether the heading represents a government agency and, if so, the jurisdictional level of the agency. This is applied only to 110 or 111 headings and should otherwise be blank. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «u» (Unknown if 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 type of government agency.


Positions 29-32
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Position 29:
Reference evaluation. Indicates whether the 4XX/5XX tracing fields in a record have been evaluated for consistency with the rules used to formulate the 1XX heading in the record. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «a» (Tracings are consistent with the heading).

Position 31:
Record status. Indicates whether a record update is in progress. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «a» (Record can be used).

Position 32:
Undifferentiated personal name. Indicates whether a 100 name heading is used by one person or by two or more persons.

    a = Differentiated personal name. The name in field 100 is a unique name.
    b = Undifferentiated personal name. The name in field 100 is used by two or more persons.

Example:

Smith, David. (1) Author of "Using the new AACR2 : an expert systems approach to choice of access points" and (2) Author of "Asian mining legislation : policy issues and recent developments". Two different authors with the same name exist and there is no means of distinguishing between them.

    n = Not applicable.


Position 33
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Level of establishment. Indicates the extent to which the heading conforms to descriptive cataloguing rules or thesaurus conventions.
    a = Fully established.
    b = Memorandum.
    The heading is fully established but has not been used in a bibliographic record.
    c = Provisional.
    d = Preliminary.
In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «c» (Provisional). When the record is revised, the code is changed to «a» (Fully established).


Positions 38-39
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Position 38:
Modified record. Indicates whether the record is modified from its intended content. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «#» (Not modified).

Position 39:
Cataloguing source. Indicates the creator of an authority record. In ±¬ÁÏÍøBIS, the default value is «d» (Other - an organization that is other than a national bibliographic agency or a participant in a cooperative cataloguing program).


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Last updated: 26 August 2009