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007 Introduction Field 007 Values Table 007 Electronic Resource 007 Globe 007 Map 007 Microform 007 Motion Picture 007 Nonprojected Graphic 007 Projected Graphic 007 Remote-sensing Image 007 Sound Recording 007 Tactile Material 007 Videorecording 010 LC Control No. 012 Terminal Display 013 Patent Control Information 015 National Bibliography No. 016 National Bibliographic Agency Control No. 017 Copyright/Legal Deposit No. 018 Copyright Article-Fee Code 019 OCLC Control No. Cross-Reference 020 ISBN 022 ISSN 024 Other Standard Identifier 025 Overseas Acquisition No. 026 Fingerprint Identifier 027 STRN 028 Publisher No. 029 Other System Control No. 030 CODEN Designation 031 Musical Incipits Information 032 Postal Registration No. 033 Date/Time/Place of an Event 034 Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data 035 System Control No. 036 Original Study No. 037 Source of Acquisition 040 Cataloging Source 041 Language Code 042 Authentication Code 043 Geographic Area Code 044 Country Code 045 Time Period 046 Special Coded Dates 047 Musical Composition Code 048 Number of Instruments/Voices Code 049 Local Holdings 050-099 Introduction 050 LC Call No. 051 LC Copy, Issue, Offprint Statement 052 Geographic Classification 055 Classification No.-Canada 060 NLM Call Number 061 NLM Copy Statement 066 Character Sets 070 NAL Call No. 071 NAL Copy Statement 072 Subject Category Code 074 GPO Item No. 079 OCLC Master Record Number 080 UDC No. 082 DDC No. 084 Other Classification No.

086 GovDoc Classification No.

088 Report No. 090 Local LC-type Call No. 092 Local Dewey Call No. 096 Local NLM-type Call No. 098 Other Classification Schemes 099 Local Free-Text Call No.

Contents   Fixed field   0xx   1xx   2xx   3xx   4xx   5xx   6xx   7xx   8xx   9xx

086  Government Document Classification Number (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator  Number source
blank character  Source specified in subfield ‡2
0 Superintendent of Documents Classification System
1 Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Classification number (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡z Canceled/invalid classification number (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2 Number source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable


Definition

Government Document Classification numbers. The classification number assigned to a government document by a government agency at any level (e.g., provincial, state, national, international). Use field 086 if a number can be characterized as both a stock number and a classification number.

Identify United States Superintendent of Documents numbers by coding the 1st indicator value 0. If the nature of the number is unknown, use field 037.

If GPO distributes multipart monographs with volumes or parts in the same format, but under different numbers, enter the item numbers in volume or part number order. Indicate the volume or part in parentheses following the item number. If the volumes or parts also have different SuDOC numbers, arrange the 086 fields in the same order as the 074 fields to which they apply.

074 0621 (V.1)
074 0620 (V.2)
086 0 I 19.2:W 68/2
086 0 I 19.3:1620

If GPO distributes a serial with different volumes or parts in the same format, but having different item numbers over a period of time, enter the item numbers so that the earliest item number is in the first field 074 and the most recent item number in the last field 074. If the volumes or parts also have different SuDOC numbers, arrange the 086 fields in the same order as the 074 fields to which they apply.

074 956
074 956-F
086 0 T 22.2:T 19/20/
086 0 T 22.57

1st Indicator

 Number source. The source of the Government Document number.
blank character Source specified in subfield ‡2
0 Superintendent of Documents Classification System
1 Government of Canada Publications: Outline of Classification

2nd Indicator

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

Subfields
‡a Classification number

For U.S. Superintendents of Documents Classification numbers, enter one space between any letter or number not separated by punctuation or by symbols, such as ampersands.

‡z Canceled/invalid classification number

A canceled or invalid number.

‡2 Number source

A code that identifies the government list from which the document number is assigned. Use if the 1st indicator value is blank character (blank). See MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Convention Descriptions.

A state document:

086 HEU/G74.3C49 ‡2 ordocs

U.S. Superintendant of Documents. numbers:

086 0 Y 4.P 96/10:N 81 D
086 0 D 101.11:9-2330-363-14&P
086 0 D 5.317:221(2300-C)/988

Printing
  Field 086 subfield ‡a prints as a call number for institutions profiled for Government Document numbers. The entire call number prints on one line. Subfields ‡2 and ‡z do not print.
Displayed in record Prints as
HEU/G74.3C49 ‡2 ordocs HEU/G74.3C49

Use the following guidelines for printing:

  • If you want to format the Government Document classification number on several lines for printing, enter the number in field 098 (for those state government classification schemes which have an assigned indicator) or in field 099.
  • If you are creating a new record, use field 086 for the Government Document classification number, even if you use field 098 or field 099 for printing.
  • Field 086 does not print as a note. If you want to enter a Government Document classification number as a note, use field 500. Precede the note with an identifying phrase.
  • If you are creating a new record, use field 086 for the Government Document classification number, even if you use field 590 for a note.
  • Consider the following characteristics of field 086 and field 098 when deciding which fields to use for state government classification numbers:
    • Field 086 is retained in the master record; field 098 is not.
    • Field 086 is indexed; field 098 is not.
    • Field 086 prints only if the holding library is profiled for it. Field 098 prints for any holding library.
    • Field 086 prints on one line. Field 098 prints on multiple lines, according to placement of subfield codes.

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