MARC Validation Rules - Definition and Acceptable values

Field number

500

• Is required

• Must be 3 numbers only

• No symbols, alphabet. Just numbers.

• Exception is Leader

• Field types: MARC validation - Logic | MARCvalidation Logic TypesofMARCfields

quickMARC - MARC21 Validation

N

Field name

General Note

• Any value up to 350 characters

• Required field

• System-level field and Standard field

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

  • Maybe 999 ff needs a name? - Handle as a standard

• Local field: No default

Y

Required/Optional

If set to required then field must be present to save record.

• Standard field default: Optional

• Local field default: Optional

NA

Repeatable/Non-repeatable

• Standard default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local default: Repeatable

NA

Field help URL

URL that directs user to details about the field.

Example 1: https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd066.html

Example 2: https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/590_notes

Example 3: https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad100.html

• Must be a URL with a http or https protocol specified

• Only one URL per field

• Can be blank as it is not required.

• System-level and Standard Default MARC bib help URL: <https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd<<fieldnumber>>>.html

• System-level and Standard Default MARC authority help URL: <https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad<<fieldnumber>>>.html

• Local Default MARC bib/authority help URL: blank

Y - Same URL can be used for multiple fields

Deprecated

• Standard default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local Default - False

NA

First indicator (aka Ind 1) name

MARC bib field/tag 336- First Indicator name

Title added entry

• Character limit - 350

• System-level and Standard name default:

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local name default : First Indicator - Undefined

Y

First indicator (aka Ind 1) code and code name

MARC bib field 245 - First Indicator codes and code names

• Code: One character

  • Acceptable values: a number, alphabet, \

• Name character limit = 350

• System-level and Standard code and name default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local indicator code and name default: \ - Undefined

N - for code for the First Indicator for the field (for example cannot specify 247 First Indicator code 0 multiple times)

Y - for code name

Second indicator (aka Ind 2) name

MARC bib field/tag 247- Second Indicator name

Second - Note controller

• Character limit - 350

• System-level and Standard name default:

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local name default : Second Indicator - Undefined

Y

Second indicator (aka Ind 2) code and code name

MARC bib field 247 - Second Indicator codes and code names

• Code: One character

  • Acceptable values: Can be a number, alphabet, \

• Name character limit = 350

• System-level and Standard code and name default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local indicator code and name default: \ - Undefined

N - for code for the Second Indicator for the field (for example cannot specify 245 Second Indicator code 3 multiple times)

Y - for code name

Example -

• https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd245.html

Deprecated

• Standard default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local Default - False

NA

Subfield code and subfield code name

MARC bib field 247 - subfield code and code name

$a - Publishers' compressed title identification

• Subfield code: one character

  • Acceptable values: numbers and alphabet

• Subfield name: 350 characters

• System-level and Standard default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local default: $a - Local subfield

N - code for the field (for example, cannot specify rules for 247 $b multiple times)

N - name

Subfield code required/optional

• System-level and Standard default: optional

• Local default: optional

NA

Subfield code repeatable/non-repeatable

• System-level and Standard default:

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local default: repeatable

NA

Deprecated

• Standard default

  • MARC bib specification

  • MARC authority specification

• Local Default - False

NA