IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core Programme (UBCIM)

0-- Identification Block

Definition and Scope of Fields

This block contains those numbers that identify the record or the item recorded in it.

Occurrence

The following fields are defined:

001 Record Identifier
005 Version Identifier
010 International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
011 International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
012 Fingerprint Identifier
013 International Standard Music Number (ISMN)
014 Article Identifier
015 International Standard Technical Report Number (ISRN)
016 International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
020 National bibliography number
021 Legal deposit number
022 Government publication number
035 Other System Control Numbers
040 CODEN
071 Publishers' Numbers for Music

Field 001 is mandatory in every record. Other fields are entered when data is available.

001 RECORD IDENTIFIER

This field contains characters uniquely associated with the record, i.e. the control number for the record of the agency preparing the record.

Occurrence

Mandatory. Not repeatable.

Indicators

In conformance with ISO 2709 this field does not have indicators.

Subfields

In conformance with ISO 2709 this field does not contain subfields.

Notes on Field Contents

There are no restrictions on the form of the record identifier.

When the record identifier consists of or incorporates any form of an International Standard Number, other identifiable number such a national number, or other data such as country of publication, this information is nevertheless to be entered in the field specified for that data in addition to recording it as the record identifier in this field.

Related Fields

An agency may be using other separately identified numbers such as ISBN or National Bibliography Number as a Record Identifier. See Notes on Field Contents above for treatment in these cases.

Examples

EX 1
001 2002-00000000011
A number in the Joint Catalogue file of the South African State Library.

EX 2
001 B7512345
The record number of a record from the British National Bibliography is the National Bibliography Number B7512345. In addition, the number is entered in field 020, NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER.

EX 3
001 02512645
The record number used for a record in a serials file is the ISSN without its hyphen. In addition, the ISSN with hyphen is entered in field 011, ISSN.

EX 4
001 83.041470.3
The record number allocated to a Deutsche Bibliothek record. This is not identical with the national bibliography number.

EX 5
001 ###73002284#//r752
The control number of a record issued by the Library of Congress. The basic control number has a fixed length of 12 characters which in this instance requires blank fill. This number also includes revision information in a suffix.

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005 VERSION IDENTIFIER

The field contains the date and time of the last record transaction. It allows machine systems to determine whether the version of the record being processed is later, earlier or the same as one previously processed.

Occurrence

Optional, recommended. Not repeatable.

Indicators

In conformance with ISO 2709 this field has no indicators.

Subfields

In conformance with ISO 2709 this field has no subfield identifiers.

Notes on Field Contents

The date is entered in ISO standard form (ISO 8601-1988) for dates: YYYYMMDD where YYYY represents the year, MM the month and DD the day of the month. The time is entered in the form HHMMSS.T where HH represents the hour using the twenty four hour clock, MM the minutes, SS the seconds and .T tenths of a second. In all cases a leading 0 is added if necessary.

Related Fields

100 GENERAL PROCESSING DATA (character positions 0-7)
This is the date of original creation of the record and will not change even if the record is corrected or exchanged.

801 ORIGINATING SOURCE FIELD subfield $c
This subfield gives solely year, month and day of modification, transcription and/or issue.

Examples

EX 1
005 19850901141236.0
The date of last transaction was 1st September 1985 at 14:12:36 hours (i.e. 2:12:36 p.m.). '1st' is entered as '01' not '1', 'September' as '09' not '9', to preserve the format.

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010 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER

This field contains an International Standard Book Number and a qualification which distinguishes between ISBN when more than one is contained in a record. The field corresponds to the ISBD Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area. The field may contain the terms of availability and/or price, even if it does not contain an ISBN.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable when more than one valid ISBN etc. is to be recorded.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Number (ISBN)
A correctly applied ISBN including hyphens. The ISBN are assigned by the designated agency in each country. Not repeatable.

$b Qualification
An indication of the scope of the ISBN in subfield $a (if present), usually the name of a publisher, an indication of the binding of the item, or an indication of the relationship of an ISBN to a set or to a particular volume. (EX 3, 5, 6, 7). Not repeatable.

$d Terms of Availability and/or Price
The price of the item and any comment on its availability (EX 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8). Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous ISBN
An ISBN that has been identified as being erroneously applied to an item or is otherwise invalid. It may have been allocated to two different publications and in this instance cancelled (EX 8), or it may have been incorrectly printed (EX 9). Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

ISBN structure:

The ISBN is a unique number applied to a published item according to the provisions of ISO 2108. The ISBN consists of four distinct parts, each of which is separated by a hyphen or space. Hyphens are recommended in UNIMARC. The four parts are:

Group identifier: Allocated to each country or group of countries or language groups by the International ISBN Agency. International organizations, e.g., the UN, also have their own group identifier.

Publisher identifier: Allocated to each publisher by a National or Regional ISBN Agency.

Title identifier: Allocated to each title (and each edition and format of each title) by the publisher.

Check digit: calculated on the basis of the other 9 digits of the ISBN.

All digits of the ISBN are numeric except the check digit which may be numeric or a roman numeral X (capital X, representing a numeric value of 10) ISO 2108 gives the standard specifications of the form of the ISBN.

Verification of check digit:

To check for accuracy of an ISBN: take each digit and multiply by a number whose value depends on the position of the digit (the 'weight'), add the results and divide by 11. If the answer is not zero then one or more of the digits is wrong. Using EX 9 as an example:

ISBN		0	1	1	8	8	4	0	9	4	X (i.e. 10)
'Weight'		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Result		0	9	8	56	48	20	0	27	8	10 -- total 186

186 is not exactly divisible by 11, so the ISBN is incorrect.

Data format:

The letters ISBN, which are usually found printed with an ISBN on the item, should not be entered in field 010.

Any ISBN which is found to be wrongly printed on the item can be entered in subfield $z, Erroneous ISBN, which is provided to give access to records that may have been requested by an erroneous number appearing on the item.

Hyphens are inserted to separate the four separate parts of the number in the $a or $z subfield. No other punctuation is permitted. The purpose of the hyphens or spaces in the ISBN is to separate the distinct parts. When an ISBN is displayed in a catalogue entry the inclusion of the hyphens or spaces is mandatory. Many national agencies do not store the hyphens or spaces in the machine-readable record since they can be generated by algorithm if the range of publisher identifiers which have been allocated is known. When records are exchanged internationally the recipient of records may not always know the range of publisher identifiers allocated within the group represented by the first part of the ISBN. Therefore it is recommended that hyphens always be included in the ISBN in field 010 to ensure their display on output.

Strictly, each book has one ISBN. However, there are circumstances in which a single record may need to include more than one ISBN, depending on the policy of the cataloguing agency. Examples of situations in which multiple ISBN might appear in a record are: where a publisher issues a work in more than one binding or physical format, each with a different ISBN, and a single record is created by the agency encompassing more than one of these 'editions', where a single record is created for a multipart item (multi-volume monograph) and different ISBN have been assigned by the publisher to each volume, or to each volume and to the set as a whole; where a single item is published, or published and distributed, by more than one entity, each of which has assigned a separate ISBN to the item.

In order to distinguish between ISBN when there is more than one in a record, qualifications may be added to one or more of them, according to the practice of the agency preparing the record.

Terms of availability and price are often related to each ISBN. Thus this information is recorded in the same field. Punctuation is included with the data as required.

The field should be repeated for each valid ISBN. It should also be repeated for an invalid ISBN unless that invalid ISBN clearly relates to a known valid equivalent entered in the record, in which case the invalid ISBN will be entered in the same field as its corresponding valid ISBN (EX 8, 9).

Some agencies use the ISBN as record identifier and enter it in the field 001. In those cases the ISBN should be entered additionally in field 010.

Related Fields

011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (ISSN)
A number similar in use to the ISBN but applied to serials.

013 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD MUSIC NUMBER (ISMN)
A number similar in use to the ISBN but applied to printed music.

Examples

EX 1
010 ##$a0-246-11007-4$d£2.95
A book published in England and cloth bound priced at £2.95 with the ISBN on the document as follows: 0 246 11007 4.

EX 2
010 ##$a963-592-149-7$d$25.00 (outside Hungary)
A book published in Hungary and sold outside the country for $25.00.

EX 3
010 ##$d£3.50
010 ##$bpbk$d£2.50
A book published in both cloth and paper covers. No ISBN are available.

EX 4
010 ##$a0-85997-276-3$d£5.20 (£3.90 to members of the Library Association)
A book is published with a discount to members of the Library Association.

EX 5
010 ##$a0-915408-15-5$dUnpriced
010 ##$a0-915408-16-3$bSigned ed.$dUnpriced
A book is available in cloth bound form with the option of purchasing it in a cased edition signed by the translator. The alternatives each have their own ISBN.

EX 6
010 ##$a0-306-35054-8$d£22.05
010 ##$a0-306-35050-5$bSet of six vols$d£97.29
The record is for volume 4 of a monograph Treatise on solid state chemistry published in 6 volumes, each with its own ISBN. The set also has an ISBN and a price is available for the set.

EX 7
010 ##$a0-563-12887-9$b(B.B.C.)
010 ##$a0-233-96847-4$b(Deutsch)
A book is jointly published by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Deutsch.

EX 8
010 ##$a0-95045-372-2$df0.55$z0-95045-711-6
A publisher erroneously gives the same ISBN to all the items he publishes. The national ISBN agency provides correct ones for each. In the record for each of the items, the correct one is found in subfield $a and the wrongly applied one is $z.

EX 9
010 ##$a0-11-884094-0$z0-11-884094-X
ISBN 0 11 884094 0 is incorrectly printed with an X as the check digit.

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011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (ISSN)

This field contains the ISSN as assigned by an ISSN Centre, any ISSN which has been assigned and cancelled, details of terms of availability and/or price. It corresponds to the ISBD(S) Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area, although the Key Title is entered in field 530.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable if the record includes more than one serial title.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Number (ISSN)
A correctly applied ISSN including the hyphen between the fourth and fifth digits. Not repeatable.

$b Qualification
Used to distinguish between ISSN if a record contains more than one. Not repeatable. Not used by the ISSN International Centre.

$d Terms of Availability and/or Price
The price of the item and any comment on its availability (EX 3, 6). Repeatable.

$y Cancelled ISSN
This includes any ISSN that was formerly valid but which has been cancelled by an ISSN centre (EX 2). Repeatable.

$z Erroneous ISSN
This includes any incorrect ISSN other than those recorded in $y. Most often this will be the result of a printing error. Repeatable (EX 5).

Notes on Field Contents

The ISSN is a unique and unambiguous identification number for serials assigned in accordance with ISO 3297. The system for allocating ISSN is controlled by the ISSN International Centre based in Paris. National Centres allocate ISSN to new serials from a batch of numbers allocated to them by the ISSN International Centre, and communicate them to the Centre.

Data format:

An ISSN consists of eight digits. These are the Arabic numerals 0 to 9, except in the case of the last or check digit where a roman numeral X (capital X) can occur. Since ISSN are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, such as the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or control numbers, a distinction must be preserved in the form of presentation when printed or displayed. An ISSN is, therefore, preceded by the letters 'ISSN' and a space, and appears as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen, for example: ISSN 1234-5679. The check digit is always located in the extreme right position, and is calculated on a modulus 11 basis using weights 8 to 2. The letters ISSN are not included in field 011 in the UNIMARC record, though the hyphen is. Detailed specifications for the ISSN and calculation of its check digit are found in ISO 3297. The calculation of the check digit is similar to that needed for ISBN (see field 010).

Punctuation:

A hyphen should separate the fourth and fifth digits of a valid or cancelled ISSN. No other punctuation should be present. Punctuation for the $b and $d subfields is entered in these subfields according to the practices of the agency preparing the record.

Multiple ISSN:

Any ISSN that is wrongly assigned and then cancelled or wrongly printed is entered in subfield $y Cancelled ISSN or $z Erroneous ISSN respectively. Such ISSN should be entered in the same field as the correctly assigned ISSN.

Those agencies following ISSN International Centre practices for making serial records will always have only one valid ISSN in field 011 of their records. Those agencies with different practices for making serial records may have records which contain more than one valid ISSN in repeated 011 fields.

Some agencies use the ISSN as record identifier and enter it in field 001. In these cases the ISSN should also be entered in field 011.

Related Fields

010 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER (ISBN)
A number similar in use to the ISSN but applied to books.

013 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD MUSIC NUMBER (ISMN)
A number similar in use to the ISBN but applied to printed music.

040 CODEN
An additional identification system for serials.

225 SERIES
An ISSN for a series to which the item being catalogued belongs may be entered in subfield 225 $x.

530 KEY TITLE
The Key title part of the ISBD(S) Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area is entered in field 530.

4-- LINKING ENTRY BLOCK
An ISSN that is assigned to a higher level bibliographic item (series) or a lower level bibliographic item (subseries) that is related to the serial being catalogued, may be entered in an 011 field embedded in the appropriate linking entry field (4--).

Examples

EX 1
011 ##$a0003-9756
The ISSN for Archives européennes de sociologie is ISSN 0003-9756.

EX 2
011 ##$a0105-0064$y0036-5646
Scandinavian times and Scandinavian times magazine were allocated the same ISSN, 0036-5645. This number is cancelled and a new number allocated to each. The example gives the contents of the ISSN field in the record of the Scandinavian times.

EX 3
011 ##$a0260-7743$dFree to members of the federation only
The Newsletter of the London Federation of Museums and Art Galleries has the ISSN 0260-7743. Details of terms of availability are included in the record.

EX 4
011 ##$a0009-3947$d£l.00$d£13.25 yearly
Both a single issue price and a subscription rate are given on the item.

EX 5
011 ##$a0263-3264$z0226-7223$z0068-2691
Two different ISSN are given on the Yearbook of European law, 1984 edition. Both are wrong. The correct and the two incorrect ISSN are listed in the field.

EX 6
011 ##$d£2.95
The Moomins annual has a price; but no ISSN has been assigned.

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012 FINGERPRINT IDENTIFIER

This field contains the Fingerprint Identifier for older monographic publications (antiquarian) and a code for the institution to which the field applies which distinguishes between Fingerprint Identifiers when more than one is contained in a record. The field corresponds to the ISBD Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area.

Occurrence

Optional, recommended. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Fingerprint
Calculated Fingerprint Identifier. The Fingerprint is assigned by the agency creating a record. Not repeatable.

$2 Fingerprint System Code
An identification in coded form of the system from which fingerprint identifier is derived. Not repeatable.

$5 Institution to which the Field Applies
Name of institution to which field applies in coded form. Since there are no internationally accepted codes, the codes from USMARC Code List for Organizations, which includes codes for many non-U.S. library agencies, are recommended. Otherwise, the full name of the agency or a national code may be used. If the institution holds more than one copy the subfield should also contain the shelfmark after a colon. Not repeatable. Mandatory if field present.

Notes on Field Contents

A fingerprint is a means of identifying older monographic publications constructed by taking groups of characters from certain pages in order to make each publication uniquely identifiable.

Since no definitive formula for fingerprint has been determined by international agreement, various forms of fingerprint will be considered acceptable. It is recommended to use a method of fingerprint construction found in Fingerprints = Empreintes = Impronte. Paris : Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes in association with the National Library of Scotland, 1984.

Related Fields

010 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
The field contains the International Standard Book Number.

301 NOTES PERTAINING TO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
The field contains a note on the fingerprint identifier.

Examples

EX 1
012 ##$aocon humi nche covn 3 MDLXXX$2fei$5CiZaNSB: R II F-8° -307
Fingerprint for Opera di Marco Marulo da Spalato Circa L'Institutione del buono e beato vivere. In Venetia, 1580. Fingerprint taken from a copy in the National and University Library (Nacionalna i sveucilišna biblioteka), Zagreb, pressmark R II F-8° -307, using the rules of Fingerprints = Empreintes = Impronte.

EX 2
012 ##$a165512 - a1 *2 dol : a2 *6 m$ - b1 A r : b2 2E7 $quid$$2stcn$5NeHKB
Fingerprint for Erasmus' Colloqvia. Amstelodami, 1655. Fingerprint taken from a copy in the Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliothek), Den Haag, using the system devised for the Short Title Catalogue (Netherlands). The dollar signs of 'm$' and '$quid$' form part of the fingerprint and are not subfield identifiers.

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013 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD MUSIC NUMBER (ISMN)

This field contains an International Standard Music Number and a qualification which distinguishes between ISMN when more than one is contained in a record. The field corresponds to the ISBD Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area. The field may contain the terms of availability and/or price, even if it does not contain an ISMN.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable when more than one valid ISMN is to be recorded.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Number (ISMN)
A correctly applied ISMN including hyphens. The ISMN are assigned by the designated agency in each country. Not repeatable.

$b Qualification
An indication of the scope of the ISMN in subfield $a (if present), usually the name of a publisher, an indication of the binding of the item, or an indication of the relationship of an ISMN to a set or to a particular volume (EX 1, 2). Not repeatable.

$d Terms of Availability and/or Price
The price of the item and any comment on its availability. Where there is an 010 International Standard Book Number field and the contents of this subfield would simply repeat what is in 010$d then the subfield can be omitted. Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous ISMN
An ISMN that has been identified as being erroneously applied to an item or is otherwise invalid. It may have been allocated to two different publications and in this instance cancelled, or it may have been incorrectly printed (EX 3). Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

ISMN structure:

The ISMN is used to identify music publications, whether available for sale, hire, gratis or for copyright purposes only, according to the provisions of ISO 10957.

Each separately available constituent part of a publication must receive its own ISMN. An ISMN consists of the letter M followed by nine digits. Whenever it is printed or written, the number is preceded by letter ISMN. In countries where the Latin alphabet is not used, an abbreviation in the local script may be used in addition to the Latin letters ISMN.

The ISMN is divided into four elements, two of which are of variable length, each of which is separated by a hyphen or space.

Distinguishing element: The letter M distinguishes the ISMN from the ISBN.

Publisher identifier: Designates the publisher of a given music publication. It is allocated to each publisher by a national or regional ISMN agency.

Item identifier: Identifies an edition of a work and the various items within it. An item, in the terms of the Standard, is one separately saleable or available or obtainable constituent part of a music publication.

Check character: This is a single digit at the end of the ISMN that provides an automatic verification of the correctness of the ISMN. It is computer calculated.

Verification of check character:

The check character is calculated on a modulus 10 with alternating weights of 3 and 1 assigned from left to right beginning with the letter M prefix. The letter M counts as 3.

This means that each of the first nine characters of the ISMN - i.e. excluding the check digit itself - is multiplied by an alternating sequence of the numbers 3 and 1 from left to right and that the sum of the products thus obtained, plus the check digit, must be divisible without remainder by 10.

For example:

	Publisher prefix				Title Number					Check digit
ISMN	M	3	4	5	2	4	6	8	0	5
Weight	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3
Products	9	3	12	5	6	4	18	8	0	= 65

Total: 65 + 5 (check digit) = 70

As 70 can be divided by 10 without remainder M-345-24680-5 is a valid International Standard Music Number.

Data format:

The letters ISMN, which are usually found printed with an ISMN on the item, should not be entered in field 013.

Any ISMN which is found to be wrongly printed on the item can be entered in subfield $z, Erroneous ISMN, which is provided to give access to records that may have been requested by an erroneous number appearing on the item.

Hyphens are inserted to separate the four parts of the number in the $a or $z subfield. No other punctuation is permitted. The purpose of the hyphens or spaces in the ISMN is to separate the distinct parts. When an ISMN is displayed in a catalogue entry the inclusion of the hyphens or spaces is mandatory. Many national agencies do not store the hyphens or spaces in the machine-readable record since they can be generated by algorithm if the range of publisher identifiers which have been allocated is known. When records are exchanged internationally the recipient of records may not always know the range of publisher identifiers. Therefore it is recommended that hyphens always be included in the ISMN in field 013 to ensure the display output.

Strictly speaking, each music publication has one ISMN. However, there are circumstances in which a single record may need to include more than one ISMN, depending on the policy of the cataloguing agency. Examples of situations in which multiple ISMN might appear in a record are: where a publisher issues a work in more than one binding or physical format, each with a different ISMN, and a single record is created by the agency encompassing more than one of the 'editions', where a single record is created for a multi-volume publication and different ISMN have been assigned by the publisher to each individual volume in the set and to the set as a whole; where a single item is published, or published and distributed, by more than one entity, each of which has assigned a separate ISMN to the item.

In order to distinguish between ISMN when there is more than one in a record, qualifications may be added to one or more of them, according to the practice of the agency preparing the record.

Terms of availability and price are often related to each ISMN. Thus this information is recorded in the same field. Punctuation is included with the data as required.

The field should be repeated for each valid ISMN. It should be repeated for an invalid ISMN unless that invalid ISMN clearly relates to a known valid equivalent entered in the record, in which case the invalid ISMN will be entered in the same field as its corresponding valid ISMN (EX 3).

Some agencies may use the ISMN as record identifier and enter it in the field 001. In those cases the ISMN should be entered additionally in field 013.

Related Fields

010 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER (ISBN)
The field contains the International Standard Book Number. It is sometimes difficult to decide whether a publication is a music edition or a "normal" book, or both. In these cases both an ISMN and an ISBN may be assigned.

011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (ISSN)
There are only a few periodicals of printed music, but many music publications are issued in series. Both categories should be assigned, an ISSN for the serial title and an ISMN for each individual item in the series.

Examples

EX 1
013 ##$aM-706700-00-7$b(HDS)
013 ##$aM-705701-00-4$b(MIC)
The item is published jointly by Hrvatsko drustvo skladatelja and Muzicki informativni centar.

EX 2
013 ##$aM-9005202-2-7$b(bound)
013 ##$aM-9005202-3-4$b(pbk)
The publication is available both in bound and in paperback edition.

EX 3
013 ##$aM-9005202-1-0$zM-9005202-1-X
ISMN M-9005202-1-0 is incorrectly printed with an X as the check digit.

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014 ARTICLE IDENTIFIER

This field contains a unique, unambiguous code assigned to journal articles.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Article Identifier
Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous Article Identifier
Repeatable.

$2 System Code
The subfield contains an identification of the system under which the identifier was constructed. Not repeatable.

Codes:

biblid Bibliographic Identification of Contributors in Serials and Books (ISO 9115)
sici Serial Item and Contributor Identifier (ANSI/NISO Z39.56)

Note: ISO 9115 has been withdrawn and the use of the biblid is not recommended.

Notes on Field Contents

This field contains the number formatted according to the systems identified in subfield $2.

Examples

EX 1
014 ##$a0024-2519/91/6103-0003$01.00$2sici
The article identifier for "Core Journal Networks and Cocitation Maps: New Bibliometric Tools for Serials Research and Management" in Library Quarterly, v.61, no.3. The second $ is part of the citation and not a subfield mark.

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015 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TECHNICAL REPORT NUMBER (ISRN)

This field contains the ISRN as assigned by a national ISRN Centre. It corresponds to the ISBD Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Number (ISRN)
A correctly applied ISRN including hyphens. The ISRN are assigned by the designated agency in each country. Not repeatable.

$b Qualification
An indication of the scope of the ISRN in subfield $a (if present), usually the name of a publisher, an indication of the binding of the item, or an indication of the relationship of an ISRN to a set or to a particular volume. Not repeatable.

$d Terms of Availability and/or Price
The price of the item and any comment on its availability. Not repeatable.

$z Cancelled/Invalid/Erroneous ISRN
An ISRN that has been identified as being erroneously applied to an item or is otherwise invalid. It may have been allocated to two different publications and in this instance cancelled, or it may have been incorrectly printed. Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

This field contains the number formatted according to ISO 10444. This number has a maximum of 36 characters.

Related Fields

010 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER (ISBN)
A number similar in use to the ISRN but applied to books.

011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (ISSN)
A number similar in use to the ISRN but applied to serials.

014 ARTICLE IDENTIFIER
A code assigned to journal articles.

040 CODEN
An additional identification system for serials.

Examples

EX 1
015 ##$aKU-CL-TR--6-96--GB
Kent University Computing Laboratory Technical Report 6-96. An ISRN assigned by the issuing agency in the United Kingdom (country code GB).

EX 2
015 ##$aCEA-DAS-STAS-SPI--88/1-FR
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Département d'Analyse de Sûreté, Service Technique d'Analyse de Sûreté, Section Protection Incendie. 1988, rapport n° 1. An ISRN assigned by the issuing agency in France.

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016 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING CODE (ISRC)

Field Definition

This field contains an International Standard Recording Code and a qualification which distinguishes between ISRCs when more than one is contained in a record. The field corresponds to the ISBD Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area. The field may contain the terms of availability and/or price, even if it does not contain an ISRC.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable when more than one valid ISRC is to be recorded.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Number (ISRC)
A correctly applied ISRC including hyphens. The ISRCs are assigned by the designated agency in each country. Not repeatable.

$d Terms of Availability and/or Price
The price of the item and any comment on its availability. Where there is an 010 International Standard Book Number field and the contents of this subfield would simply repeat what is in 010$d then the subfield can be omitted. Not repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

ISRC structure:

Each separately available constituent part of a publication must receive its own ISRC. An ISRC consists of twelve digits. Whenever it is printed or written, the number is preceded by letter ISRC. In countries where the Latin alphabet is not used, an abbreviation in the local script may be used in addition to the Latin letters ISRC.

The ISRC is divided into five elements, two of which are of variable length, each of which is separated by a hyphen.

Country code: A two-letter country code assigned from ISO 3166-1.

First owner code: An alphanumeric 3 character code assigned by nominated agencies.

Year of recording code: The last two digits of the year.

Recording code: This consists of three or four digits, assigned by the first owner. If there are fewer than ten recorded items the code will be in the range 0000-2999; if there are more than nine the code will be in the range 300-999.

Recording item code: This consists of a number from 0-9 if the recording code has four digits and a number from 00-99 if the recording code has three.

Data format:

Any ISRC which is found to be wrongly printed on the item can be entered in subfield $z, Erroneous ISRC, which is provided to give access to records that may have been requested by an erroneous number appearing on the item.

Hyphens are inserted to separate the five parts of the number in the $a or $z subfield. No other punctuation is permitted. The purpose of the hyphens in the ISRC is to separate the distinct parts. When an ISRC is displayed in a catalogue entry the inclusion of the hyphens is mandatory. Many national agencies do not store the hyphens in the machine-readable record since they can be generated by algorithm if the range of publisher identifiers which have been allocated is known. When records are exchanged internationally the recipient of records may not always know the range of publisher identifiers. Therefore it is recommended that hyphens always be included in the ISRC in field 016 to ensure the display output.

In order to distinguish between ISRCs when there is more than one in a record, qualifications may be added to one or more of them, according to the practice of the agency preparing the record.

Terms of availability and price are often related to each ISRC. Thus this information is recorded in the same field. Punctuation is included with the data as required.

The field should be repeated for each valid ISRC. It should be repeated for an invalid ISRC unless that invalid ISRC clearly relates to a known valid equivalent entered in the record, in which case the invalid ISRC will be entered in the same field as its corresponding valid ISRC.

Related Fields

The field contains the International Standard Book Number. It is sometimes difficult to decide whether a publication is a music edition or a "normal" book, or both. In these cases both an ISRC and an ISBN may be assigned.

011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER (ISSN)

013 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD MUSIC NUMBER (ISMN)

Examples

EX 1
016 ##$aFR-Z03-91-012-31
An ISRC for Phonogram France allocated in 1991.

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020 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER

This field contains the number allocated to the record of a bibliographic item by the national bibliographic agency, and an indication of the country of the agency.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Country Code
An identification of the country of the national bibliography (EX 1-4). Not repeatable.

$b Number
The number as assigned by the agency (EX 14). Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous Number
A number erroneously assigned to a record (EX 2). Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

The preferred form of the national bibliography number entered in subfield $b is the form in which it is assigned by the agency including spaces, hyphens and other punctuation and following capitalization, etc. The country code of the country of the national bibliography is entered in subfield $a as a two-character, upper case alphabetic code from ISO 3166. For details see Appendix B. When a country has more than one national bibliography, it is suggested that the agencies providing the bibliographies agree on a numeric code suffix to add to the country code to differentiate them.

An erroneous number may be entered in subfield $z. When only an erroneous number is known, the field will contain a subfield $z without subfield $b being present.

When the national bibliography number is used as the record identifier in field 001, it should be entered additionally in field 020.

Related Fields

None.

Examples

EX 1
020 ##$aAU$b67-6
An Australian National Bibliography Number.

EX 2
020 ##$aCA$bCM73-6722XF
020 ##$aCA$zCM78-6722XF
A correct and an erroneous Canadian number.

EX 3
020 ##$aDD$b83,A16,0553
020 ##$aDD$b82,N46,0092
The record for an item in the Deutsche Bibliographie contains a repeated 020 field since the item has appeared twice in the Deutsche Bibliographie; the earlier version of the record was a CIP record. Though the record containing the repeated fields is simply an upgrade of the CIP record, it includes the earlier number since this is the practice of the agency preparing the record.

EX 4
020 ##$aGB$bB81-15605
A number from the British National Bibliography.

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021 LEGAL DEPOSIT NUMBER

This field contains the number assigned to the item being recorded by the legal deposit or copyright office in each country.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Country Code
An identification of the country of the legal deposit agency assigning the number. Not repeatable.

$b Number
As assigned by the agency. Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous Number
A number erroneously assigned to an item. Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

The preferred form of the legal deposit number is the form in which it is assigned by the agency, including spaces, hyphens and other punctuation, and following original capitalization, etc. The country code of the country of legal deposit assigning the number is entered in subfield $a as a two-character, upper case alphabetic code from ISO 3166. For details see Appendix B.

An erroneous number may be entered in subfield $z. When only an erroneous number is known the field will contain a subfield $z without subfield $b being present.

If the legal deposit number is used as the record identifier in field 001, it should be entered additionally in field 021.

Related Fields

None.

Examples

EX 1
021 ##$aUS$bA68778
A United States legal deposit number.

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022 GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION NUMBER

This field contains the number assigned to one of its own publications or to an item published on its behalf by a government body.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Country Code
An identification of the country in which the document is published (EX l-3). Not repeatable.

$b Number
The number as assigned by the government body. Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous Number
A number erroneously assigned to a government publication. Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

This field is used for numbers on government documents at any level. It may be used for the publications of any level of governmental authority and for international and intergovernmental organizations. In the case of international and intergovernmental organizations, subfield $a is omitted (EX 4). The country code entered in subfield $a is a two-character, upper case alphabetic code from ISO 3166. For details see Appendix B.

The number is entered in the form in which it appears on the document including spaces, hyphens and other punctuation.

An erroneous number may be entered in subfield $z. When only an erroneous number is known, the field will contain subfield $z without subfield $b being present.

Related Fields

100 GENERAL PROCESSING DATA, Government Publication Code (character position 20)
This character position indicates whether the item is a government publication and the level of government responsible for it.

Examples

EX 1
022 ##$aZA$bRP64/77
South African government publication number.

EX 2
022 ##$aUS$bhE17.302.W58/91
United States government publication.

EX 3
022 ##$aGB$bECC.56/81
A publication of Essex County Council, United Kingdom.

EX 4
022 ##$bPGI/81/WS/22
A UNESCO publication.

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035 OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS

Field Definition

This field contains the control number of records obtained from other sources.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a System Control Number
A code for the organisation in parentheses followed by the system control number for the record in that organisation's database. Since there are no internationally accepted codes, the codes from USMARC Code List for Organizations are recommended. Otherwise, the full name of the agency or a national code may be used. Not repeatable.

$z Cancelled or Invalid Control Number
Repeatable.

Related Fields

001 RECORD IDENTIFIER
The control number used as the unique identifier by the agency preparing the record.

Examples

EX 1
001 b9301298
035 ##$a(CiZaNSB)920701098
801 #0$aHR$bCiZaNSB$c960507$gPPIAK$2unimyu
801 #2$aGB$bUk$c960702
The original control number of a record derived from one created by the National and University Library, Zagreb.

EX 2
035 ##$a(FrPBN)frBN001148436
801 #0$aFR$bFrPBN$c951105$gAFNOR$2intermarc
801 #2$aUS$bDLC$c970212
The control number originally assigned by the Bibliothèque nationale in France.

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040 CODEN (SERIALS)

This field contains a unique, unambiguous code assigned to titles of serials by the International CODEN Service.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)
Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a CODEN
The six character code of which the last character is an alphanumeric digit. Not repeatable.

$z Erroneous CODEN
A CODEN that has been identified as being erroneously applied to an item or is otherwise invalid. It may have been allocated to two different publications and in this instance cancelled, or it may have been incorrectly printed. Repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

CODEN is a unique six-character code for a periodical title assigned by the International CODEN Service to scientific and technical serials.

The first five characters of the CODEN are alphabetic and based on the title of the serial, the last is an alphanumeric check digit, e.g. JACSAT for Journal of the American Chemical Society, where T is the check digit.

Related Fields

011 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
A numeric code also applied to serials to identify them uniquely.

Examples

EX l
040 ##$aANPYA2
The CODEN for Annalen der Physik.

EX 2
040 ##$aJPHYA7
The CODEN for Journal of Physiology (London).

EX 3
040 ##$aKREBAG
The CODEN for Krebsarzt.

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071 PUBLISHER'S NUMBER (SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC)

This field contains publisher's numbers used for sound recordings and publications of music.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator l: Type of Publisher's Number

This indicator specifies the type of publisher's number contained in the field. It may be used to generate introductory text if a note is to be displayed from this field (EX 2, 4).

0 Issue number
1 Matrix number
2 Plate number
3 Other publisher's number (printed music)

Indicator 2: Note Indicator

This indicator specifies whether the agency supplying the record would use the data to display a note. If a generated note is not required (perhaps because the agency has also entered details in a 300 or 301 field (EX 3)) then this number should be set to 0.

0 Do not make a note
1 Make a note

Subfields

$a Publisher's Number
The number as assigned by the agency. Not repeatable.

$b Source
The agency which assigned the number. Not repeatable.

Notes on Field Contents

The issue or label number is the number used to identify the issue designation or serial identification assigned by a publisher to a specific sound recording, to a side of a sound recording, to a performance on a sound recording, or to a group of sound recordings issued as a set. The issue number normally appears on the label and often on the packaging for these recordings. For a set of recordings there may be issue numbers on each disc and an additional set number on the packaging.

The matrix number is used to identify the master from which the specific recording was pressed, usually appearing inscribed in the wax disc. It may be used for identification of a sound recording in the absence of an issue or label number.

The plate number is a serial number assigned by a publisher to a specific music publication. It is usually printed at the bottom of each page of music and sometimes appears also on the title page.

Other publishers' numbers are numbers similar to plate numbers but not appearing on each page of the publication. They may appear on the title page, the cover, and/or the first page of music.

Related Fields

301 NOTES PERTAINING TO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
Unformatted publisher's numbers are recorded solely in this field.

If the number as recorded in field 071 can be used in the same form, indicator 2 is set to 1 and a note will be generated. Otherwise indicator 2 is set to 0 and a note is added in field 301.

Examples

EX 1
071 0l$aSTMA 8007$bTamla Motown
An issue designation for a sound recording published by Tamla Motown. A note will be generated, e.g. Tamla Motown: STMA 8007

EX 2
071 21$aA 880 V$bArs Viva Verlag
A plate number for printed music. A note will be generated, e.g. Pl. no.: A 880 V

EX 3
071 20$aB. & H. 8797$bBreitkopf & Härtel
071 20$aB. & H. 8798$bBreitkopf & Härtel
071 20$aB. & H. 8799$bBreitkopf & Härtel
071 20$aB. & H. 8800$bBreitkopf & Härtel
071 20$aB. & H. 8801$bBreitkopf & Härtel
301 ##$aPlate no.: B. & H. 8797-8801
A sequence of plate numbers for printed music. Notes are not to be generated from the 071 fields; because a summary note is made in field 301. This example and example 2 illustrate differing practices in abbreviating "Plate number" by different agencies.

EX 4
071 31$aN.M. 170$bNova Music
A publisher's number for printed music. A note will be generated, e.g.
Publisher's no.: N.M. 170

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