583 Action Note (for statistical purposes)

For copy catalogers:

Please use the following formula for creating a 583 note:

583 |acat|c19980910|kcik|5UPB

For subject catalogers:

Please use the following formula for creating a 583 note:

583 |acat|c19980910|krlm|5UPB

OR, if you wish you may add another element that provides more information in a |b field

583 |acat|brare|c19980910|krlm|5UPB

To search:

Search queries may look like this:

cat 199809$ cik {583}

cat 199809$ rlm rare {583}

*NOTE: a search on 1998 alone does NOT work because Unicorn does NOT allow truncation to less than 5 characters. The year plus the month with the truncation symbol does bring up a search result.

Defined uses of the |a field are:

cat = to be used if cataloging or copy cataloging an item

rec = to be used if reclassing an item

mod = to be used if modifying an existing record

aut = reserved for use by Authorities personnel only

**NOTE: Additional information regarding the 583 field may be found in the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data (the most current information is available through Cataloger's Desktop; a print copy is also available on the Index Table).