Core Bibliographic Record for Printed Music

prepared by the IAML Working Group on the Core Bibliographic Record for Music and Sound Recordings at its meetings at IAML 95 in Elsinore, June 19-25 1995 and revised at IAML 96 in Perugia, September 1-6 1996

Level of description

Title proper [GMD] : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility1. - Edition statement / First statement of responsibility relating to the edition. - First place of publication, etc. : first publisher, etc., date of publication, etc.2. - Extent of item : other physical details + accompanying material. - (Title proper of series / statement of responsibility relating to series, ISSN of series ; numbering within series. Title of subseries, ISSN of subseries ; numbering within subseries)3. - Note(s)4. - Publisher's no. - Pl. no. - ISMN/ISBN

Main entry: As in full cataloguing.

Added entries: Use judgement and assessing each item on a case by case basis, assign:

  1. a complement of added entries that covers at least the primary relationships associated with a work (e.g., arranger, librettist)
  2. name + title added entries for the works when a publication containing two or more works is entered under the first or under a collective title

Uniform title: As in full cataloguing.

Subject headings: If subject headings are used assign at least one or two subject headings at the appropriate level of specificity.

Classification: If classification is used assign at least one classification number from an established classification system.






 


USMARC and UNIMARC fields

If nothing else is stated under "comments" all the fields are mandatory if applicable for the item catalogued.
All other fields and subfields are optional

TITLE USMARC FIELD USMARC SUBFIELDS UNIMARC FIELD UNIMARC SUBFIELDS COMMENTS
Level of cataloguing         A coded field notifying that this is a catalogue record done according to the core record standard should be included.
ISBN 020 $a Number 010 $a Number  
ISSN 022 $a Number 011 $a Number  
ISMN 024 Ind. 1=2 $a Number 013 $a Number  
Publisher's Number 028 Plate number:
Ind. 1=2 Other publisher's number:
Ind. 1=3
$a Number
$b Source
071 Plate number:
Ind. 1=2 Other publisher's number:
Ind. 1=3
$a Number
$b Source
 
Language code 041 $a Language of text
$h Language of original and/or intermediate text
101 $a Language of text
$b Language of intermediate text
$c Language of original work
Mandatory if any of the works have a language
Classification 08*   675-686   If classification is used assign at least one classification number from an established classification system

 

TITLE USMARC FIELD USMARC SUBFIELDS UNIMARC FIELD UNIMARC SUBFIELDS COMMENTS
Main Entry -
Personal Name
100 $a Personal name
$b Numeration
$c Titles and other words associated with a name
$d Dates associated with a name
$e Relator term $q Fuller form of name
700 $a Entry element
$b Part of name other than entry element
$c Additions to name other than dates
$d Roman numerals
$f Dates
 
Main Entry -
Corporate Name
110 $a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element
$b Subordinate unit
$c Location of meeting
$d Date of meeting or treaty signing
$e Relator term
710 $a Entry element
$b Subdivision
$c Addition to name or qualifier
$d Number of meeting and/or Number of part of meeting
$e Location of meeting
$f Date of meeting
 
Main Entry -
Meeting Name
111 $a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element
$c Location of meeting
$d Date of meeting
$e Subordinate unit
710 $a Entry element
$b Subdivision
$c Addition to name or qualifier
$d Number of meeting and/or Number of part of meeting
$e Location of meeting
$f Date of meeting
 
Main Entry -
Uniform Title
130 $a Uniform title
$k Form subheading
$l Language of a work
$m Medium of performance
$n Number of part/section
$o Arranged statement
$p Name of part/section
$r Key for music
$s Version
500 $a Uniform title
$h Number of section or part
$i Name of section or part
$l Form subheading
$m Language
$r Medium of performance
$s Numeric designation
$u Key
$w Arranged statement
 

 

TITLE USMARC FIELD USMARC SUBFIELDS UNIMARC FIELD UNIMARC SUBFIELDS COMMENTS
Uniform Title 240 $a Uniform title
$k Form subheading
$l Language of a work
$m Medium of performance
$n Number of part/section
$o Arranged statement
$p Name of part/section $r Key for music
$s Version
500-501 $a Uniform title
$h Number of section or part
$i Name of section or part
$l Form subheading
$m Language
$r Medium of performance
$s Numeric designation
$u Key
$w Arranged statement
 
Title Statement 245 $a Title statement
$b Remainder of title
$c Statement of responsibility
$h Medium - GMD
$n Number of part/section
$p Name of part/section
200 $a Title proper
$b GMD
$c Title proper by another author
$e Other title information
$f First statement of responsibility
$g Subsequent statement of responsibility
$h Number of part
$i Name of part
Statement of responsibility optional if identical with field 1**
Edition Statement 250 $a Edition statement $b Remainder of edition statement 205 $a Edition statement
$b Issue statement $f First statement of responsibility relating to edition
 

 

TITLE USMARC FIELD USMARC SUBFIELDS UNIMARC FIELD UNIMARC SUBFIELDS COMMENTS
Publication, Distribution, etc. 260 $a Place of publication, distribution etc.
$b Name of publisher, distributor etc.
$c Date of publication
210 $a Place of publication, distribution, etc.
$c Name of publisher, distributor, etc.
$d Date of publication
Minimally include first place of publication and first publisher. Place of distribution and distributor optional.
Physical Description 300 $a a Specific material designation and extent of item
$b Other physical details
$e Accompanying material (or use field 500)
215 $a Specific material designation and extent of item
$c Other physical details
$e Accompanying material (or use field 307)
 
Series Statement 440 490 $a Title
$n Number of part/section
$p Name of part/section
$v Volume number
$x ISSN
225 $a Series title
$f Statement of responsibility
$h Number of a part
$i Name of a part
$v Volume designation
$x ISSN of series
Mandatory if numbered series, otherwise optional.
General Note 500 $a Text of note 300 307 (Notes pertaining to physical description) 312 (Notes pertaining to related titles) $a Text of note If not stated elsewhere in the record include the following:

1. Form of composition and medium of performance.
2. Language(s) of sung text(s), if not implied from the title fields.
3. Notes pertaining to physical description (for data not entered in the physical description field).
4. Notes pertaining to related titles (if applicable)

 

TITLE USMARC FIELD USMARC SUBFIELDS UNIMARC FIELD UNIMARC SUBFIELDS COMMENTS
Contents Note 505 $a Text of note 327 $a Text of note  
Subject Headings 6**   6**   If subject headings are used assign at least one or two subject headings at the appropriate level of specificity
Added entries 7** As in 1** above 702 712 As in 700, 710 above Using judgement and assessing each item on a case by case basis, assign:
1. a complement of added entries that covers at least the primary relationships associated with a work (e.g., arranger, editor, librettist)
2. a name+title added entry for the works when a publication containing two or more works is entered under the first or under a collective title.

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