MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: 540: Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

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.

540 - Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

■ SUBFIELD CODES

INPUT CONVENTIONS

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY


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)