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MARC 21 Definition 

Tag 

LTS Abbreviated Level Requirement 

Library of Congress control no.

010

Mandatory if applicable.  Enter any DLC label mounted on the cover.

ISBN

020

Enter |a   a if it appears on the item (|z if you know it can’t possibly be valid, for example if it’s not 10 or 13 digits long)

System control number

035

Retain the OCLC control number if present.  Do not include an OCLC control number for a different manifestation.  Do not include an OCLC control number for a non-English record (that is, 040 |b  must be blank or “eng”).

Cataloging source

040

Subfields   |a, |b, |c mandatory; |e rda and |d if applicable

LC call  no.

050

Mandatory; see guidelines in this procedure

Authorized access point

1xx

Mandatory if applicable (includes 100, 110, 111, 130)

Preferred title

240

Enter a   a preferred title if known or readily inferred from the item; otherwise, omit

Title area

245

Subfield   Subfield |a is mandatory; |b and|c if applicable

Varying form of title

246

Optional ; use judgment. Record parallel titles.

Edition area

250

Mandatory if applicable

Imprint

264: 1: (RDA);   260 (usually AACR2)

Mandatory if applicable; |a, |b and |c should be present

Physical description

300

Subfields   |a and |c are mandatory; all other subfields are optional

Content, Media, Carrier

336, 337,   338

Mandatory on RDA records.  Use macro #r1 for print monographs.

Series

490:0 :

Transcribe series if present.  Do not trace the series in an 830.  Remove an 830 if one happens to be present on the in-process record.

FAST subject access or Uncontrolled subject terms

6xx

Mandatory if applicable; see guidelines in this procedure

Added entries

7xx

All added entries are optional

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