Suggested order of MARC variable fields

 

035                  System Control Number

040                  Cataloging Source

041                  Language code

1xx                   Main Entry

  100                Personal name

  110                Corporate name

  111                Meeting name

  130                Uniform title

245                  Title

246                  Varying form of title

300                  Physical description

351                  Organization and arrangement

530                  Additional physical form available

535                  Location of originals, duplicates

545                  Biographical/historical

520                  Scope and content abstract

546                  Language

555                  Finding aids/cumulative index link [this has to be first!]

555                  Finding aids/cumulative index statement about printed version

510                  Citation/references

500                  General notes:

                                    Physical description/condition

                                    Title transcription/source

                                    Variations in title (and for other uses not covered above)

524                  Preferred citation of described materials

544                  Location of associated material

581                  Publications [based on study of collection; or sources containing reprod.]

6xx                   Subject added entries:

   600               Personal name

   610               Corporate name

   611               Meeting name

   630               Uniform title

   650               Topical term

   651               Geographic name

   655               Genre/form

   656               Occupation

7xx                  Other added entries:

   700               Personal name

   710               Corporate name

   711               Meeting name

   730               Uniform title

   740               Uncontrolled related/analytical title

 

 

HOLDINGS:

506                  Restrictions on access 

541                  Immediate source of acquisition

561                  Provenance

856                  Electronic location and access (for finding aids produced for printed books)

852                  Location 

920                  Statistics