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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:36:01 -0500
From: Thom Saudargas <thom@CCLA.LIB.FL.US>
Subject: Re: 852 field (Rose Welton)

The 852 field is for Location information which includes physical and
shel location. Systems pull information for the display of which library
and within that library the holdings may be found.

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> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:09:05 -0900
> From: Rose Welton <rose_welton@EDUC.STATE.AK.US>
> Subject: 852 field
>
> Hello:
>
> Can someone please tell me how this field is used re serials?I have read
> the intor. in the USMARC Format for Holdings Data and it still is not
> clear. Can data in this field be "pulled out" and used in a local system
> for serials holdings display, possibly in a serials module? Thank you for
> shedding light on this for someone who is completely in the dark!
>
> Rose Welton
>
> Rose Welton
> Librarian I
> Alaska State Library
> P.O. Box 110571
> Juneau, AK 99811-0571
> 907-465-2940
> 907-465-2990 (fax)