BibFormats

525  Supplement Note (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Supplement note (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A note used to record any supplements or special issues that are neither cataloged as separate records nor recorded in linking entry field 770. Use primarily for unnamed supplements or special issues. Named supplements that are not cataloged on a separate record may also be mentioned.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

  
ǂa Supplement note

The entire text of the note.

525     Separately paged supplement accompanies volume 5
525     Supplements accompany some issues
525     Unnumbered and undated supplements with title Bollettino accompany each issue
525     Volumes for 1961- kept up-to-date by midyear supplements
ǂ6 Linkage

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

For records containing punctuation, follow these instructions:

  • Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
  • Optionally, add a terminal period at the end of the field unless the last subfield ends with an ellipsis or period (following an abbreviation or initial)
525     Has numerous supplements.

For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.

525     Has numerous supplements

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

Field 525 is not indexed.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 525.

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