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334 Mode of Issuance (R)

Record Type
BIB
Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)		Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa	Mode of issuance term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂb	Mode of issuance code (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ0	Authority record control number or standard number (R)	Optional/Optional
ǂ1	Real World Object URI (R)	Optional/Optional
ǂ2	Source of term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂ6	Linkage (NR)	System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8	Field link and sequence number (R)	Optional/Optional

* Either subfield ǂa or subfield ǂb is required if applicable while the remaining subfield ǂa or subfield ǂb is optional.

Definition

A categorization reflecting whether a manifestation is issued in one or more units.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

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

	Undefined

2nd Indicator

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

	Undefined

Subfields

ǂa Mode of issuance term

Mode of issuance of the manifestation being described. Use terms which correspond to the language of cataloging used in other parts of the description. For more information on parallel language records, see section 2.6, Language of Cataloging. For a list of RDA mode of issuance terms, see RDA Mode of Issuance.

334

single unit ǂ2 rdami

334

multiple unit ǂ2 rdami

ǂb Mode of issuance code

Code for the mode of issuance of the manifestation.

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 Source of term

A MARC code that identifies the source list from which the mode of issuance is assigned. If the term appearing in the field is from a translated version of the original source document or list, the code must be followed by the appropriate 3-character MARC language code from the MARC Code List for Languages. The language code is separated from the subfield ǂ2 code by a slash. The term in subfield ǂa and the language code in subfield ǂ2 should be consistent with the language coded in field 040 subfield ǂb. For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

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.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

For records containing or omitting punctuation, follow these instructions:

Omit punctuation preceding each subfield
Omit the terminal period at the end of the field

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

Field 334 is currently not indexed.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 334.

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