Holdings - 852 subfield e

What is this?

In a holdings record, 852 subfield $e is for "Address"; that is, "Street address, city, state, zip code, and country information for the current physical location of the item."

When is this trouble?

If your library does typically not use $e in holdings records, it may be in there accidentally:

  • 852 0_ ‡b finearts ‡c fa ‡h TD1066.O73 ‡i 2000 ‡e (call number should end 2000e)
  • 852 0_ ‡b young ‡c ylper ‡h F3701 ‡i .E385 ‡e xpected 2004/06/30 ()

If you are using $e for its intended purpose, $e subfields that do not indicate a former location will create confusion in reports.

If it was intended to be part of a note, that note will not appear in reports.

If the $e was a "e" in the call number, that part of the call number will not be visible in the catalog

If part of the call number is stored in a $e instead of a $i, that part of the call number may not show up in online catalog display, and may not have even made it to the spine label of the book.

How to Find

If you are in Alma, there is an analysis to search for this issue in the "Looking for Trouble" folder. Go to the "Holdings" folder and look for the "852 subfield d" analysis.