MARC 21 LITE Bibliographic Format: 028: Publisher Number (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

Formatted number used for sound recordings, printed music, and videorecordings. Publisher's numbers that are given in an unformatted form are recorded in field 500 (General Note). A print constant identifying the kind of publisher number may be generated based on the value in the first indicator position.

First - Type of publisher number

0 - Issue number

Number used to identify the issue designation, or serial identification, assigned by a publisher to a specific sound recording, side of a sound recording, or performance on a sound recording or to a group of sound recordings issued as a set.

1 - Matrix number

Master from which the specific recording was pressed.

2 - Plate number

Assigned by a publisher to a specific music publication.

3 - Other music number

4 - Videorecording number

5 - Other publisher number

Second - Note/added entry controller

2 - Note, no added entry


028	22$aB. & H. 8797$bBreitkopf & Hartel
028	42$aVM5108$bVidmark Entertainment
028	42$aMV600167$bMGM/UA

028 - Publisher Number (R)