OCLC Control Number

Find the fields, subfields, notes, and product availability for the OCLC Control Number number (no:) index.

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Also called Access Number (FirstSearch) or Accession Number.

Number (no:)

Label	no:
Search?	Yes
Browse?	---
Examples	no:10998406 10998406 #10998406* 37993343 (OCLC)
Fields/Subfields	001 019 a
Qualifier index?	No
Notes	For full syntax search: Enter with index label and punctuation. Precede with an asterisk () or the number sign (#). Use or # only if the OCLC number is the first element of a full syntax search.

Label	no:
Search?	Yes
Browse?	---
Examples	no:10998406
Fields/Subfields	001 019 a
Qualifier index?	No
Notes	Called Access Number. Requires the index label. For full syntax search: Enter with index label and punctuation. Precede with an asterisk () or the number sign (#). Use or # only if the OCLC number is the first element of a full syntax search.

Label	no:
Search?	Yes
Browse?	---
Examples	no:10998406 10998406 #10998406* 37993343 (OCLC)
Fields/Subfields	001 019 a
Qualifier index?	No
Notes	For full syntax search: Use * or # only if the OCLC number is the first element of a full syntax search. WorldCat Discovery: When search starts with no: OCLC number, the next search terms must be preceded by an index label, unless it is another OCLC number. WLDIS-32705. Can't precede with an asterisk (*) or the number sign (#).

Label	no:
Search?	Yes
Browse?	---
Examples	no:10998406
Fields/Subfields	001 019 a
Qualifier index?	No
Notes	For full syntax search: Use * or # only if the OCLC number is the first element of a full syntax search. WorldCat Discovery: When search starts with no: OCLC number, the next search terms must be preceded by an index label, unless it is another OCLC number. WLDIS-32705. Can't precede with an asterisk (*) or the number sign (#).