526 - Study Program Information Note (R)

Indicators 1st -  Display constant controller
0 - Reading program
8 - No display constant generated
  2nd -  Undefined
Subfields _a  Program name (NR)
  _b Interest level (NR)
  _c Reading level (NR)
  _d Title point value (NR)
  _i Display text (NR)
  _x Nonpublic note (R)
  _z Public note or quiz number (R)
  _5 Institution to which field applies (NR)
  _6 Linkage (NR)
  _8 Field link and sequence number (R)
Guidelines
  • The Study Program Information Note contains information about reading programs such as Accelerated Reader (AR) and Reading Counts (RC). It is generally used for formal curriculum-based study or reading programs.
    Field 526 also contains details about the study program.
    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.
  • In Destiny, any 526_5 must contain a site's Short Name. Destiny adds the Short Name of the site adding the 526 field automatically.
    A 526_5 is required if the reading program is Accelerated Reader or Reading Counts.
    For a different program, Destiny does not automatically add a 526_5 added by a district cataloger.
  • If subfield 5 contains the Short Name of a Destiny site, the 526 field (and its information shown on its Title Details page) is site-specific. It is visible only at that site.
    District catalogers can view site-specific 526 fields by clicking "Show site-specific 526 tags Show more" in the MARC Editor.
  • Reading program information obtained from an Enterprise subscription is not editable.
Examples
526 0# _aAccelerated Reader
_c1.9
_d0.5
_z19844.
526 8# _aFall Festival reading list.
526 0# _aReading Counts
_bK-2
_c1.2
_d1.0
_5WashElemSch