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Indicators (continued):

As mentioned before, indicators of different values have different meanings. Let's study the example again: Please click on the indicators in field 050, 082, 100, 245, 600, and 650 to find out their meanings:

Example 1
010     93-33372//r97  
040     DLC ‡c DLC  
020     0452010616 : ‡c $9.95 ($12.99 Can.)  
050 10  PR2877 ‡b .C53 1993  
082 00  823/.52 ‡2 20  
100 1   Chute, Marchette Gaylord, ‡d 1909-  
245 10  Stories from Shakespeare / ‡c Marchette Chute.  
260     New York : ‡b Meridian, ‡c c1976 (1993 printing)  
300     319 p. ; ‡c 21 cm.  
500     Includes index.  
600 10  Shakespeare, William, ‡d 1564-1616 ‡v Adaptations.  
650  0  English drama ‡y Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 ‡v Adaptations.

Field 050:
First indicator is 1 -- the item is not in the Library of Congress
Second indicator is 0 -- the call number is assigned by the Library of Congress

Field 082:
First indicator is 0 -- this is the full edition of Dewey Decimal Classification
Second indicator is 0 -- this Dewey number is assigned by the Library of Congress

Field 100:
First indicator is 1 -- the entry begins with author's surname

Field 245:
First indicator is 1 -- this is a title added entry
Second indicator is 0 -- there is no nonfiling character

Field 600:
First indicator is 1 -- the entry begins with author's surname
Second indicator is 0 - this is a LC Subject Heading

Field 650:
Second indicator is 0 -- this is a LC Subject Heading

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