MARC 040 Cataloging Source

MARC field 040 in the bibliographic format contains the MARC code for or the name of the organization(s) that created the original bibliographic record, assigned MARC content designation and transcribed the record into machine-readable form, or modified (except for the addition of holdings symbols) an existing MARC record. These data and the code in the 008/39 (Cataloging source) specify the parties responsible for the bibliographic record. This field is not repeatable.

Commonly-used tags

Indicators
Undefined

Subfield delimiters
ǂa Original cataloging agency (NR)
ǂb Language of cataloging (NR)
ǂcTranscribing agency (NR)
ǂd Modifying agency (R)
ǂe Description conventions (R)

Policy and formulation

• When creating a new record, or adding a new description convention code (ǂe) to an existing record, order the subfields: 040 ǂa ǂb ǂe ǂc ǂd
• When using OCLC copy that has not been updated to meet this standard, it is not necessary to change it manually.
• The Folger MARC bibliographic code for organizations is DFo. The OCLC code is UXG. When creating a new master record in Connexion, change the supplied UXG in ǂa to DFo.
• When using RDA-compliant DCRM standards, ǂe rda precedes ǂe dcrmx

040  DFo ǂb eng ǂe rda ǂe dcrmb ǂc UXG ǂd

External links

• MARC Bibliographic 040
• MARC Bibliographic 040 in Cataloger's Desktop (Access limited by licensing agreements)
• OCLC MARC Bibliographic 040