Study Program Information Note
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The Study Program Information Note (526 field) is a field used to denote reading levels of formal curriculum-based programs. Study programs include, but are not limited to, Accelerated Reader AR, Reading Counts RC, Guided Reading, DRA, and Fountas and Pinnell. Marcive adds the Accelerated Reader note to the records. Records coming from OCLC can have 526 fields for other programs.
Format
A 526 field for Accelerated Reader AR from Marcive has the following subfields:
| Subfield | Value |
| ‡a | Program Name |
| ‡b | Interest Level |
| ‡c | Reading Level |
| ‡d | Title Point Value |
| ‡z | Public Note |
- Example:
526 0 ‡aAccelerated Reader AR‡bMG‡c4.3‡d4‡zQuiz: 504189.Correcting OCLC Records
Records from OCLC can have information in the 526 field that should not be in the field, like series title, awards notes, reading levels, or Lexile levels. Reading levels that do not specify a study program name belong in the Target Audience Note (521 field). Please move this information to the correct field or delete it from the record. Study Programs in OCLC records are not consistently formatted. They can have varying abbreviations, punctuation, publisher names, or missing subfields. Punctuation should not be at the end of ‡a. If you identify errors in existing 526 fields, you can correct the fields by adding in the appropriate subfields or correcting the appearance of the program name for consistency.
| Correct Format of the Study Program Name | Selected Variations Found in Records |
| Accelerated Reader AR | Accelerated Reader, AR, A/R, AR Program, Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning, Renaissance |
| Reading Counts RC | Reading Counts, Reading Counts!, Scholastic Reading Counts |
| F&P text level gradient | F&P text level, Fountas & Pinnell |
| Guided reading | Guided reading level, Guided reading: |
| DRA | DRA Level, Developmental Reading Assessment Level |
Searching
Only the ‡a is indexed in the PAC. Saved SQL queries can be used in Leap or the Client to search for records containing the other subfields. The queries are called “Study Program” and “Study Program by Branch.” See Study Program SQL Query for instructions on how to use the SQL queries.