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541  Immediate Source of Acquisition Note (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Privacy
blank character No information provided
0 Private
1 Not private
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Source of acquisition (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂb Address (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂc Method of acquisition (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂd Date of acquisition (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂe Accession number (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂf Owner (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂh Purchase price (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂn Extent (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂo Type of unit (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ3 Materials specified (NR) 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 about the immediate source of acquisition. Use primarily for original or historical items or other archival collections.

Repeat field 541 for notes about the acquisitions of additional material in a collection. Use a separate 541 for each acquisition.

Use field 561 for notes about the original source of acquisition.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Privacy. Specifies whether the contents of the field are private or not.
 
blank character

No information provided. Fields with 1st indicator blank are retained in the WorldCat record, the displayed record, the exported record, and records delivered via other services.

541     ǂ3 Photoprints ǂc Purchased; ǂd 1947 ǂh $4,000
 
0

Private. Fields with 1st indicator 0 are not retained in the WorldCat record, but are included in exported records and records delivered via other services. Note: If field 541 is coded with 1st indicator 0, the field is visible in the displayed record only during the session in which it was input.

541 0   ǂ3 5 diaries ǂn 25 ǂo cubic feet; ǂa Merriwether, Stuart; ǂb 458 Yonkers Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; ǂc Purchase at auction; ǂd 19810924; ǂe 81-325; ǂf Jonathan P. Merriwether Estate; ǂh $7,850
 
1

Not private. Fields with 1st indicator 1 are retained in the WorldCat record, the displayed record, the exported record, and records delivered via other services.

541 1   Source unknown

2nd Indicator

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

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

  
ǂa Source of acquisition

The name of the person(s) or organization that is the source of the material. Use subfield ǂf if the source is an agent.

541 1   Source unknown
541 0   ǂc Gift; ǂa Leavitt Hunt's daughter, Mrs. William E. Patterson; ǂd 1947
ǂb Address

The address of the source of acquisition given in subfield ǂa.

541 0   ǂ3 5 diaries ǂn 25 ǂo cubic feet; ǂa Merriwether, Stuart; ǂb 458 Yonkers Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; ǂc Purchase at auction; ǂd 19810924; ǂe 81-325; ǂf Jonathan P. Merriwether Estate; ǂh $7,850
ǂc Method of acquisition

The method of acquisition which refers to the terms under which a transfer of physical custody occurs (e.g., by bequest, deposit, gift, loan or purchase).

541     ǂc Purchase; ǂd 1965
541     ǂ3 Videocassette ǂc Copyright deposit; ǂd Received: 19850116 from LC video lab; ǂa Copyright Collection
ǂd Date of acquisition

The date of acquisition in the form yyyymmdd, in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times.

541     ǂc Purchase; ǂd 20040915
541     ǂ3 Photonegatives ǂc Purchased; ǂd 1979
541     ǂ3 Ref print ǂc Copyright deposit--RNR; ǂd Received: 19821030; ǂa Copyright Collection
541     ǂc Purchase; ǂd 1951-1968
ǂe Accession number

The accession number (e.g., the identification code assigned to materials acquired in a single and separate transfer of custody).

541     ǂc Bequest; ǂa Erwin Swann; ǂd 1974; ǂe (DLC/PP-1977:215)
ǂf Owner

The name of the person or organization with legal custody over the described materials.

541 0   ǂ3 5 diaries ǂn 25 ǂo cubic feet; ǂa Merriwether, Stuart; ǂb 458 Yonkers Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; ǂc Purchase at auction; ǂd 19810924; ǂe 81-325; ǂf Jonathan P. Merriwether Estate; ǂh $7,850
ǂh Purchase price

The purchase price.

541     ǂ3 Photoprints ǂc Purchased; ǂd 1974; ǂh $4,000
ǂn Extent

The extent of the item (e.g., the number of items acquired).

541     Wisconsin Office of The Commissioner of Insurance; ǂe 81-141002; ǂc Records Center transfer; ǂn 54 ǂo cubic feet; ǂn 12 ǂo computer tape reels; ǂd 19810511
ǂo Type of unit

The type of unit (e.g., the name of the unit of measurement). If you repeat subfields ǂn and ǂo in one 541 field, each subfield ǂo follows its associated subfield ǂn.

541     Sparkling Brew Beer Company; ǂb New Hops Road, Port Washington, WI 53074; ǂe 1987-1; ǂn 4 ǂo record center cartons; ǂn 2 ǂo microfilm reels; ǂd 19870102
ǂ3 Materials specified

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.

541     ǂ3 Materials scheduled for permanent retention ǂa U.S. Department of Transportation; ǂc Transfer under schedule; ǂd 19800110
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies

For information about subfield ǂ5, 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 punctuation, follow these instructions:

  • Optionally, follow an initial subfield ǂ3 by a colon-space or a space-colon-space if following an open date
  • Precede subfields ǂa, ǂb, ǂc, ǂd, ǂe, ǂf, ǂh, and ǂn by a semicolon-space unless preceded by subfield ǂ3
  • Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
  • Omit punctuation preceding subfield ǂo following subfield ǂn
  • 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)
541 0   ǂ3 5 diaries: ǂn 25 ǂo cubic feet; ǂa Merriwether, Stuart; ǂb 458 Yonkers Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; ǂc Purchase at auction; ǂd 19810924; ǂe 81-325; ǂf Jonathan P. Merriwether Estate; ǂh $7,850.

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

541 0   ǂ3 5 diaries ǂn 25 ǂo cubic feet ǂa Merriwether, Stuart ǂb 458 Yonkers Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 ǂc Purchase at auction ǂd 19810924 ǂe 81-325 ǂf Jonathan P. Merriwether Estate ǂh $7,850

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

Indexing

Field 541 is not indexed.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 541.

This page last revised: December 28, 2020

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