Record structure

Every record of an exchange unit consists of these two parts:

• Record label
• Variable data fields

There is one record for every item held.

Within the variable part of a record the order of the fields is not prescribed. It is advisable, however, to give the fields of a record in ascending order.

Example:

### 00001nM2.01000024 h

100 Ende, Michael

081 2000/0213

083 gelb

084 1140360|Kath. öffentl. Bücherei St. Jakobus, Haigerloch

085 00099901|Borromäusverein, Bonn|20001001|Quote

331 Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeitdieben.

335 Ein Märchen-Roman

359 Michael Ende

410 München

412 Heyne

425 1996

433 285 S.

544 Ende

700 K

700sFantastisches

700t11

750cEin Kind kämpft gegen eine geheime Organisation, die den Menschen Zeit stiehlt.

• Record labelThe mandatory 24-character label at the start of every record.
• Variable data fieldsThe fields of variable length that follow the record label.
• Special charactersBlank, subfield delimiter, fill character and the non-filing characters.