Network Zone and Local Fields Best Practices

The purpose of this guide is to identify, verify, and define shared MARC fields vs institution-specific notes and keep those data elements in institutions' local fields, recommended by consortia. The guide will be added to the Minimum Standards document as an appendix.

Network Zone/Shared Fields in Alma (Published in Primo):

900-949

Currently used MARC field	Mapped/Local Field in Alma	Description	Format as if

Currently used MARC field	Mapped/Local Field in Alma	Description
830	830
	901	???
949	950/986	Acquisitions data

Designated Local Fields are 090, 490, 59X, 69X, 852, 950-999 (AGREED UPON TABLE)

MARC Field	MARC Field Definition	Notes
090	Local Call Number
490	Local Series Statement

590	Local Public Note	Specific institution/collection information (e.g., donation)
591	Local Public Notes (historical data)	Local statement/historical information
592	Local Source of Acquisition	e.g., Local Bookstore
593	Local Funding Information Note	e.g., Local institution department or specific funding
594	Local Access Restrictions	Local licensing notes or performance rights
595	Local Use/Reproduction Terms
596	Local Added Entry - Personal Name
597	Local Added Entry - Corporate Name	e.g., local institution
598	Local Series Added Entry - Uniform Title
599	Local Standard Number

690	Local Subjects - Topical Term
691	Local Subjects - Geographic Name
692	Local Subjects - Form/Genre
693*	Author Origin
694	Reserved for future needs**
695	OCLC Added Class Number
696	Local Subjects - Personal Name
697	Local Subjects - Corporate Name
698-699	Reserved for future needs**

852; $z	Public Note	e.g., 852_ _$z Retention policy

950-959	Reserved for Future IZ Use
960-980	Reserved for future needs**
980-985	Reserved for EOD/EOCR use	Acquisition data
986*	Reserved for the Authorship Identification	Indigenous author
990-999	Reserved for unrestricted local use

*Recommendation to use 693 instead of 986.

**Formal process will be established to assign a new designation

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DRAFT TABLE

Local Fields in Alma (Published in Primo?):

59X, 69X, 79X, 950-999

Currently used MARC field	Mapped/Local Field in Alma	Description	Format as if	Clean up

Currently used MARC field	Mapped/Local Field in Alma	Description	Format as if
004	951	System catalogue number/ID, aka CatKey	n/a
500	59X	Depending on a local note it contains
536	590	Funding information note	536
541	591	Local acquisitions source note	541
545	595	Local Bibliographic/Historical Data	545
	961	Local Series/Collections note
996	996	Vendor (EBSCO, TAY&FRA)	996
996	996	Eresource type (ebook, ejournal)

Examples of Local notes: Local #, acquisitions data (vendor, funds), donations, user group - provide the range of fields