029 Other System Control Number (R)
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Input Standards |
| System supplied/System supplied |
| 1st Indicator The type of system control number |
| 0 | Primary control number |
| 1 | Secondary control number |
| 2nd Indicator Blank |
 | Undefined |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards |
| ‡a | OCLC library identifier (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
| ‡b | System control number (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
| ‡c | OAI set name (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
| ‡t | Content type identifier (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
Definition | OCLC uses field 029 for system control numbers for records from non-OCLC automated systems (e.g., Library and Archives Canada, the British Library, WorldCat Cataloging Partners vendors, etc.). OCLC uses these numbers to process and track records from other systems. |
1st Indicator | The type of system control number. Whether the other system control number is primary or secondary. |
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| | | 1 | Secondary control number | |
2nd Indicator | Blank. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
| | | | Undefined | |
Subfields | |
| ‡a OCLC library identifier | The library from which the non-OCLC system number is generated. |
| ‡b System control number | The entire number. |
| ‡c OAI set name | For CONTENTdm-based items, enter the collection alias. For other digital items, enter the OAI set name. |
| ‡t Content type identifier | Identifies the type of CONTENTdm collection or item or other type of digital collection or item. Use the following codes. | CNTCOLL. | CONTENTdm collections | | CNTNT. | CONTENTdm items | | DGCNT. | All other digital items | | DGCOLL. | All other digital collections | |
Printing | Field 029 does not print. |
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