BibFormats

599  Differentiable Local Note (R)

Record Type

BIB, LBD

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Locally defined
blank character, 0-9 Locally defined
2nd Indicator  Locally defined
blank character, 0-9 Locally defined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa-ǂz Differentiable local note (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A differentiable note of local interest. Field 599 is not part of the standard MARC format. It will not be retained in the WorldCat record, but will be included in the record displayed during the editing session, exported records and records delivered via other services. Use field 599 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.

You may define field 599 according to your needs for local processing information. Field 599 provides more flexibility than field 590 because it includes indicators and subfield codes. For example, you may use field 590 for undifferentiated local notes and field 599 for differentiated local notes.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Locally defined. Defined for local use.

 
blank character, 0-9

Locally defined

2nd Indicator

Locally defined. Defined for local use.

 
blank character, 0-9

Locally defined

Subfields

 
ǂa-ǂz Differentiable local note

Define for local use.

599 0 0 c.2 ǂb 2014 ǂc $25.00 ǂd pt ǂe art dept.
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 599 is not indexed in bibliographic records.

For indexing and searching information in LBDs, see Searching indexes available for each LBD field, field 599.

MARC 21

Field 599 is OCLC-defined and therefore not included in MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.