BibFormats

526  Study Program Information Note (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Display constant controller
0 Reading program
8 No display constant generated
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Program name (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂb Interest level (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂc Reading level (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂd Title point value (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂi Display text (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂx Nonpublic note (R) Optional/Optional
ǂz Public note (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A note giving the name of a study program which uses the title described in the record. Record details about the study program data elements also in field 526. Use field 526 primarily for formal curriculum-based study or reading programs.

Field 526 should be used to record programs of interest at the national or regional level. If the note is about a local level program, use field 590 or field 599. Alternatively, you may edit field 526 locally.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Display constant controller. A value that controls the generation of a display constant preceding the note.

 
0

Reading program. The value that generates the display constant Reading program:.

 
8

No display constant generated. The value that specifies that a display constant is not generated. Use subfield ǂi when special introductory text is needed.

2nd Indicator

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

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Program name

The name of the study program which uses the title described in the record.

526 0   Guided Reading ǂc R
ǂb Interest level

The interest level of the title as assigned by the study program identified in subfield ǂa.

526 0   Scholastic Reading Counts ǂb High School ǂc 11 ǂd 81
ǂc Reading level

The reading level of the title as assigned by the study program identified in subfield ǂa.

526 0   Scholastic Reading Counts ǂc 4.9 ǂd 6.0
ǂd Title point value

The title point value of the title assigned by the study program identified in subfield ǂa.

100 1   Lowry, Lois, ǂe author
245 1 0 Number the stars / ǂc Lois Lowry
526 0   Accelerated Reader/Advantage Learning Systems ǂb 5.0 ǂc 4.0 ǂd 75
526 0   That's A Fact, Jack! ǂb 5.5 ǂc 4.5 ǂd 100
ǂi Display text

The text intended to be displayed preceding the other data contained in the field.

526 8   ǂi September 1997 selection for: ǂa Oprah's Book Club
ǂx Nonpublic note

A note pertaining to the study program that is in a form not adequate for public display.

526 0   Accelerated Reader AR ǂb Upper Grades ǂc 6.4 ǂd 7.0 ǂx This item is used for a special parent's viewing
ǂz Public note

A note pertaining to the study program that is in a form adequate for public display.

526 0   Accelerated Reader AR ǂc 5.4 ǂd 2.0 ǂz Accelerated Reader Quiz #16637
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies

For information about subfield ǂ5, see Control Subfields.

526 8   ǂi 2014 selection for: ǂa Bexley Community Book Club ǂ5 OCoBex
[Local edit]
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 punctuation, follow these instructions:

  • Optionally, follow an initial subfield ǂi by a colon-space or a space-colon-space if following an open date
  • Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
  • Omit punctuation preceding each subfield unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbreviation or initial), question mark, closing bracket, or closing parenthesis
  • Optionally, add a terminal period at the end of the field (preceding subfield ǂ5) unless the last subfield ends with an ellipsis or period (following an abbreviation or initial)
526 8   ǂi September 1997 selection for: ǂa Oprah's Book Club.

For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.

526 8   ǂi September 1997 selection for ǂa Oprah's Book Club

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

Indexing

Field 526 is not indexed.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 526.