Definition | Information known about the item that may be used to determine copyright status. |
| | Field 542 may be repeated if a non-repeatable subfield needs to be repeated (e.g., Personal creator, Research date) or if additional information is added at a later date. Although field 540 (Terms governing use and reproduction note) may include some data about copyright information, field 542 has more detailed information and specific subfield coding that allow for manipulation of the data. |
1st Indicator | Privacy. Specifies whether the contents of the field are private or not. |
| |  | No information provided. Fields with the first indicator blank ( ) will be retained in the master record, the displayed record, the exported record, the institution record, and the user's archive record. | 542 | | | ‡f Copyright 1948 SEPS ‡g 1948 ‡o 20070202 ‡r US | | |
| | | 0 | Private. Fields with the first indicator 0 will not be retained in the master record or institution records, but will be included in the exported record and the user's archive record. Note: If field 542 is coded with 1st indicator 0 , the field is visible in the displayed record only during the session in which it was input. | 542 | 0 | | ‡f Copyright 1895 ‡g 1895 ‡k London, Macmillan ‡l Public domain ‡o 20061201175546 ‡p GB ‡q Internet Archive, California ‡r US ‡s Evidence reported by scanner-scott-cairns for item lettersofmaththew01arnouoft; visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1895 | | |
| | | 1 | Not private. Fields with the first indicator 1 will be retained in the master record, the displayed record, the exported record, the institution record, and the user's archive record. | 542 | 1 | | Martin, Henri Jean ‡d University of Chicago Press ‡f Copyright 1994 by the University of Chicago ‡g 1994 ‡o 20071103 ‡r US | | |
2nd Indicator | Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
| | | | Undefined | |
Subfields | |
| ‡a Personal creator | Name of the person responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found. | 542 | 1 | | Martin, Henri Jean ‡d University of Chicago Press ‡f Copyright 1994 by the University of Chicago ‡g 1994 ‡o 20071103 ‡r US | |
| ‡b Personal creator death date | If applicable, death date of the person responsible for the creation of the resource named in subfield ‡a (Personal creator). |
| ‡c Corporate creator | Name of an organization responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. | 542 | | | ‡c Literary Classics of the United States ‡f Chronology, Note on the Text, and Notes copyright 1983 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y. ‡g 1983 ‡o 20070526 ‡p US ‡r US ‡3 Chronology, Note on the Text, Notes | |
| ‡d Copyright holder | If known, the name of the copyright holder of the resource from an authoritative source of information. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found. | 542 | | | Burgess, Thornton W. (Illustrated by Harrison Cady) ‡d Louis W. Doherty & Third National Bank of Hampden County (E of Thornton W. Burgess) ‡g 1945 ‡h 1972 ‡p US ‡s Copyright Renewal Database | |
| ‡e Copyright holder contact information | May be useful for further information. This may include address, e-mail, phone numbers, etc. |
| ‡f Copyright statement | Copyright statement as it is presented on the resource. | 542 | 0 | | ‡f Copyright 1895 ‡g 1895 ‡k London, Macmillan ‡l Public domain ‡o 20061201175546 ‡p GB ‡q Internet Archive, California ‡r US ‡s Evidence reported by scanner-scott-cairns for item lettersofmaththew01arnouoft; visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1895 | |
| ‡g Copyright date | For items under copyright, the initial year of copyright. | 542 | | | ‡f Copyright 1948 SEPS ‡g 1948 ‡o 20070202 ‡r US | |
| ‡h Copyright renewal date | The extent of the item (e.g., the number of items acquired). | 542 | | | California District Courts of Appeal (J.O. Tucker, editor) ‡d Bancroft-Whitney Co. (PWH) ‡g 1944 ‡h 1972 ‡s Copyright Renewal Database | |
| ‡i Publication date | Year of publication if it is a formally published resource. | 542 | | | Goldie, James ‡d Goldie, James ‡d Goldie, Ruth ‡f Copyright 1927 by James and Ruth Goldie ‡g 1927 ‡i 1927 ‡n Copyright not renewed ‡o 20071204 ‡q DLC ‡r US ‡s US Copyright Office records | |
| ‡j Creation date | Year of creation for an unpublished resource. |
| ‡k Publisher | Name and optionally place of the publisher. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no publisher is found. | 542 | | | ‡c Decca ‡d Decca ‡g 2000 ‡k undetermined ‡l undetermined ‡o 20061213 ‡r US ‡3 Performance | |
| ‡l Copyright status | Determined status of the item. This is only recorded if it is known with certainty. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found. | 542 | 1 | | undetermined ‡d undetermined ‡g 1905? ‡l undetermined ‡m undetermined ‡o 20071210 ‡q [supplying agency] ‡r US | |
| ‡m Publication status | Whether the item is published or unpublished, using the definition of published in copyright law of the jurisdiction, or that in the Berne Convention's specifications if other definitions are not available. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found. | 542 | 1 | | undetermined ‡d undetermined ‡g 1905? ‡l undetermined ‡m undetermined ‡o 20071210 ‡q [supplying agency] ‡r US | |
| ‡n Note | Any additional information about copyright. | 542 | | | Goldie, James ‡b 1945 ‡d Goldie, James ‡d Goldie, Ruth ‡f Copyright 1927 by James and Ruth Goldie ‡g 1927 ‡i 1927 ‡n Copyright not renewed ‡r US | |
| ‡o Research date | Date that the copyright data was determined based on research. A structured form of date is recommended. | 542 | 1 | | ‡c Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ‡d undetermined ‡f Copyright: Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 23Dec37;LP7892 ‡g 1937 ‡l undetermined ‡o 20071129 ‡r US | |
| ‡p Country of publication or creation | Country in which the resource was published or, in the case of unpublished materials, the country in which the resource was created. | 542 | 1 | | ‡f Copyright 1895 ‡g 1895 ‡k London, Macmillan ‡l Public domain ‡o 20061201175546 ‡p GB ‡q Internet Archive, California ‡s Evidence reported by scanner-scott-cairns for item lettersofmaththew01arnouoft; visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1895 | |
| ‡q Supplying agency | Determined status of the item. This is only recorded if it is known with certainty. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found. | 542 | 1 | | ‡f Copyright 1895 ‡g 1895 ‡k London, Macmillan ‡l Public domain ‡o 20061201175546 ‡p GB ‡q Internet Archive, California ‡r US ‡s Evidence reported by scanner-scott-cairns for item lettersofmaththew01arnouoft; visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1895 | |
| ‡r Jurisdiction of copyright assessment | Jurisdiction within which the copyright status assessment is being made. The law of the country within which the resource is used is the relevant one for copyright purposes. It is within the context of this information that a copyright status may be determined. The subfield is only used if a copyright status is recorded in subfield ‡l. | 542 | 1 | | Martin, Henri Jean ‡d University of Chicago Press ‡f Copyright 1994 by the University of Chicago ‡g 1994 ‡o 20071103 ‡r US | |
| ‡s Source of information | Source of the copyright information, whether from the piece or from other sources. | 542 | | | California District Courts of Appeal (J.O. Tucker, editor) ‡d Bancroft-Whitney Co. (PWH) ‡g 1944 ‡h 1972 ‡s Copyright Renewal Database | |
| ‡u Uniform Resource Identifier | The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. Use for automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols or by resolution of a URN. Repeat subfield if digital object has multiple identifiers (URIs). Substituting hexadecimal notation for diacritics and special characters in Uniform Resource Identifiers. When recording a URI in subfield ‡u, you may enter most of the spacing characters listed below as either characters or their hexidecimal equivalents. Consult the table below. Note: Do not confuse the spacing characters listed below with their long-valid non-spacing counterparts. Use of the spacing characters will be limited almost exclusively to URLs. |
| | | Entry method | Name | Character | Alternative entry (hex value) |
Enter as character or hex value | Spacing circumflex/circumflex accent | ^ | %5E | | Spacing underscore/low line 1 | _ | %5F | | Spacing grave/grave accent | ` | %60 | | Spacing tilde/tilde | ~ | %7E | | Enter as hex value only | vertical bar | n/a | %7C |
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| ‡3 Materials specified | Part of the described material to which the field applies. | 542 | | | ‡c Decca ‡d Decca ‡g 2000 ‡k undetermined ‡l undetermined ‡o 20061213 ‡r US ‡3 Performance | |
Printing | Field 542 does not print. |
