MARC 21 Concise Holdings: Enumeration and Chronology Fields (863-865)

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ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY FIELDS--GENERAL INFORMATION

Fields 863-865 contain a description of the holdings of a bibliographic item in the collections of the reporting organization.

The captions that identify the enumeration and chronology levels and the codes that define the publication pattern of the holdings are contained in the Captions and Pattern fields (853-855) that are linked to the 863-865 fields by a number in subfield $8 (Field link and sequence number).

A general description of the four types of holdings data fields and their relationship to each other is given in the Holdings Data--General Information section. The specific data elements that are required for the compression or expansion of enumeration and chronology data by computer algorithm is given in the Captions and Pattern Fields--General Information section. A description of compressibility and expandability is given in the Holdings Data--General Information section.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

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