306 Playing Time (NR)


Input Standards
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)		Input Standards
‡a	Playing time (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory

Definition

The duration of a sound recording. Use also for the duration of the performance of a music manuscript or printed music if the duration is on the item. Use six character positions in subfield ‡a. The six positions represent the duration of a work in hours, minutes, and seconds. Use field 500 to enter duration information as a note. In such cases, you may enter field 306 and field 500 in the same record.

1st Indicator

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

	Undefined

2nd Indicator

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

	Undefined

Subfields

‡a Playing time

First and second positions are for number of hours. The third and fourth positions, the number of minutes. The fifth and sixth positions, number of seconds. Use the following guidelines:

Enter one hour (exactly) as 60 minutes. Enter one minute (exactly) as 60 seconds.
Enter any duration more than an hour in terms of hours, minutes, and seconds.
Enter any duration more than one minute and less than one hour in terms of minutes and seconds.

Duration Enter

1 hour 306 006000

75 minutes 306 011500

1 hour, 45 min. 306 014500

1 minute 306 000060

20 min. 16 sec. 306 002016

If a duration is expressed as a range, enter the higher number.

Duration Enter

ca. 17:00-18:00 306 001800

If a sound recording or score has two or more pieces, enter the duration for each piece in a separate subfield ‡a. For example, two durations are 37 min., and 10 min., 50 seconds, enter:

306

003700 ‡a 001050