MARC 21 fields 310-362
Fields 300-362 contain physical characteristics, publication frequency,
price, and physical arrangement information for the item described in the
bibliographic record. Information about the dissemination of bibliographic
items and the security status of bibliographic data relating to them is
also recorded in fields in this group.
- 310 - CURRENT PUBLICATION FREQUENCY (NR)
- 321 - FORMER PUBLICATION FREQUENCY (R)
- 362 - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION
(R)
310 - CURRENT PUBLICATION FREQUENCY (NR)
The current stated frequency of an item. Dates are included when the beginning
date of the current frequency is not the same as the beginning date of publication.
These data are related to coded data in field 008/18 (Frequency) and 008/19
(Regularity).
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Current publication frequency (NR)
- $b - Date of current publication frequency (NR)
The date is different from the beginning date of the publication and
a former frequency is contained in field 321.
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
321 - FORMER PUBLICATION FREQUENCY (R)
The former frequency of the item when a current frequency is contained in
field 310.
Indicators
- First - Undefined
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Former publication frequency (NR)
- $b - Dates of former publication frequency (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
362 - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION (R)
Contains the beginning/ending date(s) of an item and/or the sequential
designations used on each part. Dates to be used in this field are chronological
designations that identify individual issues of the serial. The sequential
designations are usually numeric but can be alphabetic as well. The information
may be formatted or unformatted. If the date information has been obtained
from a source other than the first and/or last issue of the item published,
the information is given in an unformatted note and the source of the
information is usually cited.
Indicators
- First - Format of date
A value that indicates whether the date is formatted or is in an unformatted
note.
- 0 - Formatted style
- 1 - Unformatted note
- Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
- $a - Dates of publication and/or sequential designation (NR)
When both a sequential designation and a chronological designation are
given, the chronological one is enclosed in parentheses.
- $z - Source of information (NR)
A source citation that is used only when subfield a contains an unformatted
note (Indicator 1, value 1). The citation is preceded by Cf.
The dash ( - ) that precedes the citation is not carried in the MARC
record; it may be generated.
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
| 362 |
1 |
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Began online version with: Vol. 44, no. 1 (Feb. 1995). |
| 362 |
1 |
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Coverage as of Oct. 13, 1999: Vol. 10, no. 3 (summer
1999)- |
| 362 |
1 |
|
Full text as of Apr. 11, 2000: Vol. 9, no. 1 (Mar. 1997)- |
| 362 |
1 |
|
Electronic coverage as of Oct. 20, 1999: Sept. 1, 1998- |
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