Catherine, you can use the formula
[whatever MARC field your subject headings are in] = [return]
I use 6?? = [return]
Marion
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On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Catherine O'Sullivan wrote:
> I want to find out how many of our bibliographic records do not have
> subject headings. I thought I was being clever and created a list
> using d (subject) x(does not have) a (the letter) OR d x e and so on
> through the vowels working on the premise that there must be a
> vowel somewhere in a subject heading. Unfortunately a large
> number of the records listed had subject headings. Is there an
> easy (or complex) way of finding records that do not have a field
> present or can anyone think of another way round?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Catherine
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