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MARC
The Z39.50 standards makes use of attributes to "code" a client's query so that the receiving server can process the query correctly. There are provisions for six encoding definitions in the Z39.50 standard.
Encoding Definition | Attributes | Attribute Combination Summary: Queries with Use Attributes other than 30 and 31 | Attribute Combination Summary: Queries with Use Attributes 30 and 31 |
---|---|---|---|
USE or INDEX Specifies which data field(s) the query should be processed to |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
RELATION Controls the order of numerical expression |
1=less than 2=less than or equal to 3=equal 4=greater or equal 5=greater than 6=not equal |
NONE | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
POSITION Specifies the location of term(s) within the fields for matching query |
1=first in field 3=any position in field |
1,3 | 1,3 |
STRUCTURE Specifies the structure of data in the query |
1=phrase 4=year 6=word list |
1,6 | 4 |
TRUNCATION Specifies type of truncation processing for query |
1=right truncation 100=do not truncate |
1,100 | 1,100 |
COMPLETENESS Specifies query processing by subfield |
1=incomplete subfield 3=complete field |
1,3 | 1,3 |
Z39.50 Bib-1 Value | Field Description | MARC Tag | Position | Structure | Truncation | Completeness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Personal Name | 100,400,600
700,705,800 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
2 | Corporate Name | 110,410,610
710,715,810 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
3 | Conference Name | 111,411,611
711,811 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
4 | Title | 130,212,222
240,241,242 245,246,440 490,630,730 740,830,840 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
7 | ISBN | 020 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
8 | ISSN | 022 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
9 | LC Card Number | 010 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
12 | Local Number | 001 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
13 | Dewey Classification | 082,092 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
16 | LC Call Number | 050,090 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
20 | Local Classification | 099 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
21 | Subject Heading | 600,610,611
630,650,651 656,690,691 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
50 | GPO Call Number | 086,096 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
51 | Publisher Number | 028 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
60 | CODEN | 030,060 | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
63 | Note | 500,501,504
505,506,507 508,511,515 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
1003 | Author | 100,110,111
400,410,411 700,710,711 715,800,810 811,705 |
1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |
1016 | Any Field | 1,3 | 1,6 | 1,100 | 1,3 |