Target Audience, Scale, Source (521) field
Find the available subfields, scale and source options, and character limit for field 521 in CatExpress.
Subfields in OCLC-MARC records
Target Audience maps to field 521 (Target Audience Note) subfield $a (Target audience note) in OCLC-MARC records. Scale maps to first indicator value (Level of Interest) in field 521 in OCLC-MARC records. Source maps to field 521 subfield $b (Source) in OCLC-MARC records. Your choice of Scale will control the indicator value in the 521 field. This is an optional field.
Target audience
A note describing the target audience of the item.
Scale
Scale choices | Use when |
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Blank [No information provided] |
The data in Target Audience does not pertain to a listed Scale or no information is available. |
Reading Level (by grade) | The data in Target Audience describes the grade level at which the item is meant to be read. |
Interest Level (by age) | The data in Target Audience pertains to the age level at which the item is most likely of interest. |
Interest Level (by grade) | The data in Target Audience describes the grade level at which the item is most likely of interest. |
Special Audience | The data in Target Audience is for a specialized audience to which the item is most likely of interest. |
Motivation Interest Level | The data in Target Audience describes the motivation and/or interest level of the audience for which the item is best suited. |
Source
The name or abbreviation of the agency or entity assigning the information.
Target audience | Scale | Source |
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For 9-12 years old | Blank | Blank |
Adults 18 and older | Blank | Blank |
Clinical students | Blank | Blank |
3.1 | Reading Grade Level | Blank |
008-012 | Interest Age Level | Blank |
7 & up | Interest Grade Level | Blank |
K-3 | Interest Grade Level | Follett Library Book Co. |
Vision impaired | Special Audience | LNOCA |
High interest | Motivation Interest Level | LNOCA |
Character limit
Up to 1,879 characters or spaces in Target Audience and Source combined.