9xx local field use

NOTE: Some fields are listed twice as they have more than one use.

Bibliographic 9xx fields in active use:

900 – Level 2/Level 3 notes (SCP Shared Cataloging Program information)

905 – Field to retain previous OCLC number/001 when bib record is merged and/or marked for suppression/deletion — to prevent OCLC number duplicates

907 – Used in OCLC to target the Millennium bib record number to overlay (not retained in Millennium)

907 – OTF Bib (shows that Bib record was created on the fly – usually at checkout)

911 – SCP Tier 1

912 – SCP Tier 2

913 – SCP Tier 3

936 – Mix of volume information (historic?) and OCLC parallel record numbers.

941 – PFA coded 541 text.

945 – PFA condition notes

946 – PFA cataloging notes

948 – PFA restriction notes

949 – Used to load item information from OCLC and other sources (not retained in Millennium)

950 – ITSL – used to mark a record for the TRIS database

954 – Marcive authority load marker

955 – C&MS use

956 – Load source/cataloger initials/date. See details below.

957 – OCLC load marker

958 – Marker for titles which have too many items to fit on one bib record, for which multiple bib records have been created

959 – Saved 856 fields when an SFX 856 is added to the record

990 – ANAL note.

993 – Marker used for identifying category/characteristics of this bib record for inclusion or exclusion in various LSO Create Lists queries.  Examples of possible use would be “Unlinked analytic” or “Government publication”.  Will be in the form:  $a<yyyymmdd>$b<category>

994 – OCLC data (added automatically)

998 – AV track information

999 – Deletion marker – use specified here: Deletion: Bibliographic Record

NOTE: SCP and related details may be found here: Bibliographic Field Use Electronic Resources and Special Collections

 

Bibliographic 9xx fields with historic information; ILS Data Cleanup group reviewing

901 – Melvyl affiliate marker for ITSL, IGSL records loaded from Melvyl (over 400,000)

902 – Misc. cataloging notes (~ 3,500)

906 – Other copy note for microforms (~2,000)

935 – Gladis number (indexed)

945 – copy of 245 $a, NRLF (remove after ZAP OCLC project complete) – from CDL google upgrade of n-level records

990-991 – Innopac migration data

992 – NRLF numbers (remove after ZAP OCLC project complete)

995-996 – NRLF values (remove after ZAP OCLC project complete)

 

Bibliographic 9xx fields — Reserved for SILS; DO NOT use (any data in these fields will be emptied prior to SILS implementation)

904-905

908-910

914-934

937-944

947

949* (used to send item information from OCLC, not retained)

951-953

960-989

991-992

997-997

956 Field use details: 

Catalogers are expected to include a 956 with their initials and the date when records are exported from OCLC. This can be done automatically via an OCLC macro.

Batch loads also use 956 to record load source and date.

956$b Values (partial list; not maintained)
————
ACLS Humanities E-Book
APA e-Book Collection
American West
Casal (aka Casalini)
Cambridge E-Book Collection
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts
Ebrary
Ethnographic Video Online
Foundations & Trends
Garci (aka Garcia)
ICPSR
Key Engineering Materials
MARCive
Mass Observation Online
Materials Science Forum
OSO Business and Management
OSO Economics and Finance
OSO Philosophy
OSO Physics
OSO Politics
OSO Public Health (and Epidemiology)
OSO Religion
PRVY (aka GOBI)
SCP Monographs
SCP Serials
Slavery & Anti-Slavery
Social Theory
World Scientific e-Book Collection
WorldCat Collection Set

Fields currently in the $a (to be moved to $b):
CIBTC
Kino
Rentian

NOTE: 9xx field use was reviewed by Cataloging Metadata Council Spring 2011 and some data cleanup done to delete data or consolidate field use.

 

Legacy Data

Last updated date: 01/27/2010
Author: Cataloging & Metadata Council
Update Group: Cataloging & Metadata Council

Archived Comments

993 information added
Tue, 05/28/2013 – 14:14 — epinto
Added 993 to the list of bib 9xx fields currently in use, and removed 993 from the list of bib 9xx fields available for future use.

956 values – added batchload
Fri, 01/20/2012 – 12:20 — Charis Takaro
956 values – added batchload values and link to instructions for catalogers to add 956 via a macro