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SBC-Standard The data standard for libraries

086 (Remark)

Field number
086
Indicator
blank (undefined)
Repeatable
no
Content
Remarks about the title-related local data
MARC21
007 (external site)

This field holds remarks about the local data relating to the title and to the copy — for example the condition of the work, shelving notes, restrictions on use or the loan status.

The field has a variable structure: the individual data elements are identified by their position within the field and are separated by the delimiter |. Where an entry does not apply, a blank is used. It is not necessary to include delimiters after the last piece of information given.

1st data element

Remark in coded form.

2nd data element

This data element is no longer used.

3rd data element

The media category.

Examples

n||SL
pn
||SB

The following coded remarks are possible in the first data element; several may be combined where that makes sense:

Code Meaning
b picture book
g large-print book
s book in cursive script
f literature in a foreign language
n reference copy (not available for loan)
z volume of a periodical
y single issue of a periodical
c radio play (cassette, CD)
t audiobook (cassette, CD)
d music CD, music DVD
h film (DVD)
l record (LP, single)
e tapes and other sound carriers
m sheet music
v video
p game
k computer programs (floppy disk, CD-ROM, DVD)
o comic
r pictures, posters
u electronic resource
x other material
i insert included
q quick catalogue record

The following media categories are possible in the third data element:

Print

Code Meaning
SL fiction for adults
JB book for young people
KB children's book
SB non-fiction
KS children's non-fiction

Non-book

Code Meaning
SP game
ZS periodical
TT sound carrier
AV audiovisual item
EM electronic item
XX other non-book item

This page was translated automatically from the German original. If anything reads oddly or looks wrong, please let us know — the German edition prevails.