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082 - Dewey Decimal Call Number (R)


MARC 21 Authority - full
June 2024

First Indicator Second Indicator
Type of edition
0 - Full
1 - Abridged
7 - Other edition specified in subfield $2

Source of call number
# - No information provided
0 - Assigned by LC
4 - Assigned by agency other than LC


Subfield Codes
  • $a - Classification number (NR)
  • $b - Item number (NR)
  • $d - Volumes/dates to which call number applies (NR)
  • $0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R)
  • $1 - Real World Object URI (R)
  • $2 - Edition information (NR)
  • $5 - Institution to which field applies (R)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Call number for a series when all or part of the series is classified as a collected set or with the main series (646, Series Classification Practice, subfield $a, code c or m). Source of the classification number is the Dewey Decimal Classification, accessed through electronic or printed versions.

Also contains the edition number of the type of Dewey edition (identified by the first indicator value) from which the classification number was assigned and may contain the volumes/dates to which the number applies. Varying numbers for different ranges of volumes/dates within a series or different copies or sets are contained in separate 082 fields.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

First Indicator - Type of edition

Indicates the edition from which the Dewey Decimal classification is taken.

0 - Full

Class number is from the full edition.

082 00$a780.92$222
1 - Abridged

Class number is from the abridged edition.

082 10$a552$213
7 - Other edition specified in subfield $2

The edition is specified in subfield $2 (Edition information).

082 74$a839.82$25/nor/20071204$qNO-OsNB

Second Indicator - Source of call number

Whether the source of the call number is the Library of Congress or another organization.

# - No information provided

Source of the class/call number is not provided.

082 0#$aC848/.5407/05$221
0 - Assigned by LC

082 00$a345.73$222
4 - Assigned by agency other than LC

MARC code for the organization is contained in subfield $5.

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Classification number

130 #0$aMémoires et documents publiés par la Société d'histoire de la Suisse
082 00$a949.4$222

$b - Item number

May also contain a copy (or set) number.

$d - Volumes/dates to which call number applies

Statement that is used only when the call number does not apply to all items in the series. Applies to: may be generated for display.

May also contain a copy (or set) number.

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$1 - Real World Object URI

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

082 04$a205$223/eng/20230428$1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ddc/E3wr6cb9BxbG4wDPXgHCPXYfYw

$2 - Edition information

Information on the edition from which the DDC number was assigned. If DDC numbers are assigned from more than one edition, each DDC number or range of numbers is contained in a separate 082 field. If the DDC number is assigned from a printed version, record edition number (use “23” for print-on-demand), a slash (/), the language of the edition, a slash (/), and the year of publication or printing. If a DDC number is assigned from an electronic version, record edition number (use “23” or “22” for WebDewey, as appropriate), a slash (/), the language of the edition, a slash (/), and the date on which the DDC number was assigned by the cataloger. Languages are recorded according to the three-character codes in the MARC Code List for Languages. Dates are recorded according to Representation of Dates and Times (ISO 8601) in the pattern yyyymmdd. The abbreviation dc that may precede the edition number may be generated for display.

082 00$a174.2/2$223/eng/20190402

$5 - Institution to which field applies

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.


INPUT CONVENTIONS

Order - 082 field for a current call number precedes the 082 field for an earlier call number.

Display Constant

dc [abbreviation associated with the content of subfield $2]

Abbreviation dc that may be displayed before the edition number in subfield $2 is not carried in the MARC record. It may be system generated as a display constant associated with the content of subfield $2.

 
Content designated field:
082 10$a552$213
Display example:
552 dc13

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Indicator 1 - Type of edition
7 - Other edition specified in subfield $2 [NEW, 2011]
$0 - Authority record control number or standard number [NEW, 2024]
$1 - Real World Object URI [NEW, 2024]
$2 - Edition number [RENAMED, 2021] [REDESCRIBED, 2021]

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