Fixed Fields – Microfiche Serials
Type: a
BLvl: s
S/L: 0 [successive title cataloging]
Desc: a=AACR2 blank=pre AACR2 can edit only if have entire run!
Elvl: blank=DLC; I or L acceptable
Form: b=mfiche
Orig: blank
SrTp: blank=none of the following; l=updating looseleaf; p=periodical; n=newspaper;
m=mono series (if record for series, not individual titles); d=database
Srce: blank, A, B, C, acceptable; d=non-L.C. or affiliates
Conf: 0=not; 1=is
EntW: up to 3, most common:
b=bibl; l=legislation; r=directories; s=stats
Cont: up to 3, most common:
b=bibl; h=biography; l=legislation; r=directories; s=stats
significant part of work; derived from variable fields in record
Gpub: f
Freq: a=annual; m=monthly; q=quarterly; u=unknown
Regl: r=regular; x=irregular; n=normalized irreg (e.g. monthly except July-Aug); u=unkown
DtSt: c=current; d=dead; u=unknown
Ctrl: blank
Mrec: anything OK
Dates: first and last (or 9999 if current)
date of coverage preferred
if issue covers more than one year, use latest named year
Lang: eng; chi, kor, por, rus, spa
see MARC codes list for other languages
Crty: dcu (Washington, D.C.)
see MARC codes list for other states
Alph: optional; blank OK, based upon 222
01/06/2010