1b. Multipart monographs

Holdings for multipart monographs are recorded at level 4 and require paired fields 853/863.

 Publication dates: For multipart monographs and monographic series, publication dates are not necessary to identify the piece and therefore do not need to be recorded in the holdings record. There are two options:

• When no publication date exists, input 863 |a only, omitting |i in the 863 even though the subfield may appear in the 853. Libraries can use an 863 |z note explaining volumes published out of order. See examples 7 and 25 below.
• If libraries find publication dates useful to give to patrons, dates can be added in the chronology subfields |i, |j, |k. The ANSI/NISO Z39.71 standard (sec. 5.5.5.2) and the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data provide a hierarchy for the kinds of dates: date of coverage, publication date, copyright date, and printing date.

Titles of parts: For bibliographic units that have numerical or chronological designations, the titles of the units are not recorded, even if the titles consists of dates (cf. example 6).

Example 3: Non-print materials

Bibliographic record:
LDR/06: j [sound recording]
245 10 |a Johnny Cash compilation
300 ^^ |a 5 audio discs : |b digital, stereo ; |c 4 3/4 in.

Holdings record:
LDR/06: v [multipart item]
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4]
008/16: 1 [complete]

If the audio discs are unnumbered:

853 03 |8 1 |a (unit)
863 41 |8 1.1 |a 5 audio discs

If the audio discs are numbered: 

853 20 |8 1 |a disc
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1-5

Example 4: Made-up collection

This technique can be used for any locally-defined set of materials.

Bibliographic record:
LDR/07: c [collection]
245 00 |a [Bicycle manufacturers' pamphlets] 
300 ^^ |a 13 pieces : |b illustrations ; |c 13-23 cm

Holdings record:
LDR/06: v [multipart item]
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4]
008/16: 1 [complete]
853 03 |8 1 |a (unit)
863 41 |8 1.1 |a 13 pamphlets |z Pieces kept together in 1 envelope

Example 5: Multipart monograph with replacement volumes

See also example 18.

Bibliographic record: 
245 10 |a West's annotated California codes. 
300 ^^ |a volumes 

Holdings record:
LDR/06: v [multipart item]
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4]
008/16: 1 [complete]
853 10 |8 1 |a v.
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 3-79 |z v.1-2 replaced by v.31B-31E in 1986

Example 6: Multipart monograph with individual titles consisting of dates

Bibliographic record:
245 10 |a Treaty rolls preserved in the Public Record Office.
300 ^^ |a 2 volumes
505 0^ |a v. 1. 1234-1325 -- v. 2. 1337-1339.

Holdings record:
LDR/06: v [multipart item]
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4]
008/16: 1 [complete]
853 20 |8 1 |a v.
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1-2

Example 7: Multipart monograph with individual titles and parts published out of order

Bibliographic record:
245 14 |a Los indios de Tierra del Fuego :
264 ^1 |a Buenos Aires : |b Centro Argentino de Etnología Americana, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, |c 1982-1991.
300 ^^ |a 4 bibliographic volumes in  9 physical volumes
500 ^^ |a Tomo 1 published in 1982; t. 2 published in 1986; t. 3 published in 1991; t. 4 published in 1989.
505 00 |g t. 1. |t Los selk'nam (2 v.) -- |g t. 2. |t Los yámana (3 v.) -- |g t. 3. |t Los halakwulup (2 v.) – |g t. 4. |t Antropología física (2 v.).

Holdings record:

 Recommended practice: 
LDR/06: v [multipart item] 
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4] 
008/16: 1 [complete]
853 10 |8 1 |a t.
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1-4 

Alternatively:
853 10 |8 1 |a t. |b v.
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1 |b 1-2
863 40 |8 1.2 |a 2 |b 1-3
863 40 |8 1.3 |a 3 |b 1-2
863 40 |8 1.4 |a 4 |b 1-2

Alternatively (not recommended):
853 10 |8 1 |a t. |b v. |i (year)
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1 |b 1-2 |i 1982
863 40 |8 1.2 |a 2 |b 1-3 |i 1986
863 40 |8 1.3 |a 3 |b 1-2 |i 1991
863 40 |8 1.4 |a 4 |b 1-2 |i 1989

Example 8: Multipart monograph with multiple levels of enumeration

Multipart monographs with more than one level of enumeration and varying numbers of parts in the lower levels of enumeration may be described with one 853 field showing all the levels of enumeration, even though some pieces may not use all levels. Use of subfields |u and |v is not required. Multiple 863 fields may be used to describe the holdings in whatever level of detail is desired. Do not treat varying levels of enumeration as pattern changes that require a new 853 field.  If the designations change, a new 853 field may be needed.

Holdings record:
LDR/06: v [multipart item]
LDR/17: 4 [holdings level 4]
008/16: 2 [Incomplete-50-94% of work held]
853 10 |8 1 |a v. |b pt. |c no.
863 40 |8 1.1 |a 1-3
863 40 |8 1.2 |a 4 |b 1-2 |w g
863 40 |8 1.3 |a 5 |b 2-3 |w g
863 41 |8 1.4 |a 5 |b 5 |w g
863 40 |8 1.5 |a 6 |b 1 |c 1-2