Fields That can be Deleted in the WRLC Network Zone Without Consultation

Updated March 22, 2024 

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 Any deletion mentioned in this document can be done as an edit or as part of merging bib. Records without consultation. 

 The following fields may be deleted without consultation: 

 

 

 Access points with $$2 nab or $$2 nbc.  These start with a number like 86.40 or 86.04. 

 

 

     Example: 

     650  7 86.40 philosophy of law $$0 (NL-LeOCL)0077607767 $$2 nab 

 

 

 Access points from the Book Industry Study Group vocabularies.  These are in all-caps and have $$2 bisac or $$2 bisacsh or $$2 bisacrt or $$2 bisacmt. 

 

 

     Example: 

     650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE $$2 bisac 

 

 

 Access points that duplicate other, controlled access points. 

 

 

     Example: 

     650  0 Gorillas as pets. 

     650  4 Gorillas as pets. 

 

 

 Access points that are just translations of corporate names or titles. 

 

 

     Examples: 

     610 20 United Nations. [keep] 

     610 20 Vereinte Nationen. $$2 gnd $$0 (DE-588)4077323-1 [delete] 

 

     630 00 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change $$d (1992 May 9) [keep] 

     630 06 Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (1992 mai 9) [delete] 

 

 

 Non-local 9xx fields generated on import. 

 

 

     Examples:

 

     938  $$a YBP Library Services $$b YANK $$n 15604791 

     948  $$h NO HOLDINGS IN CAO - 11 OTHER HOLDINGS 

     994  $$a Z0 $$b CAO 

 

 

 A field that duplicates the function of another preferred field. 

 

 

     Examples: 

     546    $$a In English, French, German, and Spanish. [keep] 

     500    $$a In English, French, German, and Spanish. [delete] 

 

 

 A field that applies to a non-WRLC institution. 

 

 

     Example: 

     561    $$a Gift of Herbert Pell, March 18, 1943. $$5 DLC 

     583    $$a Commitment to retain ǂc 20151204 ǂ2 pda ǂ5 OTUTLD 

 

 

 856 fields with URLs leading to institution-specific resources.  

 

 

     Examples:  

     856 41  $$u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/georgemason/Doc?id=10090633   

     856 42  $$u http://find.galegroup.com/gdl/start.do?prodId=GDL&userGroupName=wash31575   

 

 

 Non-local 0XX fields that exist in OCLC master records. 

 

 

     Examples: 

     029  NZ1 $$b 4240676 

     084  GD 30 $$2 blsrissc 

 

 

  AVA and ITM fields. These fields were incorrectly added to bibliographic records by Alma, and can be deleted. 

 

 

     Examples: 

     AVA  $$0 99100748753604109 $$8 22276190790004109 $$a 01WRLC_HOW $$b HUF $$c Founders Stacks $$d F1401 .J68 v.35       no.3 1993 $$e available $$f 1 $$g 0 $$i HU $$j hufperm $$k 0 $$o 22276190790004109 $$p 1 $$q Founders Library 

 

     ITM  $$d 1989 v. 20 issue 4 mo. OCT $$i perl $$s wrlc danc $$e 1989 v. 20 issue 4 mo. OCT $$m ISSUE $$n 27010901818292            R15M11S21T12 CD $$b 32003000212874 $$z R15M11S21T12 CD