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490 - Series Statement (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
October 2003
First Indicator
Series tracing policy
0 - Series not traced
1 - Series traced differently

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Subfield Codes
$a - Series statement (R)
$l - Library of Congress call number (NR)
$v - Volume/sequential designation (R)
$x - International Standard Serial Number (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Series statement for which no series added entry is traced or for which the added entry is traced in one of the 800-830 fields in a form different from the form contained in field 490.

Field 490 does not serve as a series added entry. When field 490 is used and a series added entry is desired, both the series statement (field 490) and a corresponding series added entry (fields 800-830) are recorded in the bibliographic record.

Always used when a series statement contains the volume(s) or date(s) during which the publication was issued as an integral part of the title.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

First Indicator - Series tracing policy
Whether the series has no corresponding added entry (not traced) or has a corresponding 800-830 series added entry field (traced differently).
0 - Series not traced
No series added entry is desired for the series.
490 0#$aPelican books
[No 800-830 field in record.]
1 - Series traced differently
Controlled form of entry for the series in the series added entry differs from that in the series statement. When value 1 is used, the appropriate field 800-830 is included in the bibliographic record to provide the series added entry.
490 1#$aUniform crime reports
830 #0$aUniform crime reports (Washington, D.C.)
[The established form of entry for the series includes a parenthetical qualifier.]
490 1#$aDepartment of the Army pamphlet ;$v27-50
830 #0$aDA pam ;$v27-50.
[The established form of the series is different from the series statement appearing on the item.]
490 1#$a<1981->: Reference works
830 #0$aReference works.
[The series statement includes information that is not included in the added entry.]
490 1#$aDepartment of State publication ;$v7846.$aDepartment and Foreign Service series ;$v128
830 #0$aDepartment of State publication ;$v7846.
830 #0$aDepartment of State publication.$pDepartment and Foreign Service series ;$v128.
[The series statement contains a numbered series and a subseries, and both are to be traced separately.]
Second Indicator - Undefined
Undefined and contains a blank (#).

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Series statement
Series title that may also contain a statement of responsibility, other title information, dates, or volume numbers preceding or appearing as part of the title.
Note that in field 490 the numbers and names of parts and sections of a title are not separately subfield coded.
490 1#$aBulletin / U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
830 #0$aBulletin (United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
490 1#$av. 9-<10>: MPCHT art and anthropological monographs ;$vno. 35
490 1#$aDetroit area study, 1971 : social problems and social change in Detroit ;$vno. 19
490 1#$aPolicy series / CES ;$v1
490 1#$a1972/73-1975-76: Research report / National Education Association Research
Repeatable when a subseries is separated from the main series by the numbering of the main series in subfield $v or by the ISSN in subfield $x, or when a series has a parallel title.
490 1#$aDepartment of State publication ;$v7846.$aDepartment and Foreign Service series ;$v128
490 1#$aAnnual census of manufactures =$aRecensement des manufactures,$x0315-5587
490 1#$aPapers and documents of the I.C.I. Series C, Bibliographies ;$vno. 3 =$aTravaux et documents de l'I.C.I. Série C, Bibliographies ;$vno 3
$l - Library of Congress call number
LC series call number when it is given as part of the series statement.
Occurs when an item is issued as part of a series during a period of time and has been classified under the Library of Congress call number of that series for that period. The call number is assigned using the Library of Congress Classification or LC Classification-Additions and Change; two publications that are maintained by the Library of Congress.
490 1#$a1973- : NEA research memo$l(LB2842.N18)
490 1#$aBulletin / Engineering Experiment Station ;$vno. 50$l(TA7.O74)
$v - Volume/sequential designation
Volume number or other sequential designation used in a series statement. Alternate numbering systems, preceded by an equal sign (=), are not placed in separate subfields.
490 1#$aMap / Geological Survey of Alabama ;$v158, plate 3
490 1#$aWest Virginia University bulletin ;$vser. 74, no. 11-3.$aBulletin / Experiment Station, West Virginia University ;$v111
490 0#$aForschungen zur Geschichte Vorarlbergs ;$v6. Bd. = der ganzen Reihe 13 Bd.
$x - International Standard Serial Number
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for a series title given in a series statement. The ISSN is an authoritative-agency data element. ISSNs are assigned to serial publications (including series) by national centers under the auspices of the ISSN Network.
490 0#$aLife series $x0023-6721
490 1#$aMémoire du BRGM,$x0071-8246 ;$vno 123
Note: When a record contains an ISSN for the series but lacks a series statement, the ISSN is recorded in a 500 General Note field.
500 ##$a"ISSN 0399-3388."
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Punctuation of subelements of a series statement field is generally dictated by descriptive cataloging rules. Field 490 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
Spacing - No spaces are used in initialisms or personal name initials/letters that appear as part of the series title.
490 0#$aEducation U.S.A. special report
490 1#$aMémoire du BRGM,$x0071-8246 ;$vno 123
Temporary Data - When an item has been issued within a series during part of its lifetime or has been issued in different series during different periods, or in a series whose title has changed and the exact beginning and/or ending data is unknown, angle brackets (<...>) are customarily used in subfield $a to record the date or volume information which is subject to change.
490 1#$a<1984->: Miscellaneous publication / United States Department of Agriculture

If any portion of the volume/sequential (subfield $v) information is subject to change (e.g., in a record for a multipart item), angle brackets are customarily used to record that part of the volume/sequential designation information which is subject to change. As parts are added, the information is updated.
490 1#$aCollection analyses ;$vvol. 1, <3, 5-7>
Display Constants
( ... ) [parentheses]
ISSN [ISSN legend]
Parentheses that customarily enclose the series statement are not carried in the machine-readable record. They may be system generated as a display constant associated with the field tag.
Content designated field:
490 1#$aTeachings of the feathered serpent ;$vbk. 1
Display example: 
(Teachings of the feathered serpent ; bk. 1)

Initialism ISSN that precedes the International Standard Serial Number in subfield $x is not carried in the MARC record. It may be system generated in a series statement as a display constant associated with the content of subfield $x.
Content designated field:
490 1#$aBibliographies of modern authors,$x0749-470X ;$vno. 27
Display example: 
(Bibliographies of modern authors, ISSN 0749-470X; no. 27)

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$v - Volume/sequential designation [NEW, 1980]
Prior to 1980, volume numbers or sequential designations were not separately subfield coded.
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