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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        .


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