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007 Introduction field007table 007 Electronic Resource 007 Globe 007 Map 007 Microform 007 Motion Picture 007 Nonprojected Graphic 007 Projected Graphic 007 Remote-sensing Image 007 Sound Recording 007 Tactile Material 007 Videorecording 010 LC Control No. 012 Terminal Display 013 Patent Control Information 015 National Bibliography No. 016 National Bibliographic Agency Control No. 017 Copyright/Legal Deposit No. 018 Copyright Article-Fee Code 019 OCLC Control No. Cross-Reference 020 ISBN 022 ISSN 024 Other Standard Identifier 025 Overseas Acquisition No. 026 Fingerprint Identifier 027 STRN 028 Publisher No. 029 Other System Control No. 030 CODEN Designation 031 Musical Incipits Information 032 Postal Registration No. 033 Date/Time/Place of an Event 034 Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data 035 System Control No. 036 Original Study No. 037 Source of Acquisition 040 Cataloging Source 041 Language Code 042 Authentication Code 043 Geographic Area Code 044 Country Code 045 Time Period 046 Special Coded Dates 047 Musical Composition Code 048 Number of Instruments/Voices Code 049 Local Holdings 050-099 Introduction 050 LC Call No. 052 Geographic Classification 055 Classification No.-Canada 060 NLM Call Number 061 NLM Copy Statement 066 Character Sets 070 NAL Call No. 071 NAL Copy Statement 072 Subject Category Code 074 GPO Item No. 079 OCLC Master Record Number 080 UDC No. 082 DDC No. 084 Other Classification No. 086 GovDoc Classification No. 088 Report No. 090 Local LC-type Call No. 092 Local Dewey Call No. 096 Local NLM-type Call No. 098 Other Classification Schemes 099 Local Free-Text Call No.
 

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051  Library of Congress Copy, Issue, Offprint Statement (R)

Input Standards

From LC copy only
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
a Classification number (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
MIX: Obsolete. Do not use/Obsolete. Do not use
b Item number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
MIX: Obsolete. Do not use/Obsolete. Do not use
c Copy information (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
MIX: Obsolete. Do not use/Obsolete. Do not use


Definition

Data about copies, issues, offprints, and detached copies. This field pertains only to such information assigned by LC. LC copy data may be located at the bottom of LC cataloging copy. If you are transcribing such data, use field 051. Do not use field 051 if the only information is a copy number preceded by dashes.

1st Indicator

Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

Subfields

a Classification number The class number portion of the LC assigned call number. Use the guidelines for field 050.
b Item number The item number portion of the LC assigned call number. Use the guidelines for field 050.
c Copy information Transcribe copy data as it appears on LC copy. Do not use field 051 if LC cataloging includes only a copy number without qualifying information.
051 RS310 b .W59 c Offprint. Cover dated 1946.
051 c Another issue. Calcutta, 1964.
051 Z43.A3 b M6 1969b c Copy 2. Rosenwald Coll.
051 QE75 b .G4 c 2d set

Printing

Field 051 does not print. Use field 090 to print copy, issue, and offprint statements.

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