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Discover how the cataloguing source tag is used in OLIB.

 

Tag(s) 040
Indicators ## Both indicators are undefined in MARC21
Subfields a, b, c, d and e These subfields are imported, defaulted and/or exported such that maintaining them manually should not be required for the vast majority of cataloguing activity.
Imports to   The 040 data is processed into various parts of the Title during import. See below for a breakdown of this information.
Exports from   The 040 data is generated from various parts of the Title during export. See below for a breakdown of this information.

 

For the MARC21 notes on this tag, refer here.

 

Example value:

$aKPR $beng $cKPR $dOCLCQ $dOCLCA $dOCLCF $dOCLCO $dOCLCA $dOCL $dOCLCO $dOCLCQ

 

Subfield Sample Notes
a KPR Original cataloging agency. This the ISIL or OCLC code for the organisation who originally produced the catalogue information for this record. This is imported to and exported from the Title's Original Cataloguing Agency attribute.
b eng Language of Cataloguing. This is the MARC21 Language code for the language used to describe the record. This is not an indication that the entire bibliographic record is in this language. For example the Title may well be well known by non-English words (eg: Don Quijote de la Mancha) but may have Subjects and Notes in English. This is imported to and exported from the Title's Language of Cataloguing attribute.
This is required for matching during Batchload into WorldCat.
The value for this defaults to the Language specified in Admin Client Defaults or specified at Location level. If neither default is available, the language will default to the first Item Language as long as there are no Subjects associated with the title that are assigned a different language.
c KPR Transcribing agency. This is imported to and exported from the Title's Transcribing Cataloguing Agency attribute.
d* OCLCQ Modifying agency (repeatable). This is imported to and exported from the Title's Modifying Agencies attribute. Maintenance of this value is carried out via the Modifying Agency Input attribute.
e* appm Description Conventions (repeatable). This is imported to and exported from the Title's Description Conventions attribute. Maintenance of this value is carried out via the Description Conventions Input attribute.