MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: 562: Copy and Version Identification Note (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

Information that distinguishes the copy(s) or version(s) of materials when more than one copy or version exists or could exist.

NOTE: Statements relating to versions of manuscript works existing in two or more versions or states in single or multiple copies are recorded in field 250 (Edition Statement).

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

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$a - Identifying markings

Markings on the support or imbedded in the medium that can be used to identify the copy of the described materials (e.g., watermarks, annotations, or captions).


562	##$aAnnotation in Wilson's hand: Copy one of two sent to John Phipps, 27 March 1897;$bCopy identified as Declaration of Dissolution, Phipps copy.

$b - Copy identification

Information such as names, codes, numbers, or description used to distinguish one copy of the described materials from other copies.


562	##$e3 copies kept;$bLabelled as president's desk copy, board of directors' working file copy, and public release copy.

$c - Version identification

Information such as names, codes, or descriptions used to identify a version that differs in content but is related across time to another version, such as an edition.


562	##$cVersion with air-brushed color illustrations;$e3 copies.

$d - Presentation format

Presentation format in which the recorded materials, regardless of their current medium, were intended to be used, seen, or heard (e.g., a film made for TV or a text intended for oral proclamation).


562	##$3The best get better Sue Hershkowitz$e2 copies$dOriginally given orally as a keynote address.

$e - Number of copies


562	##$bMarked: "For internal circulation only";$e2 copies.

$3 - Materials specified

Part of the described materials to which the copy and version identification note applies.


562	##$3Deacidified copy$aWith Braun's annotations by hand;$bIncludes personal library seal embossed.

$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 562 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.

562 - Copy and Version Identification Note (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

■ SUBFIELD CODES

INPUT CONVENTIONS


Subfield Codes
$a - Identifying markings (R) $b - Copy identification (R) $c - Version identification (R) $d - Presentation format (R) $e - Number of copies (R)	$3 - Materials specified (NR) $5 - Institution to which field applies (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)