Are the numbers in the 001 field OCLC numbers?
No, these numbers are not OCLC numbers. The numbers in the 001 field are OSTI ID numbers that can also be searched in the Information Bridge or Energy Citations Database. To avoid conflicts with the OCLC numbers used in library catalogs, the OSTI ID number in the 001 field is preceded by the letters “OST.” Some loaders for library catalogs strip out the leading letters found in the 001 field. If such a loader is used with the Information Bridge MARC records, unrelated records may be overlain. It is possible to leave in the leading alpha characters and add a number to the string to allow the system to import the letters. • Are Library of Congress subject headings used? Library of Congress subject headings are not used. The 650 \4 fields contain the subject categories and descriptors used by OSTI. Keywords are placed in the 653 field. While these subject terms may not be indexed in some library catalog subject heading searches, they should work in keyword searches. Many systems do not su
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