Linking fields
Detailed information about the components of a linking entry field in CONSER records is found in the CONSER Cataloging Manual (CCM) 14.1.4.
In general, the components of a link between records for commercially produced reproductions and original publications (in the most ordinary case, when both resources do not have the same physical format) would be:
776 08 |i XXX version: |a Main entry heading, if applicable. |s Uniform title, if applicable. |t Title. |x ISSN, if applicable.|w (DLC) LCCN, if applicable. |w (OCoLC) Record control number.
Subfield |i
CONSER preference is generally to use the natural language labels "Print version," "Online version," "CD-ROM version," "Microfilm version," etc., in such linking fields, when appropriate. However, there are examples throughout CONSER documentation that instead use relationship designators. For instance, the examples in the draft newly revised CCM 32.3 show a preference for "Microfilm version," but CCM 32.3.3 states that "Reproduction of (manifestation)" can be used instead of "Print version" when linking from records for reproductions to print originals.
Chronological or numeric designations may be combined with labels in subfield |i when the relationship described only applies to specific parts or a specific span of the other manifestation. (CONSER opted to use |i instead of |g for this information in this case.)
For example:
776 08 |i Print version, 1899-2016: