008 Fixed-length data elements (Holdings)

This field contains 32 character positions that provide coded information about an item.

(06)       Receipt or acquisition status        2     (received)

(07)       Method of acquisition                 d      (deposit)

                                                                f       (free)

                                                                g      (gift; this includes bequest)

                                                                p      (purchase)

                                                                u      (unknown)

                                                                z      (other method of acquisition)

Note for coding (07): If material has been transferred from another Harvard College Library, use method of HCL acquisition as source for coding. If it has been transferred from a library outside of HCL, record as “z”.

(08-11)  Intent to cancel                          ^^^^   (not applicable)

(12)       General retention policy               8           (permanently retained)

(13-15)  Specific retention policy               ^^^      (no specific policy)

(16)        Completeness                             4           (not applicable to a single item)

(17-19)  Number of copies reported          ^^^

(20)       Lending policy                              b           (will not lend)

(21)       Reproduction policy                      u           (not used in Alma)

(22-24) Language                                      ^^^     (this refers to the language of coded fields we don’t use—leave blank)

(25)      Copy report                                   0           (holdings field for a single copy)

(26-31) Date of report                                system-supplied

For the full specifications of this field see the MARC documentation.