MARC21 in use at the Swiss National Library
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Leader (NR)

Character Positions

 

05 - Record status

 
a - Increase in encoding level d - Deleted
b - Corrected or revised n - New

06 - Type of record

 
a - Language material j - Musical sound recording
c - Notated music k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic
d - Manuscript notated music m - Computer file
e - Cartographic material o - Kit
f - Manuscript cartographic material p - Mixed materials
g - Projected medium r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object
i - Nonmusical sound recording t - Manuscript language material

07 - Bibliographic level

 
a - Monographic component part i - Integrating resource
b - Serial component part m - Monograph/Item
c - Collection s - Serial
d - Subunit  

08 - Type of control

 
♯ - No specified type  

09 - Character coding scheme

 
a - UCS/Unicode  

17 - Encoding level

 
♯ - Full level 5 - Partial (preliminary) level
1 - Full level, material not examined 7 - Minimal level
2 - Less-than-full level, material not examined z - Not applicable
4 - Core level  

18 - Descriptive cataloging form

 
a - AACR 2 (not RDA) i – ISBD (not RDA, not AACR2)
c - ISBD punctuation included (RDA)  

19 - Multipart resource record level

 
♯ - Not specified or not applicable b - Part with independent title
a - Set c - Part with dependent title
MARC21 in use at the Swiss National Library