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563 - Binding Information (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
October 2002

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Binding note (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

Binding information intended primarily for use with antiquarian materials, rare books and other special collections.

It is not intended for serials bound together after publication for shelving and storage purposes.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Binding note
563 ##$aLate 16th century blind-tooled centrepiece binding, dark brown calf.$u<URI>$5StEdNL
$u - Uniform Resource Identifier
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, which provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. This data may be used for automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols.
563 ##$aGold-tooled morocco binding by Benjamin West, ca. 1840.$u<URI>$5Uk
$3 - Materials specified
Portion of the binding that is described in the field.
$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 563 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.

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