Scope: This table is an explanation of the local tags that CUL catalogers assign to bibliographic records in FOLIO. You may also view the archived Voyager local field tags page.
Contact: Jenn Colt, Laura Daniels
Date last updated:
Date of next review: March 2022
BIB Fields:
6XX: 653
8XX: 852, 899
9XX: 900 , 901 , 902 , 903 , 905, 906 , 910 , 911 , 920 , 922 , 930 , 935 , 936 , 938 , 945 , 946 , 947 , 948 , 949 , 950 , 952 , 955 , 960 , 966 , 975 , 976 , 980 , 981 , 983 , 985 , 987 , 988 , 990 , 991 , 994 , 995 , 998 , 999
MFHD Fields:
9XX: Local Field Tags Used in FOLIO (LTS Procedure #136)
BIB Fields:
Tag = 653
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653 | | | | INDEX TERM - UNCONTROLLED NOTE: Used for Library Gateway Subject terms. See: E-Resources: Local MARC fields (LTS Procedure #96b) for the listing of approved terms |
| | *blank | | | No information provided |
| | 0 | | | No level specified |
| | 1 | | | Primary |
| | 2 | | | Secondary |
| | | | $a | Subject term |
| | | | $6 | Linkage |
| | | | $8 | Field link and sequence number |
Tag = 852
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 852 | | | | Local call number, used for bulk import of shelf-ready records |
| | | *blank | | No information provided |
| | | 0 | | File from vendor |
| 8 | Other scheme | |||
| | | | $b | Location (MFHD location code) |
| | | | $h | Call number (class portion) |
| | | | $i | Call number (remainder) |
| | | | $k | Call number prefix |
| | | | $m | Call number suffix |
| | | | $t | Copy number |
| | | | $v | Enumeration/chronology |
| | | | $x | Nonpublic note |
| | | | $z | Public note |
Tag = 899
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 899 | | | | Special use codes for aggregators and other collections and projects (formerly RLIN Local Series Field). For valid codes, see table of MARC 899 Codes |
| | *blank | | | Electronic (old form using plain text such as aclsebks) |
| 0 | Local digitization electronic collections (Electronic versions of local physical holding collections such as CULectures) | |||
| | 1 | | | Print and other (Local collections such as Maeda_Bunko) |
| | 2 | | | Enhanced electronic (Those electronic collections that have database and provider codes generated by the ERM such as PRVEBS_EHX) |
| | | | $a | Code for vendor |
| $d | date of digitization YYYYMMDD format | |||
| $n | note used to distinguish between perpetual and subscription access | |||
| $v | enumeration/chronology of volumes digitized |
Tag = 900
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 900 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a | Vendor information |
Tag = 901
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 901 | *blank | *blank | | LOCAL DATA ELEMENT A |
| | | | $c | Custody |
Tag = 902
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Value | Definition |
| 902 | *blank | *blank | | | Donor Information (Procedure #97) |
| | | | $a | | Type |
| | | | | hnree | Honoree ("honor with books" only) |
| | | | | pfnd | P-Fund (batch processing only) |
| | | | $b | Donor Name |
Tag = 903
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Value | Definition |
| 903 | | | | | Large-Scale Digitization Information |
| | *blank | | | | Undefined |
| | | | | | Indicator 1: Other LSDI information |
| | 1 | | | | Bound with |
| | 2 | | | | Partially Analyzed Serial |
| | 3 | | | | In-Analytic |
| | | | | | Indicator 2: Reasons for not digitizing |
| | | 0 | | | Binding too tight |
| | | 1 | | | Damaged |
| | | 2 | | | Outside language parameters |
| | | 3 | | | Too large |
| | | 4 | | | Margins too tight |
| | | 5 | | | Not available |
| | | 6 | | | Fragile (e.g. brittle paper, tissue paper) |
| | | 7 | | | Skewed text - to point of being unreadable |
| | | 8 | | | Too small |
| | | 9 | | | Uncut pages (more than 5) |
| | | | $a | | Vendor |
| | | | | LSDI-Google | |
| | | | | Kirtas | LSDI-Microsoft |
| | | | | Kirtas/Annex | LSDI-Microsoft (Annex shipments) |
| | | | | Kirtas/RMC | LSDI-Microsoft (in house) |
| | | | | NYUACO | New York University/Arabic Collections Online |
| | | | $d | Shipment or charge date [YYYYMMDD] | |
| $n | arkID Internet Archive ID | ||||
| | | | $p | Barcode number | |
| | | | $v | Enumeration/Chronology | |
| | | | $x | Note |
Tag = 905
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 905 | *blank | *blank | | NOTIS migrated date. This was moved from the NOTIS R/DT or DT (if no R/DT) as the last date of NOTIS transaction. Substitute for 005 during the migration. |
| | | | $a | Date/Time [in format: 20000501120000.0, in which the first eight digits are Date and the remainder are Time] |
Tag = 906
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Value | Definition |
| 906 | | | | | LOCAL ACCESS RESTRICTIONS |
| | | | $a | | Type of restriction |
| | | | | bc | Gateway: Standard Separate Payments |
| | | | | ex | Exceptions |
| | | | | gn | Gateway: No-Med |
| | | | | gs | Gateway: Standard |
| | | | | nq | Gateway: No-Qatar |
| | | | | wo | World |
| | | | $b | | Name of provider to which restriction applies |
Tag = 910
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 910 | *blank | *blank | | RLG STANDARDS NOTE OR VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-z | Vendor-supplied data or RLG standards note |
Tag = 911
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 911 | *blank | *blank | | X-Copy Information |
| | | | $c | Custody |
Tag = 920
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 920 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-z | Vendor-supplied data |
Tag = 922
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 922 | | | | E-reserve Course Listing |
| | | | $a | [Undefined] |
Tag = 930
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 930 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-z | Vendor-supplied data |
Tag = 935
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 935 | *blank | *blank | | LOCAL ORDER NUMBER |
| | | | $a | Local order number |
| | | | $b-z | Vendor-supplied data |
Tag = 936
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 936 | | | | OCLC/CONSER MISCELLANEOUS DATA |
| | | | $a | Parallel record ID number |
Tag = 938
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 938 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR SPECIFIC ORDERING DATA |
| | | | $a | Full name of vendor |
| | | | $b | OCLC-defined symbol for vendor |
| | | | $c | Terms of availability |
| | | | $n | Vendor control number |
| | | | $s | Vendor status |
| | | | $z | Note |
Tag = 945
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 945 | *blank | *blank | | MONOGRAPHIC SERIES NOTE |
| | | | $a-z | Text of monographic series note |
Tag = 946
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 946 | | | | TEXTUAL HOLDINGS DATA. Used to facilitate the transfer of this data via macro in certain aggregator cataloging projects (e.g. Elsevier). Field is deleted after Mfhd record creation is complete. |
| | | | $a | Textual holdings data [example: v.1 (1999)- ] |
Tag = 947
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 947 | | | | LOADED HOLDINGS (from OCLC records) [Note: generally comes in as 949, moved to 947 to avoid conflict] |
| | | | $l | RLIN location code (must be the first subfield) |
| | | | $k | Prefix |
| | | | $a | Call number, classification portion |
| | | | $b | Call number, cutter and date portion |
| | | | $d | Suffix |
| | | | $c | Copy number |
| | | | $s | Local note |
| | | | $v | Primary enumeration |
| | | | $p | Secondary enumeration |
| | | | $y | Barcode number |
Tag = 948. All 948 fields except those related to batch record loading have been deprecated in FOLIO. See 948 replacements. See also the archived Voyager documentation.
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Value | Definition |
| 948 | | | | | LOCAL STATISTICS AND MARKER FIELD |
| | 5 | | | | Batch process in FOLIO -Required |
| | | | $a | | Date of batch process (in format YYYYMMDD)- Required |
| | | | $h | Aggregator/Vendor (not a complete list) | Source - Optional |
| | | | | recon1 | Recon Set A |
| | | | | recon2 | Recon Set B |
| | | | | SerialSolutions | Serial Solutions |
| | | | | OCLCCJK | Outsourced CJK cataloging |
| | | | | Batchmatch | OCLC automated record enhancement |
| | | | | Marcadia | RLIN automated record enhancement |
| | | | | Marcive | GPO electronic records |
| | | | $i | | Filename - Required |
| | | | $x | | Note, including filename (1st indicator = 2)- Optional |
Tag = 949
| 949 | | | | LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION |
| | *blank | | | Locally defined |
| | 0-9 | | | Locally defined |
| | | *blank | | Locally defined |
| | | 0-9 | | Locally defined |
| | | | $a-z | Locally defined |
Tag = 950
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 950 | | | | LOCAL HOLDINGS FIELD |
| | | | $l | RLIN location code, OCLC master number, or Voyager location code |
| | | | $x | LSN code |
| | | | $a | Call number, classification portion |
| | | | $b | Call number, cutter and date portion |
| | | | $d | Oversize notation |
| | | | $i | Last transaction date, RLIN Cataloging Category code |
Tag = 952
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 952 | | | | Vendor and sleek record local holdings field (analog to 852) |
| | | *blank | | No information provided |
| | | 0 | | File from vendor |
| | | | $b | Location (MFHD location code) |
| | | | $c | Location (code for location used on spine) |
| | | | $h | Call number (class portion) |
| | | | $i | Call number (remainder) |
| | | | $k | Call number prefix |
| | | | $m | Call number suffix |
| | | | $p | Barcode number |
| | | | $t | Copy number |
| | | | $v | Enumeration/chronology |
| | | | $x | Nonpublic note |
| | | | $z | Public note |
Tag = 955
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 955 | | | | ALTERNATE LARGE SCALE DIGITIZATION INFORMATION |
| | | | $b | Barcode number |
| | | | $c | Copy number w/ primary enumeration (if applicable -- Ex. c.1:v.1-2) |
| | | | $l | RLIN location code (must be the first subfield) |
| | | | $v | Enumeration/chronology |
Tag = 960
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 960 | | | | VENDOR/SLAVIC DATA |
| | $a-z | Data supplied by vendor |
Tag = 966
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 966 | | | | VENDOR DATA |
| | 3 | 1 | $a | Holdings data |
Tag = 975
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 975 | | | | Gateway Genre terms. For valid codes, see E-Resources: Local MARC fields (LTS Procedure #96b) |
| | | | $a | Genre term |
Tag = 976
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 976 | | | | ITEM INFORMATION -- BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIT |
| | | | $a | Internal item number |
| | | | $b | Invalid or canceled internal item number |
| | | | $c | Cost |
| | | | $d | Date acquired |
| | | | $e | Source of acquisition |
| | | | $h | Use restrictions |
| | | | $j | Item status |
| | | | $l | Temporary location |
| | | | $p | Piece designation |
| | | | $r | Invalid or canceled piece information |
| | | | $t | Copy number |
| | | | $v | Enumeration |
| | | | $x | Nonpublic note |
| | | | $z | Public note |
| | | | $3 | Materials specified |
| | | | $6 | Linkage |
| | | | $8 | Link and sequence number |
Tag = 980
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 980 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-g | Vendor-supplied data |
| | | | $h | Fund code |
| | | | $i-u, $w-z | Vendor-supplied data |
| | | | $v | Vendor code |
| | | | $y | Selector email address |
| | | | $z | POOF order URL |
Tag = 981
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 981 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR/FUND DATA |
| | | | $a, $c, $g-h, $l, $o-z | Vendor-supplied data |
| | | | $b, $d | Local fund number |
| | | | $e | Price |
| | | | $i | Price |
| | | | $j-k | Local fund number |
| | | | $m | Vendor note |
| | | | $n | Local note |
Tag = 983
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 983 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-z | Vendor-supplied data |
Tag = 985
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 985 | *blank | *blank | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $t | SerialsSolutions original title |
Tag = 987
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 987 | *blank | *blank | | LOCAL ROMANIZATION / CONVERSION HISTORY |
| | | | $a | Romanization/conversion identifier |
| | | | $b | Agency that created, converted, or reviewed romanization/conversion |
| | | | $c | Date of conversion or review |
| | | | $d | Status code |
| | | | $e | Version of conversion program used |
| | | | $f | Note |
Tag = 988
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 988 | *blank | *blank | | OCLC BATCH MATCH/MARCADIA LABEL FIELD |
| | | | $a | Label |
Tag = 990
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 990 | | | | VENDOR DATA |
| | | | $a-z | Vendor-supplied data |
Tag = 991
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 991 | | | | LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION |
| | | | $b, $h-i, $p, $t, $w | [Undefined] |
Tag = 994
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 994 | | | | MARC PROCESSING FIELD |
| | | | $a | Transaction code |
| | | | $b | Institution symbol |
Tag = 995 Deprecated in FOLIO as we no longer export cataloging to OCLC.
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Value | Definition |
| 995 | | | | | EXPORT DECISION FIELD (used only for electronic reserve records and certain record sets loaded into Voyager via Bulk Import) |
| | | | $a | Hivolm | High-volume maintenance |
| | | | | NoEx | Not valid for export to utilities |
| | | | $d | | Maintenance date (to be used only with $a Hivolm) |
Tag = 998
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 998 | | | | RLIN MISCELLANEOUS FIELD |
| | | | | Used for miscellaneous RLIN information. All subfields a-z and indicator codes blank and 0-9 are valid. |
Tag = 999 Deprecated in FOLIO. The 999 field is reserved for the system in FOLIO.
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 999 | | | | LOCAL COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION |
| | | | | Used for miscellaneous information. All subfields a-z and indicator codes blank and 0-9 are valid. |
MFHD Fields
Tag = 901
| Tag | Ind 1 | Ind 2 | Subfield Codes | Definition |
| 901 | ARCHIVAL CONTAINER INFORMATION | |||
| $a | Container attributes |