BibFormats

084  Other Classification Number (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Classification number (R) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂb Item number (NR) Required if applicable/Optional
ǂq Assigning agency (NR) Required if applicable/Optional
ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ1 Real World Object URI (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ2 Number source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ7 Data provenance (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

The call and classification numbers assigned using a scheme other than these:

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) field 082
Government Printing Office (GPO) field 086
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) field 055
Library of Congress (LC) field 050
National Agriculture Library (NAL) field 070
National Library of Medicine (NLM) field 060
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) field 080

Record such numbers in their designated fields.

Guidelines

Use field 084 for other foreign classification schemes as well as other U.S. classification schemes. Use only for numbers that come from codes listed for use with subfield ǂ2.

Multiple call numbers

Certain classification choices are recognized to be local decisions. Multiple call numbers in the same classification scheme in a WorldCat record may be appropriate under certain circumstances. For more information, see 050-099 Introduction to Call Numbers.

1st Indicator

Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

2nd Indicator

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

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Classification number

The classification number portion of the call number.

084     014 ǂ2 njb
ǂb Item number

Item number portion of the call number.

084     84.7 ǂb SShA ǂ2 rubbk
ǂq Assigning agency

The MARC organization code of the institution that assigned the classification number. See the MARC Code List for Organizations.

084     330 ǂa 380 ǂa 650 ǂa 670 ǂq DE-101 ǂ2 sdnb
ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number

For information about subfield ǂ0, see Control Subfields.

ǂ1 Real World Object URI

For information about subfield ǂ1, see Control Subfields.

ǂ2 Number source

A code that is the source of the classification system or scheme from which the number was assigned. See the Classification Scheme Source Codes.

For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

084     8501(043) ǂ2 rueskl
084     cci1icc ǂ2 lacc
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.

ǂ7 Data provenance

For information about subfield ǂ7, see Data Provenance Subfields.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 084.