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Anchor A A
A. Fixed fields
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Leader
Record status: n
Type of Record: t (for manuscript text) or p (for mixed material)
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Type of Control: a
Cataloging form: a
008
Publication Status [i.e. type of date(s) for the collection]: m for a range of dates, s for a single date, q for questionable date(s)
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Anchor B B
B. Variable fields [ _ used to denote blank indicators; bolded fields are required if applicable]
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040 __ NIC $b eng $c NIC $e dcrmmss
099 _9 Collection number--required by RMC
1xx x_ Creator [100 1_ for individual, 100 3_ for family, 110 for corporate body, etc.]
Note: the creator is the one who creates the intellectual content of the item. So for a manuscript by person A which is copied by person B, the creator is still person A, even though person B was responsible for the physical production of the manuscript copy.
245 00 $a Title : $b subtitle : $k material type / $c statement of responsibility [if any]
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Formal title example: She's gotta have it : $k typescript draft with corrections.
264 264 _0 $a Place of production, $c date(s) of production. Place and date are normalized (given in modern form). See DCRM(MSS) 4B-4C.
300 300 __ Extent [usually in cubic feet or number of items; do not use abbreviations] : $b illustrations [if significant] ; $c dimensions [height x width in cm]. $b and $c are optional.
545 545 0_ Biographical/Historical Note [first indicator 0 for a person, 1 for an organization]
520 __ Content description/scope/summary [if 2 or more paragraphs, tag the 2nd and subsequent paragraphs 520 8_]
500 __ Source of formal title (see DCRM(MSS) 1C1.1, 7B4.1)
506 506 1_ Restrictions on access, if any
540 __ Restrictions on use, if any
546 __ Language(s) of the item or collection; $b script or alphabet used, if non-Roman or coded (e.g. “In Turkish; written in Arabic”).
524 __ Preferred form of citation (OPAC label for this field is "Cite as:"): [Creator]. [Title], #[collection number]. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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