BibFormats

590  Local Note (R)

Record Type

BIB, LBD

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Privacy
blank character No information provided
0 Private
1 Not private
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Local note (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂ3 Materials specified (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A note of local interest. Field 590 is not part of the standard MARC 21 format. Use field 590 for notes you judge to be inappropriate or unnecessary for the WorldCat record. Use for notes pertaining only to the copy of the item located in your institution (e.g., accessions information, local holdings, or receipt dates). Generally, use other note fields for notes applying to all copies of an item.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Privacy.

 
blank character

No information provided. Fields with 1st indicator blank are not retained in the WorldCat record, but are included in the record displayed during the editing session, the exported record, and records delivered via other services.

 
0

Private. Fields with 1st indicator 0 are not retained in the WorldCat record, but are included in the exported record and records delivered via other services. Note: If field 590 is coded with 1st indicator 0, the field is visible in the displayed record only during the session in which it was input.

 
1

Not private. Fields with 1st indicator 1 are retained in the record displayed during the editing session, the exported record, and records delivered via other services.

2nd Indicator

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

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Local note

The entire text of the note.

590     Bound with the author's A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court
590     Copy 2 autographed by composer
590     Data set name: MACPEE
590     Labels reversed on library's copy
590     Library's copy imperfect: record 2 missing
590     Library's copy imperfect: upper left corner missing
590     Library's copy lacks Appendices, pages 245-260
590     Library's set lacks sheets 9-13
590     Library's copy lacks slide 4
590     Purchase price: $325.00, 1980 August
590     Reference card lacking
590     Tipped in the author's A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court
ǂ3 Materials specified

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.

ǂ6 Linkage

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

Include or omit punctuation as needed.

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

Field 590 is not indexed in bibliographic records.

For indexing and searching information in LBDs, see Searching indexes available for each LBD field, field 590.

MARC 21

Field 590 is OCLC-defined and therefore not included in MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.