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1st Indicator Undefined | ||
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2nd Indicator Undefined | ||
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Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards (Full/Minimal) | |
ǂa | Former publication frequency (NR) | Mandatory/Mandatory |
ǂb | Dates of former publication frequency (NR) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
ǂ6 | Linkage (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
ǂ8 | Field link and sequence number (R) | Optional/Optional |
Definition |
The former publication frequency of a continuing resource (serial or integrating resource). Use only when a current publication frequency is given in field 310. Use the following guidelines for capitalization and representation of numerals:
For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below. |
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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.
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Subfields |
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ǂa Former publication frequency | The complete statement, exclusive of dates, of the former publication frequency.
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ǂb Dates of former publication frequency | The dates of the former publication frequency.
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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. |
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ǂ8 Field link and sequence number | For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields. |
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Punctuation |
For records containing punctuation, follow these instructions:
For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.
For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation. |
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Indexing |
Field 321 is not indexed. |
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MARC 21 |
For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 321. |
This page last revised: December 28, 2020