[DCRM-L] questions about use of 541 field

[Hartman, Laura A. (NIH/NLM) [E]]

Manon,
 
NLM constructs its 541 fields using the $3 and placing the $c before the
$a.  We also follow the practice shown in the MARC documentation of
separating the subfields with semi-colons.  All of our notes are
distributed to OCLC, so we add a $5 as well. 
 
Example:
 
541 $3 Copy 2; $c Gift; $a National Center for Homeopathy; $d 2007. $5
DNLM
 
Best regards,
Laura
 
Laura Hartman
Rare Book Cataloguer
History of Medicine Division
National Library of Medicine
(301) 402-6170
 

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From: Manon Theroux [mailto:manon.theroux at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:42 PM
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
Subject: [DCRM-L] questions about use of 541 field


Hi, all--

When using the 541 field in a bib record for a printed book: 

1) What would be the proper way to designate the specific copy/volume to
which the note applies? Could the $3 be used for this?

2) Can the subfields be given in any order? The MARC documentation seems
to indicate this is acceptable but I thought I'd ask anyway!

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdnot2.html#mrcb541 

As a hypothetical example:

541 ## $3 Special Collections [call #]: $c Gift of $a George
Smith-Pelecanos, $d 1972. 

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide!

Manon

--
Manon Theroux 
Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services
George Mason University Libraries
Fairfax, Virginia

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