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MLA
Revised 5/13/2008
Database name: MLA
Short database name: MLAB
Available on: FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
The MLA International Bibliography
indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
The database provides access to some one million citations from over 4,000 journals
and series published worldwide, as well as books, essay collections, working
papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies.
Now includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals (DoP), which provides full information
on more than 4,000 journals and series that are indexed in the MLA International
Bibliography database. Users can access DoP records by searching the indexes as
indicated in the Indexes table. Administrators can also set up a direct link from
an MLA bibliographic record to a DoP record as instructed in the Notes for Creating
Links.
| Subjects included |
| folklore |
language |
| linguistics |
literature |
Coverage/update frequency
Covers 1926 to the present.
Updated 9 times per year.
The Directory of Periodicals is updated every six months.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for MLA Bibliography and the MARC fields to which
they correspond. Two different kinds of records exist. Each is presented separately
below.
Bibliographic Records MARC Fields
| Field Name |
MARC Field(s) |
| Year |
008/<date> |
| ISBN |
020/a, q |
| SICI |
024/a |
| MLA Record Key |
035/a |
| Author |
100/a,e |
| Title |
245/a |
| Publication Info. |
260/a,b,c |
| Pagination |
300/a |
| Series Number |
490/v |
| ISSN |
490/x, q |
| Annotation |
500/a |
| Table of Contents |
505/t |
| Language |
546/a |
| Title Page Info. |
599/a |
| Subsequent Author |
700/a,e |
| Place of Publication |
773/d |
| Journal Acronym |
773/p |
| Journal Name |
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x, q |
| ISSN |
798/x, q |
| Author of Collection |
799/a |
| Place and Pub |
799/d |
| Book Chapter Pagination |
799/h |
| Chapter Book's Title |
799/t |
| ISSN |
799/x, 3 |
| ISBN |
799/z, 6 |
| Instructions To Get Full Text |
856/i |
| Full Text Format (e.g., ASCII, PDF) |
856/q |
| URL to External Website or Link to Full Text Article
(Direct Article Access) |
856/u |
| OCLC DAA (Direct Article Access) |
856/x |
| Materials Specified(e.g. Cover Art, Local Ownership Info) |
856/3 |
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| Database from which Full Text Article Is Accessed
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856/8 |
Evaluative content information in web sites:
OCLC-created URLs contained in 856/u fields in full MARC syntax and under the label "Access:" in full SUTRS syntax will
allow internet-based access to evaluative content (cover art, summaries, excerpts, author information, etc.) These URLs
can be cut and pasted, or programatically entered, into any browser supported by FirstSearch in order to gain access
to the information. The URLs will time out after 7 days so if continued access is desired another search to receive
an updated URL will need to be executed. The 856/i field is the indicator for information on the URL; because
not all 856/u fields are additional evaluative content, the 856/i should be checked to be certain the 856/u is
truly an OCLC-sourced link. The 856/i field contains instructions regarding the URL. |
| Degree Granting Institution for Dissertations |
904/h |
| 4-digit Year Degree Granted |
904/k |
| Dissertation Abstract Number |
905/a |
| Update Code |
905/d |
| MLA Sequence Number |
905/e |
| MLA Record Number |
905/f |
| Series Acronym |
905/g |
| Type Info |
905/h |
| Series Title |
905/k |
| Specific Language |
908/a,b |
| Subject Classification Term |
908/c |
| Performance Medium |
908/d |
| Alternate Language |
908/e |
| Place |
908/f |
| Time Period |
908/g |
| Subject Author |
908/j |
| Work |
908/k |
| Group |
908/L |
| Genre |
908/m |
| Literacy Feature |
908/n |
| Literary Technique |
908/o |
| Literary Theme |
908/p |
| Influence |
908/q |
| Source |
908/r |
| Process |
908/s |
| Scholarly Theory |
908/t |
| Scholarly Approach |
908/u |
| Scholarly Tool |
908/v |
| Scholar |
908/w |
| Topic |
908/y,z,1 |
| English Language Title of Foreign Literature |
908/2 |
| Non-English (languages) |
917/j |
| Other (languages) |
917/L |
| SICI |
918/u |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide — Element Set Names. |
| Volume |
949/a |
| Issue |
949/b |
| Pagination |
949/c |
| Date of Journal Publication |
949/e |
| First Page Number |
949/f |
| Marketing Defined Publication Date |
949/g |
| Document Type |
949/i |
| Marketing Defined Julian Day |
949/j |
| Book Chapter |
949/k |
| SICI |
949/m,n,s |
| Display Type |
949/x |
| Site Last Updated |
961/s |
| Site Last Visited |
961/t |
| JSTOR SICI link |
998/3 |
Directory of Periodicals Records MARC fields
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| Record Number |
035/a |
| Internet Address |
856/u |
| Peer Reviewed Indicator |
907/1 |
| Active [title] |
913/f |
| Article [beginning title] |
913/h |
| Full Title [without beginning article] |
913/i |
| Editorial E-mail [with mailto: at the beginning] |
913/k |
| Electronic Comment |
913/L,m,n,o,p |
| "Book Reviews" |
913/q, t |
| "Short Notes" |
913/r, u |
| "Abstracts" |
913/s,v |
| "Articles:" |
913/w,1,5 |
| "Books:" |
913/x,2,6 |
| "Book Reviews:" |
913/y,3,7 |
| "Notes:" |
913/z,4,8 |
| Acronym |
915/a |
| Full Title |
915/b |
| Place |
915/c |
| Year Began |
915/d |
| Type |
915/e |
| Publisher |
915/f |
| Editorial Name |
915/g |
| Editorial Address |
915/h |
| Editorial Zip |
915/I |
| Editorial Country |
915/j |
| Editorial Extra Address |
915/k |
| Editorial Phone |
915/L |
| Editorial Fax |
915/m |
| Editorial E-mail |
915/n |
| Print Version Availability |
915/o |
| Electronic Version Availability |
915/p |
| Internet Address |
915/q |
| Frequency of E-publication |
915/r |
| Electronic Comment |
915/s |
| Subscription Address |
915/t |
| Subscription Zip |
915/u |
| Subscription Country |
915/v |
| Extra Subscription Address |
915/w |
| Subscription Telephone |
915/x |
| Subscription Fax |
915/y |
| Subscription Rate |
915/z |
| Year to which Subscription Rate Refers |
915/1 |
| Scope of Publication |
915/2 |
| Subject Terms |
915/3 |
| Publishes Book Reviews? |
915/4 |
| Publishes Short Notes? |
915/5 |
| Publishes Abstracts? |
915/6 |
| Languages Published |
915/7 |
| Circulation |
915/8 |
| Frequency of Publication |
915/9 |
| Accepts Advertising? |
916/a |
| Advertising Rates |
916/b |
| Microform Availability |
916/c |
| Microform Distributor |
916/d |
| Pagination |
916/e |
| ISSN |
916/f |
| Sponsoring Organization |
916/g |
| Restrictions on Contributors |
916/h |
| Charge for Submission? |
916/I |
| Cost of Submission Fee |
916/j |
| Charge for Pages? |
916/k |
| Cost of Page Charges |
916/L |
| Suggested Length of Articles |
916/m |
| Suggested Length of Books |
916/n |
| Suggested Length of Book Reviews |
916/o |
| Suggested Length of Notes |
916/p |
| Editorial Style Preferred |
916/Q |
| Number of Copies of Manuscript Required |
916/r |
| Blind Submission Policy? |
916/s |
| Special Submission Requirements |
916/t |
| Copyright Holder |
916/u |
| Disposition of Rejected Manuscripts |
916/v |
| Time Between Submission and Publication Decision |
916/w |
| Time Between Decision and Publication |
916/x |
| Number of Readers Prior to Publications Decision |
916/y |
| Articles Submitted Per Year |
916/z |
| Articles Published Per Year |
916/1 |
| Books Submitted Per Year |
916/2 |
| Books Published Per Year |
916/3 |
| Book Review Submitted Per Year |
916/4 |
| Book Reviews Published Per Year |
916/5 |
| Notes Submitted Per year |
916/6 |
| Notes Published Per Year |
916/7 |
| Date Submission Information Was Last Confirmed |
916/8 |
| " (submission-decision) " |
917/y |
| " (decision-publication) " |
917/z |
| Document Type |
949/I |
| Display Type |
949/x |
| Year |
008/ |
| Marketing Defined Publication Date |
949/g |
| Marketing Defined Julian Day |
949/j |
Notes for the subject phrase indexes (de=, su=)
Each portion of the subject heading (e.g., subheading in 908/a-z) will be handled as a
distinct phrase search. The suggested strategy in searching for records that contain
those subheadings is to and those terms together.
Example: 650 #a English Literature #x Short Story is searched by
entering:
english literature and short story.
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If:
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Use attribute:
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| de= |
5650 |
| su= |
21 |
Notes for creating links between bibliographic and periodical records
This is how links are created in the web version:
For article display type, the link is based on the existence of the 773/p
tag. If it exists, it is used to search the Periodical Title Phrase index (PZ=)
to pull up the periodical record (for journals).
For book display type, the link is based on the existence of the 905/g
tag. If it exists, it is used to search the Periodical Title Phrase index (PZ=)
to pull up the periodical record (for series).
Indexes
What follows is a list of FirstSearch indexes and the combination of USE and STRUCTURE
attributes that can be used to access them.
- For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
- Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the SCAN service.
- Restrictors are specially implemented indexes and are not available for scanning. Terms
for these must be ANDed with other terms to limit the size of the result set. See the
table provided for each restrictor to determine valid terms and their associated meaning.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them. These
are grouped by the type of record retrieved.
Bibliographic Record Indexes
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
Indexed Fields and Subfields |
| Keyword (kw) |
Any |
5110 |
2 |
Includes fields in the following indexes:
Title
Source phrase
Subject
Notes
Abstract
905/h
505/t |
| Keyword All (ka) |
Any |
1016 |
2 |
Includes fields in the following indexes:
Keyword
Author
Publication Date
Standard Number
Year |
| Abstract (ab:) |
Abstract |
0062 |
2 |
520/a |
| Author (au, au=) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2,101 |
100/a,e
700/a,e
799/a |
| Chapter's Book (cb) |
OCLC Defined |
5030 |
2 |
799/t |
| Descriptors (de, de=) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1, 2 |
908/a-g,j-z,1,2 |
| Document Type (dt=) |
Code-record-type |
1031 |
1 |
949/i |
| Year of Degree (dy) |
OCLC Defined |
5027 |
2 |
904/k |
| First Page (pg) |
OCLC Defined |
5006 |
2 |
949/f |
| Geographic Coverage (gc=) |
Name-geographic |
58 |
1 |
908/f |
| Genre/Form (ge=) |
OCLC Defined |
5655 |
1 |
908/m |
| Institution (in) |
OCLC Defined |
5021 |
2 |
904/h |
| Issue (is) |
OCLC Defined |
5004 |
2 |
949/b |
| Language (ln=) |
Code-language |
54 |
1 |
546/a
917/j,l |
| Named Person (na, na=) |
Subject-name-personal |
1009 |
1,2 |
908/j |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a
905/e |
| Notes (nt) |
Note |
63 |
2 |
500/a
599/a |
| Publisher (pb) |
Name-publisher |
1018 |
2 |
260/b |
| Publication Date (pd) |
Date |
30 |
2 |
949/e,g |
| Publisher Location (pl) |
Name-geographic-place-publication |
59 |
2 |
260/a
905/n |
| Series Title (se) |
Title-series |
5 |
2 |
490/a
905/g,k,m |
| Standard Numbers (sn, sn=) |
Identifier-standard |
1007 |
1,2 |
020/a
490/x
773/x
798/x
799/x,z |
| Source (so) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
2 |
773/p,t
905/r |
| Source (so=) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1 |
773/t
905/r |
| Subject (su, su=) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
908/a-z, 1-2 |
| Table of Contents (tc) |
Table-of-content |
5677 |
2 |
505/t |
| Title (ti) |
Title |
4 |
2 |
245/a
599/a |
| Title (ti=) |
Title |
4 |
1 |
245/a |
| Update (ud) |
Date/time last modified |
1012 |
2 |
905/d |
| Volume (vo) |
OCLC Defined |
5013 |
2 |
949/a |
| Year (yr) |
Date-publication |
31 |
4, 5 |
008<date> |
Directory of Periodicals Record Indexes
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
Indexed Fields and Subfields |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Periodical Editor (pe, pe=) |
OCLC Defined |
5081 |
1, 2 |
915/g |
| Periodical ISSN (pv, pv=) |
OCLC Defined |
5087 |
1,2 |
916/f |
| Periodical Language (pw=) |
OCLC Defined |
5088 |
1 |
915/7 |
| Periodical Sponsor (px, px=) |
OCLC Defined |
5089 |
1,2 |
916/g |
| Periodical Subject (py, py=) |
OCLC Defined |
5091 |
1,2 |
915/3 |
| Periodical Title (pz, pz=) |
OCLC Defined |
5099 |
1,2 |
913/I
915/a,b |
Restrictors
The following restrictors can be used only in conjunction with an index search.
They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Structure Attribute |
Use Attribute |
| Year* |
All years
Single year
Range of years |
--
19xx, 20xx
19xx - 20xx |
4, 5 |
31 |
| Document Type* |
All records
Book
Book Article
Book Collection
Dissertation
Dissertation Abstract
Journal Article
Periodical |
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book
book article
book collection
dissertation
dissertation abstract
journal article
periodical |
1 |
1031 |
| Language |
No Limit
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbo-Croatian
Spanish
Swedish
Ukrainian
Non-English
Other |
--
english
dutch
french
german
italian
polish
portuguese
romanian
russian
serbo-croatian
spanish
swedish
ukrainian
nonenglish
other |
1 |
54 |
| Limit to Peer Reviewed |
No Limit
Yes |
—
yes |
2 |
5967 |
| Limit to Full Text |
Limit to full text |
—
full text |
2 |
6002 |
| Limit to Holdings |
OCLC Institution Symbol |
Enter symbol for OCLC institution |
2 |
56 |
* Both an index and a restrictor.
Note: To find the OCLC symbol for an institution, please see
the online version of OCLC Participating
Institutions.
Sorting
Search results in the MLA Bibliography database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title
(4), and Year (31).
General punctuation rules
(exceptions are made, but these are generally correct):
| Punctuation |
Rule |
Punctuation |
Rule |
| " |
Delete and collapse |
$ |
Delete and collapse |
| ' |
(apostrophe) Delete and collapse |
% |
Delete and collapse |
| . |
Delete and collapse |
* |
Delete and collapse |
| , |
(comma) Delete and collapse |
+ |
Delete and collapse |
| ; |
Delete and collapse |
> |
Delete and collapse |
| : |
Delete and collapse |
< |
Delete and collapse |
| () |
Delete and collapse |
@ |
Delete and collapse |
| <> |
Delete and collapse |
? |
Delete and collapse |
| {} |
Delete and collapse |
-- |
Delete and collapse |
| [] |
Delete and collapse |
/ |
Substitute a space |
| = |
Delete and collapse |
- |
Retain and index |
| ! |
Delete and collapse |
& |
Retain and index |
| # |
Delete and collapse |
Searching tips
Keyword All searches (1016): The Keyword All search finds information in these
fields: Title (245/a, 599/a), Source (773/t),
Notes (500/a, 599/a), Abstract (520/a), Subject (908/a-z), 905/h, Author (100/a,e, 700/a,e, 799/a), Publication Date (949/e,g), Standard Number (020/a, 490/x, 773/x) and Year (008).
Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31), Document Type (1001),
Language (54), Peer Reviewed (5967) and Library Holdings (56).
Copyright
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2008
Modern Language Association of America.
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