Scope: This document provides examples of locally-used MARC fields.
Contact: Pam Stansbury
Unit: Cataloging
Date last updated:
Date of next review: May 2023
LOCAL MARC FIELDS
653 -- Database Names Subject Captions (MARC "Index term -- Uncontrolled").
Subject captions are assigned by DRC. Put each in a separate 653 field. Remove all inappropriate 653 fields from LC or member records.
Subject captions in bold from the list below are super categories. Databases can be assigned to the super categories themselves as well as to the categories that are arranged below them.
General Interest and Reference
Biographies
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Images
Library and Publisher Catalogs
Newspapers, Magazines and Current Events
Statistical Information
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Images
Library and Publisher Catalogs
Newspapers, Magazines and Current Events
Statistical Information
Streaming Video
World Regions and Diasporas
General Resources
East Asia
East European and Slavic Studies
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
South and Southeast Asia
Science and Technology
Agriculture
Biology
Chemistry
Computers and Information Science
Engineering
Environment and Natural Resources
Food and Nutrition
Geology
Math and Statistics
Medicine - Human and Veterinary
Physics and Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Computers and Information Science
Engineering
Environment and Natural Resources
Food and Nutrition
Geology
Math and Statistics
Medicine - Human and Veterinary
Physics and Astronomy
Textiles and Fashion Design
Arts and Humanities
Art and Architecture
History
History: Primary Sources
Linguistics, Language and Literature
Music
Philosophy and Religion
Theater, Film and Television
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Business and Management
Communications
Economics
Education
Geography, Maps and Spatial Data
Government, Law and Public Policy
Human Resources, Labor & Employment
Library and Information Science
Population and Demography
Psychology
Sociology and Rural Development
Business and Management
Communications
Economics
Education
Geography, Maps and Spatial Data
Government, Law and Public Policy
Human Resources, Labor & Employment
Library and Information Science
Population and Demography
Psychology
Sociology and Rural Development
899 -- Local series code. See 899 codes.
906 -- Local rights designation. Six rights designations are valid for use in this coded local field.
| gs | gateway_standard (All Cornell) |
| gn | gateway_no-med (Ithaca and associated, excluding CU-Med) |
| wo | Open to the world |
| nq | All of Cornell, except Qatar |
| bc | Ithaca and CU-Med maintain separate subscriptions - separate payment procedures, admin modules |
| ex | Covers a wide variety of exceptions |
Statistical code (on the Instance record under Administrative data) (Previously the 948 $f) Use one of the statistical codes under "Special format" to indicate the type of electronic resource. All electronic resources must have a special format statistical code.
| eaudio | Streaming audio |
| ebk | E-book |
| emap | Electronic map |
| emisc | Other electronic resource |
| escore | Electronic score |
| evideo | Streaming video |
| ewb | Websites |
| fd | Database |
| imagedb | Images |
| j | E-journal |
| webfeatdb | Database added to Database Names |