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540 - Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
October 2002

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Subfield Codes
$a - Terms governing use and reproduction (NR)
$b - Jurisdiction (NR)
$c - Authorization (NR)
$d - Authorized users (NR)
$u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)
$3 - Materials specified (NR)
$5 - Institution to which field applies (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Terms governing the use of the materials after access has been provided. The field includes, but is not limited to, copyrights, film rights, trade restrictions, etc. that restrict the right to reproduce, exhibit, fictionalize, quote, etc.

Information about restrictions imposed on access to the described materials is recorded in field 506 (Restrictions on Access Note).


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Terms governing use and reproduction
Usually mean the text of a legal or official statement of restrictions.
540 ##$aLiterary rights of Carrie Chapman Catt have been dedicated to the public.
540 ##$aRestricted: Information on reproduction rights available at Reference Desk.
540 ##$aRestricted: Copying allowed only for non-profit organizations.
$b - Jurisdiction
Name of a person, an institution, or a position or function within the institution, by whom or which the terms governing access are imposed and/or enforced, and to whom the restriction may be appealed.
540 ##$3Recorded radio programs$aThere are copyright and contractual restrictions applying to the reproduction of most of these recordings;$bDepartment of Treasury;$cTreasury contracts 7-A130 through 39-A179.
$c - Authorization
Source of authority for the restriction (e.g., a specific statute, contract, etc.).
540 ##$3Bituminous Coal Division and National Bituminous Coal Commission Records$a"No information obtained from a producer disclosing cost of production or sales realization shall be made public without the consent of the producer from whom the same shall have been obtained";$c50 Stat.88.
$d - Authorized users
Class of users, or specific individuals (by name or title) to whom the restrictions in subfield $a do not apply.
540 ##$3Diaries$aPhotocopying prohibited;$dExecutor of estate.
$u - Uniform Resource Identifier
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, which provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. This data can be used for automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols.
540 ##$aRights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions..."$uhttp://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html
540 ##$aReproduction is restricted through October 2014. See Restrictions Statement for more information:$uhttp://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/273_brum.html
$3 - Materials specified
Part of the described material to which the field applies.
540 ##$3Transcripts$aConfidential, copying limited;$dStudent named on document.
$5 - Institution to which field applies
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Field 540 ends with a period unless another mark of punctuation is present. If the final subfield is subfield $5, the mark of punctuation precedes that subfield.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$u - Uniform Resource Identifier [NEW, 2002]

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