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Variable data fields

The fields of variable length follow the record label. They hold control information and the bibliographic elements of the record.

Every field consists of:

  • field number (3 bytes)
  • indicator (1 byte)
  • data (variable length)
  • field terminator (2 bytes)

The field number is given in decimal, except for the holdings and local data fields. Those begin with a letter followed by a two-digit number.

The indicator is represented by a blank or a lower-case letter after the field number.

Every record is closed with the field terminator, which consists of the two ASCII characters 13 and 10, that is CR LF.

Examples:

"081 2000/0213" + CRLF

"083 gelb" + CRLF

"084 1140360|Kath. öffentl. Bücherei St. Jakobus, Haigerloch" + CRLF

"085 00099901|Borromäusverein, Bonn|20001001|Quote" + CRLF

"100 Ende, Michael" + CRLF

"331 Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeitdieben." + CRLF

"335 Ein Märchen-Roman" + CRLF

"359 Michael Ende" + CRLF

"410 München" + CRLF

"412 Heyne" + CRLF

"425 1996" + CRLF

"433 285 S." + CRLF

"544 Ende" + CRLF

"700 K" + CRLF

"700sFantastisches" + CRLF

"700t11" + CRLF

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

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