008/11 Subject heading system/thesaurus (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
A one-character alphabetic code that identifies the subject heading system/thesaurus conventions used to formulate the 1XX heading. A heading formulated according to descriptive cataloging rules that is used as a subject added entry in bibliographic records may also be coded for a particular set of descriptive conventions in 008/10. If the 1XX heading does not conform to subject heading/thesaurus conventions, code n is used. The fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.
National Level Requirement for character position 008/11: Mandatory; for codes below: Mandatory if applicable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Code: |
Description: |
a |
|
b |
|
c |
|
d |
|
k |
|
n |
|
r |
|
s |
|
v |
|
z |
|
| |
No attempt to code |
h - Hennepin County Library subject headings [obsolete, 1997] [CAN/MARC only]
l - Library of Congress Subject Headings [obsolete, 1997] [CAN/MARC only]
t - Canadian supplement to Sears List of Subject Headings [obsolete, 1997] [CAN/MARC only]
008/11 Subject heading system/thesaurus
008/11 Subject heading system/thesaurus
Related MARC field or document:
008/10 Descriptive cataloging rules
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also: