Information:
The Study Program Information Note (526 tag) of the
MARC 21 bibliographic record contains information
about reading programs such as Accelerated Reader
(AR) and Reading Counts (RC). It is also used for a
variety of other reading and study programs. By
including this tag the library tells the library
user about programs that include the item and other
information that would be helpful in deciding
whether to use this book.
Use the first indicator 0 for reading programs like
Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts. Use the
first indicator 8 when entering a note about a
local study program or when subfield i is used.
Subfield a contains the name of the study or
reading program. Subfield b contains the interest
level that is assigned to the item by the study
program. Subfield c contains the reading level
assigned by the program. Include subfields b and c
when this information is available from the study
program. The levels entered here may not always
agree with the levels in the 521 tag. When the
study program assigns point values to individual
titles, include that information in subfield d.
Subfield i contains any information that should
precede the name of the study program. Subfield z
contains a note that will display on the OPAC. Use
this subfield for test numbers related to this item
in the reading program or for information that will
be useful to the library users.
Indicators
First Display constant controller
0 Reading program
8 No display constant generated
Second Undefined
blank Undefined
Subfields
a Program name (NR)
b Interest level (NR)
c Reading level (NR)
d Title point value (NR)
i Display text (NR)
x Non-public note (R)
z Public note (R)
5 Institution to which field applies (NR)
Punctuation:
This field ends with a period unless another mark
of punctuation (!, ?, -) is present.
Examples:
526 8 _aFall Festival Reading list.
526 8 _iOctober 1998 selection for:
_aHappy Valley Reading Club.
Accelerated Reader
526 0 _aAccelerated Reader AR
_c1.9
_d0.5
_xPull these items for a special
parent's viewing
_z19844.
_5TxAuEd
526 0 _aAccelerated Reader AR
_c3.6
_d0.5
_z686.
_5CaOStrP
526 0 _aAccelerated Reader AR
_c7.9
_d25
_z705.
Reading Counts
526 0 _aReading Counts RC
_b6-8
_c6.2
_d13.
_z862.
_5TXAnHS
526 0 _aReading Counts RC
_bK-2
_c1.2
_d1
_5OkNoWHM
526 0 _aReading Counts RC
_bK-2
_c2.7
_d2
_z18945
_5TxDaSOC
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