These are commonly used codes in Book cataloging. Both NOTIS and OCLC MARC names are given for
each field when applicable. This list is not exhaustive, so if you don't find what you
need, please consulte other sources as needed.
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PLACE=Ctry
LANG=Lang
REPRO=Form
D/CODE=DtSt
CONT=Cont
ILLUS=Ill
BIOG=Biog
Yes/No toggles
Relator Codes
Place
Language
Form of item
Type of date
Contents
Illustrations
Biography
Yes/No toggles
Relator Codes
Australia [at]
Austria [au]
Belgium [be]
Canada [xxc]
England [enk]
France [fr]
Germany [gw]
Italy [it]
Japan [ja]
Russia (Federation) [ru]
Spain [sp]
United Kingdom [xxk]
United States [xxu]
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English [eng]
French [fre]
German [ger]
Italian [ita]
Spanish [spa]
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a Microfilm
b Microfiche
c Microopaque
d Large print
f Braille
r Regular print reproduction. Reproductions in regular eye-readable print (e.g.,
a photocopy).
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b B.C. date
e Detailed date
s Single date
I Inclusive dates of collection
k Range of years of bulk of collection
m Range of dates for multipart items or single unpublished items executed over a range of
dates.
p Date of distribution/release/issue and date of production/recording
session when different
r Reprint/reissue date and original date
t Publication date and copyright date
n Dates unknown
q Range of dates for single item of questionable date
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a Abstracts/summaries, other than its own.
b Bibliographies.
c Catalogs.
d Dictionaries.
e Encyclopedias.
f Handbooks.
I Indexes, other than its own
k Discographies or other bibliographies of recorded sound.
n Surveys of the literature in the subject area.
o Reviews.
p Programmed textbooks
q Filmographies.
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a Illustrations. For pre-AACR2 cataloging, you may use for tables.
b Maps
c Portraits
d Charts
e Plans
f Plates
g Music
h Facsimiles
I Coats of arms
j Genealogical tables
k Forms
l Samples
m Phonodiscs, phonowire, etc. Any type of sound recording.
o Photographs
p Illuminations
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a Individual autobiography
b Individual biography
c Collective biography or autobiography. Items containing two or more individual biographies.
d Contains biographical information
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0=no, 1=yes
FEST 0 or 1
CONF 0 or 1
FICT 0 or 1
INDX 0 or 1
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Author of introduction, etc. [aui]
Collector [col]
Compiler [com]
Editor [edt]
Illuminator [ilu]
Illustrator [ill]
Other [oth]
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