USMARC Bibliographic Format
Control Fields 001-006
001--CONTROL NUMBER
003--CONTROL NUMBER INDENTIFIER
005--DATE AND TIMEOF LATEST TRANSACTION
006--FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
006--BOOK
006--COMPUTER FILE/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
006--CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
006--MIXED MATERIAL
006--MUSIC AND SOUND RECORDING
006--INTEGRATING RESOURCES
006--VISUAL MATERIAL
001Bibliographic Record Control NumberMANDATORY
Not repeatable
System generated
The control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing the record.
Example:
001 bbb86742756
003CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIERNot repeatable
The USMARC code for the organization whose control number is contained in field 001 (Control Number). The source of the code is Symbols of American Libraries that is maintained by the Library of Congress.
Example:
003 DLC
005DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTIONNot repeatable
Sixteen characters that indicate the date and time of the latest record transaction and serve as a version identifier for the record. The data is recorded according to Representation for Calendar Date and Ordinal Date for Information Interchange (ANSI X3.30) in the pattern yyyymmdd. The time is recorded according to Representations of Local Time of the Day for Information Interchange (ANSI X3.43) in the pattern hhmmss.f, expressed in terms of the 24-hour clock.
Example:
*005 19940223151047.0 indicates record was last updated [February 23, 1994, 3:10:47 P.M.]
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006Fixed Length Data Elements: Additional Material Characteristics Repeatable
006Book
0TYPE OF 006
aLanguage material (including microform)
tManuscript language material
1-4ILLUSTRATIONS
bNo illustration
aIllustrations
bMaps
cPortraits
dCharts
ePlans
fPlates
gMusic
hFacsimiles
iCoats of arms
jGenealogical tables
kForms
lSamples
mSound recordings
oPhotographs
pIlluminations
5TARGET AUDIENCE
bUnknown or not applicable
aPreschool
bPrimary
*cPre-adolescent
*dAdolescent
eAdult
fSpecialized
gGeneral
jJuvenile level
6FORM OF ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
fBraille
rRegular print reproduction
*sElectronic
006Bookp. 2
7-10NATURE OF CONTENTS
bNo specified nature of contents
aAbstracts/summaries
bBibliographies
cCatalogues
dDictionaries
eEncyclopedias
fHandbooks
gLegal articles
iIndexes
jPatents
kDiscographies
lLegislation
mTheses
nSurveys of the literature in the subject area
oBook reviews
pProgrammed texts
qFilmographies
rDirectories
sStatistics
tTechnical reports
*uStandards/specifications
vLegal cases and case notes
wLaw reports and digests
zTreaties
11GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
bNot a government publication
aAutonomous or semi-autonomous components of sovereign federations
cMultilocal
fFederal/national
iInternational intergovernmental bodies
lLocal jurisdictions
mMultistate
oGovernment publication: level undetermined
sState, provincial, territorial, dependant, etc. jurisdiction
uUnknown if item is a government publication
zOther type of government publication
12CONFERENCE OR MEETING PUBLICATION
0Not a conference publication
1Conference publication
13FESTSCHRIFT
0Not a festschrift
1Festschrift
006Bookp. 3
14INDEX
0No index
1Index present
16TYPE OF LITERARY TEXT
0Not fiction (Not specified)
1Fiction (Not specified)
cComic strip
dDrama
eEssay
fNovel
hHumour, satire, etc.
iLetters
jShort stories
mMultiple literary forms
pPoems
sSpeeches
uUnknown
17BIOGRAPHY
bNo biographical material
aAutobiography
bIndividual biography
cCollective biography
dContains biographical information
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006Computer File/Electronic Resources
0TYPE OF 006
*mComputer file/Electronic resource
5TARGET AUDIENCE
bUnknown or not applicable
aPreschool
bPrimary
*cPre-adolescent
*dAdolescent
eAdult
fSpecialized
gGeneral
jJuvenile
9TYPE OF COMPUTER FILE
aNumeric data
bComputer program
cRepresentational
dDocument
eBibliographic data
fFont
gGame
hSound
iInteractive multimedia
jOnline system or service
mCombination
uUnknown
zOther
11GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
bNot a government publication
aAutonomous or semi-autonomous components of sovereign federations
cMultilocal
fFederal/national
iInternational intergovernmental bodies
lLocal jurisdictions
mMultistate
oGovernment publication: level undetermined
sState, provincial, territorial, dependant, etc. jurisdiction
uUnknown if item is a government publication
zOther type of government publication
1-4BLANKS
6-8BLANKS
10BLANK
12-17BLANKS
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006Cartographic Material
0TYPE OF 006
eCartographic material, printed or microform
fCartographic material, manuscript (including microform)
1-4RELIEF
bNo relief shown on map
aContours
bShading
cGradient and bathymetric tints
dHachures
eBathymetry/soundings
fForm lines
gSpot heights
iPictorially
jLand forms
kBathymetry/isolines
mRock drawings
zOther relief type
5-6MAP PROJECTION
bbNo projection specified on map
Azimuthal Projections:
aaAitoff
abGnomic
acLambert's azimuthal equal area
adOrthographic
aeAzimuthal equidistant
afStereographic
agGeneral vertical near sided
amModified stereographic for Alaska
anChamberlin trimetric
apPolar stereographic
azAzimuthal, other specific projection
Cylindrical Projections:
baGall
bbGoode's homolographic
bcLambert's cylindrical equal area
bdMercator
beMiller
bfMollweide
bgSinusoidal
bhTransverse Mercator
biGauss-Kruger
bjEquirectangular
boOblique Mercator
brRobinson
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Conic Projections:
bsSpace oblique Mercator
bzCylindrical, other specific projection
caAlber's equal area
cbBonne
ccLambert's conformal conic
ceEquidistant conic
cpPolyconic
czConic, other specific projection
Other Projections:
daArmadillo
dbButterfly
dcEckert
ddGoode's homolosine
deMiller's bipolar oblique conformal conic
dfVan Der Grinten
dgDimaxion
dhCordiform
dlLambert conformal
zzOther
8TYPE OF CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
aSingle map
bMap series
cMap serial
dGlobe
eAtlas
fSeparate map supplement to another work
gMap bound as part of another work
uUnknown
zOther
11GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
bNot a government publication
aAutonomous or semi-autonomous components of sovereign federations
cMultilocal
fFederal/national
iInternational intergovernmental bodies
lLocal jurisdictions
mMultistate
oGovernment publication level undetermined
sState, provincial, territorial, dependant, etc. jurisdiction
uUnknown if item is a government publication
zOther type of government publication
006Cartographic Materialp. 3
12FORM OF ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
fBraille
rRegular print reproduction
sElectronic
14INDEX
0No location index or gazetteer present
1Index or gazetteer present
16-17SPECIAL FORMAT CHARACTERISTICS
bNo specified special format characteristics
eManuscript
jPicture card, post card
kCalendar
lPuzzle
mBraille, tactile
nGame
oWall map
pPlaying cards
qLarge print
rLoose leaf
zOther
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12-13BLANKS
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006Mixed Material
0TYPE OF 006
pMixed material
6FORM OF ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
fBraille
rRegular print reproduction
*sElectronic
1-5BLANKS
7-17BLANKS
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006Music and Sound Recording
0TYPE OF 006
cNotated music
dManuscript notated music
iNonmusical sound recording
jMusical sound recording
1-2FORM OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION
anAnthems
bdBallads, other than folk ballads
btBallets
bgBluegrass music
blBlues
cnCanons and rounds
ctCantatas
czCanzonas
crCarols
caChaconnes
csChance compositions
cpChansons, polyphonic
ccChant, Christian
cbChants, Other religions
clChorale preludes
chChorales
cgConcerti grossi
coConcertos
cyCountry music
dfDance forms
dvDivertimentos, etc.
ftFantasias
fmFolk music
fgFugues
gmGospel music
hyHymns
jzJazz
mdMadrigals
mrMarches
msMasses
mzMazurkas
miMinuets
moMotets
mpMotion picture music
mcMusical revues and comedies
muMultiple forms
ncNocturnes
nnNot applicable
opOperas
orOratorios
ovOvertures
006Music and Sound Recordingp. 2
ptPart songs
psPassacaglias
pmPassion music
pvPavans
poPolonaises
ppPopular music
prPreludes
pgProgram music
rgRagtime music
rqRequiems
rpRhapsodies
riRicercars
rcRock music
rdRondos
snSonatas
sgSongs
sdSquare dance music
stStudies and exercises
suSuites
spSymphonic poems
sySymphonies
tcToccatas
tsTrio-sonatas
uuUnknown
vrVariations
wzWaltzes
zzOther
3FORMAT OF MUSIC
aFull score
bFull score, miniature or study size
cAccompaniment reduced for keyboard
dVocal score
eCondensed score or piano conductor score
gClose score
mMultiple score formats
nNot applicable
uUnknown
zOther than score format
*4MUSIC PARTS
*bNo parts in hand or not specified
*dInstrumental and vocal parts
*eInstrumental parts
*fVocal parts
*nNot applicable
*uUnknown
006Music and Sound Recordingp. 3
5TARGET AUDIENCE
bUnknown or not applicable
aPreschool
bPrimary
*cPre-adolescent
*dAdolescent
eAdult
fSpecialized
gGeneral
jJuvenile level
6FORM OF ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
fBraille
rRegular print reproduction
sElectronic
7-12ACCOMPANYING TEXTUAL MATTER
Up to six one-character codes (recorded in alphabetical order) that indicate the contents of program notes and other accompanying material for the sound recording, manuscript notated music, or notated music.
bNo accompanying matter
aDiscography (or other bibliography of recorded sound)
bBibliography
cThematic index
dLibretto or text
eBiography of composer or author
fBiography of performer or history of ensemble
gTechnical and/or historical information on instruments
hTechnical information on music
iHistorical information about music
kEthnological information
rInstructional material
sScore
zOther
006Music and Sound Recordingp. 4
13-14LITERARY TEXT ON SOUND RECORDINGS
bItem is a musical sound recording
aAutobiography
bBiography
cConference proceedings
dDrama
eEssays
fFiction
gReporting
hHistory
iInstruction (how to...)
jInstruction (language)
kComedy
lLectures, speeches
mMemoirs
nNot applicable
oFolk tales
pPoetry
rRehearsals
sSounds
tInterviews
zOther
*16TRANSPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENT
*bNot arrangement or transposition or not specified
*aTransposition
*bArrangement
*cBoth transposed and arranged
*nNot applicable
*uUnknown
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006Continuing Resource
0TYPE OF 006
*sContinuing Resource
1FREQUENCY
bNo determinable frequency
aAnnual
bBimonthly (every two months); includes 6, 7 or 8 numbers a year
cSemiweekly (twice a week)
dDaily
eBiweekly (every two weeks)
fSemiannual; includes 2 numbers a year
gBiennial (every two years)
hTriennial (every three years)
iThree times a week
jThree times a month
*kContinuously updated
mMonthly; includes 9, 10, 11 or 12 numbers a year
qQuarterly; includes 4 numbers a year
sSemimonthly (twice a month)
tThree times a year
uUnknown
wWeekly
zOther
2REGULARITY
nNormalized irregular
rRegular
uUnknown
xCompletely irregular
3ISSN CENTRE
bNo ISSN Centre code assigned
0International Centre (Paris)
1United States
*2United Kingdom
4Canada
zOther ISSN Centre
4TYPE OF CONTINUING RESOURCE
bNone of the following
dUpdating database
*dUpdating database
*lUpdating loose-leaf
mMonographic series
nNewspaper
pPeriodical
*wUpdating Web site
006Continuing resourcep. 2
5FORM OF ORIGINAL ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
eNewspaper format
fBraille
sElectronic
6FORM OF ITEM
The same codes as in c.p. 5 are valid. This code specifies the form of the continuing resource being catalogued as opposed to it's original form.
7NATURE OF ENTIRE WORK
bNo specified nature of work
aAbstracts/summaries (apart from its own)
bBibliographies
cCatalogues
dDictionaries
eEncyclopedias
fHandbooks
gLegal articles
hBiography
iIndexes (apart from its own)
kDiscographies
lLegislation
mTheses
nSurveys of the literature in the subject area
oReviews
pProgrammed texts
qFilmographies
rDirectories
sStatistics
tTechnical reports
*uStandards/specifications
vLegal cases and case notes
wLaw reports and digests
zTreaties
8-10NATURE OF CONTENTS
The same codes as in c.p. 7 are valid. These positions specify what types of publications a continuing resource contains as opposed to what it is. If more than three types are present, the sequence of the preceding list determines which three types are recorded.
006Continuing resourcep. 3
11GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
bNot a government publication
aAutonomous or semi-autonomous components of sovereign federations
cMultilocal
fFederal/national
iInternational intergovernmental bodies
lLocal jurisdictions
mMultistate
oGovernment publication: level undetermined
sState, provincial, territorial, dependant, etc. jurisdiction
uUnknown if item is a government publication
zOther type of government publication
12CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
0Not a conference publication
1Conference publication
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16ORIGINAL ALPHABET OF TITLE
bNo alphabet given/no key title; Basic Roman (no special characters or diacritics)
aBasic Roman
bRoman, extended (includes diacritics and special characters)
cCyrillic
dJapanese
eChinese
fArabic
gGreek
hHebrew
iThai
jDevanagari
kKorean
lTamil
uUnknown
zOther
17ENTRY CONVENTION
0Successive entry
A new bibliographic record is created each time a title changes
1Latest entry
The item is cataloged under its most recent title or issuing body (pre-AACR cataloging)
*2Integrated entry
A record is cataloged under its latest (most recent) title or issuing body. It is used for integrating resources and electronic serials that do not retain their earlier titles.
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006Visual Material
0TYPE OF 006
gProjected medium
kTwo dimensional non-projectable graphic representation
oKit
rThree-dimensional artifact
1-3RUNNING TIME FOR MOTION PICTURES AND VIDEORECORDINGS
000 Running time exceeds three characters
001-999 Running time
Running time unknown
nnn Not applicable
5TARGET AUDIENCE
bUnknown or not applicable
aPreschool
bPrimary
*cPre-adolescent
*dAdolescent
eAdult
fSpecialized
gGeneral
jJuvenile level
11GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
bNot a government publication
aAutonomous or semi-autonomous components of sovereign federations
cMultilocal
fFederal/national
iInternational intergovernmental bodies
lLocal jurisdictions
mMultistate
oGovernment publication: level undetermined
sState, provincial, territorial, dependant, etc. jurisdiction
uUnknown if item is a government publication
zOther type of government publication
12FORM OF ITEM
bNone of the following
aMicrofilm
bMicrofiche
cMicroopaque
dLarge print
fBraille
rRegular print reproduction
sElectronic
006Visual Materialp. 2
16TYPE OF MATERIAL
aArt original
bKit
cArt reproduction
dDiorama
fFilmstrip
gGame
iPicture
kGraphic
lTechnical drawing
mMotion picture
nChart
oFlash card
pMicroscope slide
qModel
rRealia
sSlide
tTransparency
vVideorecording
wToy
zOther
17TECHNIQUE
aAnimation
cAnimation and live action
lLive action
nNot applicable
uUnknown
zOther
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