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852 indicators: zero, blank (use 8 instead of 0 if a non-LC call number)
subfields b & c = library and location code (see: Location Names and Codes )
subfields h & i = call number
subfield k = Oversize note
866 indicators: blank, zero for all
subfield a = summary of holdings
subfield z = LACKS note
subfield z = CURRENT ISSUES or CURRENT VOLUME note
subfield x = DESIGNATOR note
subfield x = other non-public notes
subfield z = other public notes
868a 868 indicators: blank, zero
subfield a =cumulative index note

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Roman numerals are generally converted to Arabic form. A diagonal slash indicates numbers or dates that were published combined.

Examples866 field examples:

866 _0 $$a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986)-vol. 26, no. 12 (Dec. 2011)

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866 _0 $$a 1984-1988; 1999-2001

Information about Current Issues and Current Volume notes is available here.

When adding Current Issues notes, copy from the list here.

Example: multiple 866/868 fields in preferred order:

866 _0 $$a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 1953)-vol. 71, no. 4 (Dec. 2023)
866 _0 $$z LACKS: v. 3, no. 3; v. 28, no. 1-2
866 _0 $$z CURRENT ISSUES IN: Periodicals Collection (PR). Firestone
866 _0 $$x DESIGNATOR: vol.
866 _0 $$x Watch out for possible title change in 2024
866 _0 $$z Special issues are cataloged separately
868 _0 $$a Index, v. 1/50