FAQs: Displaying MARC Record Data

How does the MARC record data display for bibliographic records?

When you choose to display bibliographic data in the MARC Import Utility wizard and the MARC Order Import Utility wizard, the MARC record data displays numerically. The header for each record includes the size=, last=, and #tags=, which all contain byte counts used to make sure the record data is accurate. The label ”num=” is equivalent to the MARC tag number. The indicators in the data are not separated, and immediately precede the text in the data fields. Everything else is a count of data and the position of that data in the MARC record.

The following sample bibliographic record shows how the MARC record data displays.

size=297 last=8 # tags=8
abs=1 num=000 start=64 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=73 len=42 021008s2002 0 0 und d
abs=3 num=020 start=115 len=18 0312983271|c6.99
abs=4 num=040 start=133 len=14 OrLoB|cOrLoB
abs=5 num=245 start=147 len=13 00Full house.
abs=6 num=260 start=160 len=21 |bSt Martin’s|c2002

size=382 last=11 # tags=11
abs=1 num=000 start=88 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=97 len=42 020715s2002 0 eng d
abs=3 num=010 start=139 len=15 2002021290
abs=4 num=020 start=154 len=19 0312265859|c25.95
abs=5 num=040 start=173 len=14 OrLoB|cOrLoB
abs=6 num=100 start=187 len=19 Evanovich, Janet.
abs=7 num=245 start=206 len=32 10Hard eight /|cJanet Evanovich.
abs=8 num=260 start=238 len=21 |bSt Martin’s|c2002
abs=9 num=300 start=259 len=6 311p

size=306 last=9 # tags=9
abs=1 num=000 start=72 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=81 len=42 981104s1998 0 0 und d
abs=3 num=010 start=123 len=10 B98X0419
abs=4 num=020 start=133 len=19 0753159570|c16.95
abs=5 num=040 start=152 len=18 UkOxBHB|cUkOxBHB
abs=6 num=245 start=170 len=15 00Four to Score
abs=7 num=260 start=185 len=4 |c

How does the MARC record data display for bibliographic records with order information?

When you choose to display bibliographic data with order information in the MARC Order Import Utility wizard, the MARC record data displays numerically. The header for each record includes the size=, last=, and #tags=, which all contain byte counts used to make sure the record data is accurate. The label ”num=” is equivalent to the MARC tag number. Order information appears for the MARC tag lines 960 and 961 (num=960 and num=961). The indicators in the data are not separated, and immediately precede the text in the data fields. Everything else is a count of data and the position of that data in the MARC record.

The following sample bibliographic record with order information shows how the MARC record data displays.

size=297 last=8 # tags=8
abs=1 num=000 start=64 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=73 len=42 021008s2002 0 und d
abs=3 num=020 start=115 len=18 0312983271|c6.99
abs=4 num=040 start=133 len=14 OrLoB|cOrLoB
abs=5 num=245 start=147 len=13 00Full house.
abs=6 num=260 start=160 len=21 |bSt Martin’s|c2002
abs=7 num=960 start=181 len=57 |m1|o2|q010903|s6.99|
tDEFAULT|uFUND1|vBBSUS|y001|zUSD
abs=8 num=961 start=238 len=47 |dINTERNAL NOTE|flisa|
hC2#XY516715|iXY516715

size=382 last=11 # tags=11
abs=1 num=000 start=88 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=97 len=42 020715s2002 0 0 eng d
abs=3 num=010 start=139 len=15 2002021290
abs=4 num=020 start=154 len=19 0312265859|c25.95
abs=5 num=040 start=173 len=14 OrLoB|cOrLoB
abs=6 num=100 start=187 len=19 Evanovich, Janet.
abs=7 num=245 start=206 len=32 10Hard eight /|cJanet Evanovich.
abs=8 num=260 start=238 len=21 |bSt Martin’s|c2002
abs=9 num=300 start=259 len=6 311p
abs=10 num=960 start=265 len=58 |m1|o2|q01-09-03|s25.95|tDEFAULT|uFUND1|vBBSUS|y001|zUSD
abs=11 num=961 start=323 len=47 |dINTERNAL NOTE|flisa|hC2#VH801460 |iVH801460

size=306 last=9 # tags=9
abs=1 num=000 start=72 len=9 amz 0n
abs=2 num=008 start=81 len=42 981104s1998 0 0 und d
abs=3 num=010 start=123 len=10 B98X0419
abs=4 num=020 start=133 len=19 0753159570|c16.95
abs=5 num=040 start=152 len=18 UkOxBHB|cUkOxBHB
abs=6 num=245 start=170 len=15 00Four to Score
abs=7 num=260 start=185 len=4 |c
abs=8 num=960 start=189 len=58 |m1|o2|q01-09-03|s16.95|tDEFAULT|uFUND1|vBBSUS|y001|zGBP
abs=9 num=961 start=247 len=47 |dINTERNAL NOTE|flisa|hC2#XN355036
|iXN355036

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