938 Vendor Specific Ordering Data (R)
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Input Standards |
| System supplied/System supplied |
| 1st Indicator Undefined |
 | Undefined |
| 2nd Indicator Undefined |
| | Undefined |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards |
| ‡a | Full name of vendor (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡b | OCLC-defined symbol for vendor (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡c | Terms of availability (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡d | Vendor net price (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡i | Inventory number (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡n | Vendor control number (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡s | Vendor status (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
| ‡z | Note (NR) | System Supplied/System Supplied |
Definition | Vendor-specific ordering data. OCLC batchloads the vendor records into WorldCat. If a batchloaded vendor record matches an existing WorldCat record, OCLC adds the 938 field to the master record. If there is no match, OCLC adds a master record to WorldCat. In either case, OCLC sets the vendor's holdings and retains field 938 in the master record. You cannot add, change or delete a 938 field in a master record (you can add, change or delete a 938 field in your local copy of the record). |
1st Indicator | Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
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2nd Indicator | Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
| | | | Undefined | |
Subfields | |
| ‡a Full name of vendor | The vendor's full name. |
| ‡b OCLC-defined symbol for vendor | The vendor's symbol defined by OCLC. The four character symbols in this subfield are searchable in the vendor (vn:) index. For a list of symbols, see the OCLC document Technical Information About Vendor Record Contribution ( http://www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/technical/default.htm). |
| ‡c Terms of availability | The purchase price or price code. |
| ‡d Vendor net price | The vendor's net price associated with the item. |
| ‡i Inventory number | The vendor inventory number, which may be an ISBN, associated with this item and price. |
| ‡n Vendor control number | The item's control number used by all ordering institutions. | 938 | | | Puvill Libros ‡b PUVL ‡c $52.38 ‡n 8445801783 | |
| ‡s Vendor status | The status of the item (e.g., backordered, not yet published, or out-of-print). |
| ‡z Note | Additional information for the ordering institutions. The note applies to an item, not to a particular order. |
Printing | Field 938 does not print. |
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