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539  Fixed-Length Data Elements of Reproduction Note (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Type of date/Publication status (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂb Date 1/Beginning date of publication (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂc Date 2/Ending date of publication (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂd Place of publication, production, or execution (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂe Frequency (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂf Regularity (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂg Form of item (NR) Optional/Optional

Definition

A note with coded information about the reproduction described in field 533. OCLC implemented field 539 in place of field 533 subfield ǂ7 of the MARC 21 format. Each 539 field must follow its associated field 533. One-time reproductions of serials and integrating resources are coded according to the continuing resources guidelines below.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

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 Type of date/Publication status

A one-character alphabetic code that indicates the type of dates in subfield ǂb and subfield ǂc, or the publication status of the reproduction.

For non-continuing resources, use codes described in the fixed-field element DtSt, except codes c, d, r, and u.

For continuing resources, use codes c, d, and u described in DtSt.

533     Microfilm. ǂb Nashville, Tenn. : ǂc Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, ǂd 2001. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (Publication ; no. 7099)
539     s ǂb 2001 ǂd tnu ǂe n ǂg a
ǂb Date 1/Beginning date of publication

A date in the form yyyy specified by the value in subfield ǂa.

For non-continuing resources, use for information associated with the reproduction. This information corresponds to information in subfield ǂd of field 533.

For continuing resources, use for the beginning date of publication of the issues that have been reproduced. This information corresponds to information in subfield ǂm of field 533.

533     Microfilm ǂm 1935,1938,1940-1941 ǂb University Park, Pa. : ǂc Pennsylvania State University, ǂd 1998. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (USAIN state and local literature preservation project. Pennsylvania) ǂf (Pennsylvania agricultural literature on microfilm)
539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a
ǂc Date 2/Ending date of publication

A date in the form yyyy specified by the value in subfield ǂa.

For non-continuing resources, use for information associated with the reproduction. This information corresponds to information in subfield ǂc of field 533. Omit subfield ǂc if it would be coded with blanks.

For continuing resources, use for the ending date of publication of the issues that have been reproduced. This information corresponds to information in subfield ǂm of field 533.

533     Microfilm ǂm 1935,1938,1940-1941 ǂb University Park, Pa. : ǂc Pennsylvania State University, ǂd 1998. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (USAIN state and local literature preservation project. Pennsylvania) ǂf (Pennsylvania agricultural literature on microfilm)
539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a
ǂd Place of publication, production or execution

A two- or three-character alphabetic code that indicates the place of execution, production or publication. Follow the guidelines for the fixed-field element Ctry.

533     Microfilm. ǂm 1935,1938,1940-1941 ǂb University Park, Pa. : ǂc Pennsylvania State University, ǂd 1998. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (USAIN state and local literature preservation project. Pennsylvania) ǂf (Pennsylvania agricultural literature on microfilm)
539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a
ǂe Frequency

A one-character code that indicates the frequency of the reproduction. Use subfield ǂe in conjunction with subfield ǂf.

For non-continuing resources, always use code n.

For continuing resources, follow the guidelines for the fixed-field element Freq. If the reproduction is a one-time reproduction, use code u. If the reproduction is irregular, omit subfield ǂe.

533     Microfilm. ǂm 1935,1938,1940-1941 ǂb University Park, Pa. : ǂc Pennsylvania State University, ǂd 1998. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (USAIN state and local literature preservation project. Pennsylvania) ǂf (Pennsylvania agricultural literature on microfilm)
539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a
ǂf Regularity

A one-character code that indicates the regularity of the reproduction. Use subfield ǂf in conjunction with subfield ǂe.

For non-continuing resources, do not use this subfield.

For continuing resources, follow the guidelines for the fixed-field element Regl. If the reproduction is a one-time reproduction, use code u. If the reproduction is irregular, use code x.

533     Microfilm. ǂm 1935,1938,1940-1941 ǂb University Park, Pa. : ǂc Pennsylvania State University, ǂd 1998. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. ǂf (USAIN state and local literature preservation project. Pennsylvania) ǂf (Pennsylvania agricultural literature on microfilm)
539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a
ǂg Form of item

A one-character code that specifies the form of material. Follow the guidelines for the fixed-field element Form.

533     Microfilm. ǂb Washington, D.C. : ǂc Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, ǂd 1990. ǂe 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm
539     s ǂb 1990 ǂd dcu ǂe n ǂg a
[A 533 field and a 539 field for a non-continuing resource]
533     Microfiche. ǂm 1961- ǂb Washington : ǂc U.S. G.P.O., ǂd 1990- ǂe microfiches : negative ; 10 x 15 mm
539     c ǂb 1961 ǂc 9999 ǂd dcu ǂe a ǂf r ǂg b
[A 533 field and a 539 field for a continuing resource]

Punctuation

Omit all punctuation in field 539.

539     d ǂb 1935 ǂc 1941 ǂd pau ǂe u ǂf u ǂg a

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

Indexing

Field 539 is not indexed.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 533, subfield ǂ7.

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