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Tags 490, 830

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Tag(s) 490, 830
Indicators 1, # For 490, the first indicator will be a '1' if there is an 830, '0' otherwise. The second indicator is not defined.
For 830, the first indicator is not defined and the second indicator gives the number of non-filing characters.
Subfields a, b, g, l, v, x These subfields are imported and exported to/from the Series authority table.
Imports to   The data in these tags import to the Series domain. The Series statement in 490 will be attached to the Title record and the Uniform Series Title in 830 will be attached to the Series imported from 490.
Exports from   Data for this tag is exported from the Series domain, reversing the import mapping.

 

For the MARC21 notes on this tag, start here and here.

Example value:

1 $aHarry Potter$vv. 6

 

 

Subfield Sample Notes
a Harry Potter The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Title field on the Series record.
For tag 490, this pertains to the Series linked to the Title being imported.
For tag 830, this pertains to the Uniform Series Title linked to the Series that is linked to the Title.
b The Boy Who Lived The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Subtitle field on the Series record.
g Fiction The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Notes field on the Series record for the Uniform Series Title.
l Spanish The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Language field on the Series record for the Uniform Series Title.
v v. 6 The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Sequence Text field on the linking table which connects the Title directly to the Series.
x 0321-4568 The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the ISSN field on the Series record.

 

Subfields that are not itemised above are not handled by OLIB.