BibFormats

016  National Bibliographic Agency Control Number (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator  National bibliographic agency
blank character Library and Archives Canada
7 Agency identified in subfield ǂ2
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Record control number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂz Canceled/invalid control number (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ2 Source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

The unique numbers assigned to a record by a national bibliographic agency other than the Library of Congress. LC control numbers are recorded in field 010. This number is a record control number used in a national bibliographic agency system, rather than a number used for an entry in a national bibliography which is recorded in field 015.

1st indicator

National bibliographic agency. A value that identifies a specific national bibliographic agency as the source of the control number or refers to a code in subfield ǂ2.

 
blank character

Library and Archives Canada. The source of the national bibliographic agency control number is the Library and Archives Canada.

 
7

Agency identified in subfield ǂ2. The source of the control number is indicated by a code in subfield ǂ2.

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Record control number

A valid number assigned by a national bibliographic agency.

016     20139800301E
016 7   FRBNF427492190000005 ǂ2 FrPBN
ǂz Canceled/invalid control number

A canceled or invalid number assigned by a national bibliographic agency.

ǂ2 Source

Code that identifies the source of the record control number. Use only when the 1st indicator value is 7. See MARC Code List for Organizations.

016 7   016385354 ǂ2 Uk
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 016.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 016.