008/31 Record update in process

Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code that indicates whether a change in any field in a record is being considered. The organization investigating the modification may be identified by the MARC code contained in the last subfield $d of field 040 (Cataloging Source). Code b alerts users to a potential change in a record after its initial creation. The completeness of the authority information contained in the record is indicated in Leader/17 (Encoding level). The fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this 008 position.

National Level Requirement for character position 008/31: Mandatory; for codes below: Mandatory if applicable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Code:	Description:
a	Record can be used Code a indicates that no change in the record is being considered and that the data may be used.
b	Record is being updated Code b indicates that a change in the record is being considered and that it may not be advisable to use the 1XX heading in bibliographic records.
\|	No attempt to code

LC Guidelines:

008/31 Record update in process