MARC Code Cheat Sheet

QUICK MARC CHEATSHEET for BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS

010 Library of Congress Number (LCCN)
020 International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
022 International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
035 System Control Number (OCLC Number)
040 Cataloging Source – Source of the record. Each 3 letter code represents a participating institution.
050 Library of Congress Call Number
082 Dewey Decimal Number (at least initial classification)
090 Locally input or member copy call number
1XX Main Entry (generally, the official name(s) of the person(s) who authored or edited it)

• 100 Personal name
• 110 Corporate name
• 111 Conference name
• 130 Uniform title

245 Title statement (title) & statement of responsibility (author)
246 Variant Title (Other forms of the title)
250 Edition Statement
260 Imprint (place of publication, publisher, and date of publication)
300 Physical Description (volume numbering, illustration, height, pagination, and some info about format (e.g., sound disc, etc.)
310 Current frequency (serials)
321 Former frequency (serials)
362 Numbering (serials)
4xx/8xx Series Statements
500 General Notes
504 Bibliography
505 Contents Notes
6xx Subject Headings
7xx Added Entries
780/785 Preceding Entry/Succeeding Entry (serials)
9XX fields (Local, e.g., UGA) :

• 910 Inventory, Original Cataloged (UGA record/Cataloged at UGA), PromptCat (Vendor) records, or RECON (outsourced cataloging)
• 912/939 Order information
• 945 Copy cataloged by UGA
• 980/981 Acquisitions fields