Export specifications

Export characteristics: Bibliographic records 

Exported bibliographic records have the same format and character set as OCLC- MARC records output to FTP.

The following applies to exported bibliographic records:

• Maximum size = 6,144 characters
• In the 003 field, records contain OCLC’s organization symbol: OCoLC
• The 005 field contains the date and time the export was executed
• Byte 22 of the leader may contain an export transaction code. Transaction codes were stored in byte 22 prior to November 12, 2006. Records exported before that date, byte 22 may contain one of the following values:
  • b/ for exported via Connexion
  • e for exported via Cataloging service or OCLC Selection
  • x for exported via OCLC Connexion client

 Note: Since November 12, 2006, all transaction codes are stored in field 994. For historical details and a complete list of transaction codes, see the information on field 994 in Content Designators for Bibliographic Data.

The following table details what is and is not included in exported bibliographic records.

Exported bibliographic records characteristics - Table

Articolo	Included in exported records	Not included in exported records
User Option Data	User option data input at the workstation in the 910 field	User option data specified in the institution’s profile
Numeri di chiamata	All call numbers present in the bibliographic record when Produce or Update are performed	For Replace (rep Update) transactions: 090 (if record contains 050), 092 (if record contains 082), 096 (if record contains 060), 098, and 099
Date	Date record was created and date institution performed a Produce and Send or Update and Send on the record	Date of last use of record, before the institution’s use of record, and the date of the revision
Print Constants		Print constants supplied by card print
Local Fields	Por Produce or Update transactions other than Replace (rep Update): local fields present in the bibliographic record when Produce or Update are performed For Replace (rep Update) transactions: local default 049, 69x, and 94x	For Replace (rep Update) transactions: any field not present in the WorldCat record: 009, 059, 098, 099, 590, 690, 691, 79x, 910, and 945-949

Export characteristics: Bibliographic format equivalents

The following table shows the field and position of each fixed-field element in the OCLC-MARC bibliographic record.

Bibliographic format equivalents - Table

Mnemonic	Definizione	Field and position
AccM	Accompanying Matter (VIS)	008/23-27
AccM	Accompanying Matter (SCO and REC)	008/24-29
Alph	Original Alphabet or Script of Title	008/33
Audn	Pubblico di riferimento	008/22
Biog	Biography	008/34
BLvl	Bibliographic Level	Leader/07
Comp	Form of Composition	008/18-19
Conf	Conference Publication	008/29
Cont	Nature of Contents (BKS)	008/24-27
Cont	Nature of Contents (SER)	008/25-27
CrTp	Type of Cartographic Material	008/25
Ctrl	Type of Control	Leader/08
Ctry	Country of Publication, Production, or Execution	008/15-17
Date	Date 1 and Date 2	008/07-10 and 008/11-14
Desc	Descriptive Cataloging Form	Leader/18
DtSt	Type of Date/Publication Status	008/06
Elvl	Livello di codifica	Leader/17
Entered	Date Entered	008/00-05
EntW	Nature of Entire Work	008/24
Fest	Festschrift	008/30
File	Type of Computer File	008/26
Fmus	Format of Music	008/20
Forma	Form of Item (BKS, SER, MIX, SCO, and REC)	008/23
Forma	Form of Item (VIS and MAP)	008/29
Freq	Frequenza	008/18
Gpub	Government Publication	008/28
Ills	Illustrations	008/18-21
Indx	Indice	008/31
ISSN	ISSN Center	008/20
Lang	Lingua	008/35-37
LitF	Literary Form	008/33
LTxt	Literary Text for Sound Recordings	008/30-31
Mrec	Modified Record Code	008/38
OCLC	Numero di controllo OCLC	001/03-10
Orig	Form of Original Item	008/22
Prme	Prime Meridian	008/24
Proj	Projection	008/22-23
Rec stat	Record Status	Leader/05
Regl	Regularity	008/19
Relf	Relief	008/18-21
S/L	Entry Convention	008/34
SpFm	Special Format Characteristics	008/33-34
Srce	Cataloging Source Code	008/39
SrTp	Type of Continuing Resource	008/21
Tech	Tecnica	008/34
Tempo	Running Time	008/18-20
Tmat	Type of Material	008/33
Tipo	Type of Record	Leader/06

Export characteristics: Authority records

Authority records are not validated before conversion. This section describes the characteristics of exported authority records.

• Maximum size = 12,000 characters
• In the 003 field, records contain OCLC’s organization symbol: OCoLC
• The 005 field contains the date and time the export was executed

Export characteristics: Authority format equivalents

The following table shows the field and position of each fixed-field element in the OCLC-MARC authority record.

Authority format equivalents - Table

Mnemonic	Definizione	Field and position
Auth/Ref	Kind of Record	008/09
Auth status	Level of Establishment	008/33
Enc lvl	Livello di codifica	Leader/17
Entered	Date Entered on File	008/00-05
Geo subd	Direct or Indirect Geographic Subdivision	008/06
Govt agn	Type of Government Agency	008/28
Mod rec	Modified Record	008/38
Nome	Undifferentiated Personal Name	008/32
Name use	Heading Use—Main or Added Entry	008/14
Rec stat	Record Status	Leader/05
Ref status	Reference Evaluation	008/29
Roman	Romanization Scheme	008/07
Rules	Descriptive Cataloging Rules	008/10
Ser num	Numbered/Unnumbered Series	008/13
Ser use	Heading Use—Series Added Entry	008/16
Serie	Type of Series	008/12
Fonte	Fonte di catalogazione	008/39
Subj	Subject Heading System/Thesaurus	008/11
Subj type	Type of Subject Subdivision	008/17
Subj use	Heading Use—Subject Added Entry	008/15
Tipo	Type of Record	Leader/06
Upd status	Record Update in Process	008/31