MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
National Level Full and Minimal Requirements
Title, Edition, Imprint Fields
1999 Edition
Update No. 1 (October 2001) through
Update No. 12 (October 2010)
National Minimal
Level Level
210 ABBREVIATED TITLE O .
$a Abbreviated title M .
$b Qualifying information A .
$2 Source A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
222 KEY TITLE A .
$a Key title M .
$b Qualifying information A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
240 UNIFORM TITLE A A
$a Uniform title M M
$d Date of treaty signing A A
$f Date of a work A A
$g Miscellaneous information A A
$h Medium O .
$k Form subheading A A
$l Language of a work A A
$m Medium of performance for music A A
$n Number of part/section of a work A A
$o Arranged statement for music A A
$p Name of part/section of a work A A
$r Key for music A A
$s Version A A
$0 Authority record control number O .
or standard number
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
242 TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY O .
$a Title M .
$b Remainder of title O .
$c Statement of responsibility, etc. O .
$h Medium O .
$n Number of part/section of a work A .
$p Name of part/section of a work A .
$y Language code of translated title M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
243 COLLECTIVE UNIFORM TITLE O .
$a Uniform title M .
$d Date of treaty signing A .
$f Date of a work A .
$g Miscellaneous information O .
$h Medium O .
$k Form subheading A .
$l Language of a work A .
$m Medium of performance for music A .
$n Number of part/section of a work A .
$o Arranged statement for music A .
$p Name of part/section of a work A .
$r Key for music A .
$s Version A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
245 TITLE STATEMENT M M
$a Title M M
[Subfield is A for Mixed materials.]
$b Remainder of title A .
$c Statement of responsibility, etc. A A
$f Inclusive dates A A
$g Bulk dates A A
$h Medium O .
$k Form A A
$n Number of part/section of a work A A
$p Name of part/section of a work A A
$s Version A A
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
246 VARYING FORM OF TITLE A A
$a Title proper/short title M M
$b Remainder of title A .
$f Date or sequential designation A A
$g Miscellaneous information A .
$h Medium O .
$i Display text A .
$n Number of part/section of a work A A
$p Name of part/section of a work A A
$5 Institution to which field applies A .
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
247 FORMER TITLE A .
$a Title M .
$b Remainder of title A .
$f Date or sequential designation A .
$g Miscellaneous information A .
$h Medium O .
$n Number of part/section of a work A .
$p Name of part/section of a work A .
$x International Standard Serial Number A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
250 EDITION STATEMENT A A
$a Edition statement M M
$b Remainder of edition statement A .
[Subfield is O for Serials.]
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
254 MUSICAL PRESENTATION STATEMENT A A
$a Musical presentation statement M M
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
255 CARTOGRAPHIC MATHEMATICAL DATA A A
$a Statement of scale M M
$b Statement of projection A A
$c Statement of coordinates A A
$d Statement of zone A .
$e Statement of equinox A .
$f Outer G-ring coordinate pairs A .
$g Exclusion G-ring coordinate pairs A .
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
256 COMPUTER FILE CHARACTERISTICS A A
$a Computer file characteristics M M
$6 Linkage A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
257 COUNTRY OF PRODUCING ENTITY A A
$a Country of producing entity M M
$6 Linkage A A
$2 Source A A
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
258 PHILATELIC ISSUE DATE O .
$a Issuing jurisdiction A .
$b Denomination A .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
260 PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) A A
[Field is M for Serials.]
$a Place of publication, distribution, etc. A .
[Subfield M for Serials.]
$b Name of publisher, distributor, etc. A A
[Subfield is M for Serials.]
$c Date of publication, distribution, etc. A A
[Subfield is M for Maps.]
$e Place of manufacture A .
[Subfield O for Serials.]
$f Manufacturer A .
[Subfield is O for Serials.]
$g Date of manufacture O .
$3 Materials specified O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
263 PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE O .
$a Projected publication date M .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .
270 ADDRESS O .
$a Address A .
$b City A .
$c State or province O .
$d Country O .
$e Postal code O .
$f Terms preceding attention name O .
$g Attention name O .
$h Attention position O .
$i Type of address A .
$j Specialized telephone number O .
$k Telephone number A .
$l Fax number O .
$m Electronic mail address A .
$n TDD or TTY number O .
$p Contact person O .
$q Title of contact person O .
$r Hours O .
$z Public note O .
$4 Relator code O .
$6 Linkage A .
$8 Field link and sequence number O .