BibFormats

028  Publisher or Distributor Number (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator  Type of number
0 Issue number
1 Matrix number
2 Plate number
3 Other music publisher number
4 Video recording publisher number
5 Other publisher number
6 Distributor number
2nd Indicator  Note/access point controller
0 No note, no access point
1 Note, access point required
2 Note, no access point
3 No note, access point required
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Publisher or distributor number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂb Source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂq Qualifying information (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

Formatted number used for musical sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, sound recordings, notated music, other music-related materials, and video recordings. Publisher's and distributor's numbers that are given in an unformatted form are recorded in field 500. A display constant identifying the kind of publisher or distributor number may be generated based on the value in the 1st indicator position. Repeatable for multiple numbers associated with an item.

Numbers that are identified as stock, distributor, publisher, order, or vendor numbers for resources other than musical sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, notated music, other music-related materials, or video recordings are recorded in field 037.

For the publisher number for musical sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, and notated music, the number may be:

  • The issue number assigned to a recording, one side of a recording, or a packaged group of recordings
  • The matrix number, usually inscribed on the disc
  • The plate number or other publisher number assigned to a specific music score

Use subfield ǂb for the source of the number, publisher, or recording label name.

If the number is a standard number (e.g., ISBN, ISSN), use field 020, field 022, or field 024, as appropriate.

Multiple numbers

Groups of nonconsecutive numbers. Enter each number in a separate 028 field. Use 2nd indicator value 0 or 3. Enter the note in field 500.

For a set of Angel recordings of Satie's piano music, where each disc is sold separately, enter:

028 0 0 S 36482 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 S 36459 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 S 36485 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 S 36714 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 S 36774 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 S 36811 ǂb Angel
500     Angel: S 36482, S 36459, S 36485, S 36714, S 36774, S 36811
 

Previous practice was to use a single 028 field, separating each number with a comma and one space. OCLC preference is to use separate 028 fields.

The complete songs of a composer published in four volumes by H. Litolff. Each volume bears a separate plate number, so enter:

028 2 0 2842 ǂb H. Litolff
028 2 0 2860 ǂb H. Litolff
028 2 0 3176 ǂb H. Litolff
028 2 0 3487 ǂb H. Litolff
500     Plate number: 2842/3487

Previous practice was to use a single 028 field, separating each number with a comma and one space. OCLC preference is to use separate 028 fields.

Ranges of consecutive numbers in increments of one. Enter such numbers in one 028 field. Enter two hyphens between the first and last numbers. The system indexes each number in the range from the first to the last in increments of one, to a maximum of 20.

In a boxed set of three Electrola recordings with the serial numbers IC 063 30107, IC 063 30108, and IC 063 30109 on the discs, enter:

028 0 1 IC 063 30107--IC 063 30109 ǂb Electrola

If the consecutive numbers represent items that may be purchased separately, the pattern for nonconsecutive numbers may be followed, so enter:

028 3 0 3-6476 ǂb Schott
028 3 0 3-6477 ǂb Schott
500     Publisher's number: 3-6476--3-6477

Ranges of consecutive numbers in increments of more than one. Do not enter consecutive numbers as ranges if the increment exceeds one. The system indexes ranges in increments of one. If you enter such numbers as ranges, the system indexes them incorrectly, which may make them unretrievable. Enter such ranges in separate 028 fields.

If entered as a range, the set numbers 411-740-1, 411-741-1, and 411-742-1 (increments of 10) would be:

411-740-1--411-742-1

The system indexes them as 411-740-1, 411-740-2, etc. Therefore you must enter each number in a separate 028 field.

028 0 0 411-740-1 ǂb Argo
028 0 0 411-741-1 ǂb Argo
028 0 0 411-742-1 ǂb Argo
500     Argo: 411-740-1--411-742-1

Boxed sets bearing set and individual numbers. Enter the set number first. Enter the individual disc numbers in parentheses in the same subfield.

If a London opera recording bears the set number, OSA 1150, and each disc bears a separate number, enter:

028 0 2 OSA 1150 (OS 11123--11125) ǂb London

Or enter the individual disc numbers in separate 028 fields. A Columbia recording of the ballet music of Aaron Copland bears the set number M3 31527. Each disc also bears a separate serial number, so enter:

028 0 0 M3 31527 (MS 6712, MS 6872, MS 7124) ǂb Columbia
028 0 0 MS 6712 ǂb Columbia
028 0 0 MS 6872 ǂb Columbia
028 0 0 MS 7124 ǂb Columbia

Variant forms of publisher number. If variant forms of a publisher number are found on a sound recording, its container, or other part, enter the numbers in separate 028 fields. Use 2nd indicator value 0 or 3 and enter the note in field 500:

028 0 0 S-37337 ǂb Angel
028 0 0 DS-37337 ǂb Angel
500     Angel: S-37337 (on container: DS-37337)

If variant forms of a publisher number are found in different places on a score (cover, title page, first page of music, etc.), enter the numbers in separate 028 fields. Use 2nd indicator value 0 or 3 and enter the note in field 500:

028 3 0 17 527 ǂb Universal Edition
028 3 0 ue 17 527 ǂb Universal Edition
500     Publisher's number: Universal Edition Nr. 17 527 (on cover: ue 17 527)

Two or more distinct publisher's numbers. If two or more distinct publisher's numbers are on a sound recording, its container, or other part of the item, enter the numbers in separate 028 fields and in separate 500 field notes. Use 2nd indicator value 0 or 3, and enter:

028 0 0 FSM 43721 ǂb Pape
028 0 0 POPR 790051 ǂb Pape
500     Pape: FSM 43721.
500     Pape: POPR 790051 (on container)

A set of scores and parts that bear separate plate or publisher's numbers. Enter each number in a separate 028 field. Use 2nd indicator value 0 or 3. Enter the note in field 500.

028 2 0 M. B. 46 ǂb Breitkopf & Härtel
028 2 0 Wb. 1687 ǂb Breitkopf & Härtel
500     Plate number: M. B. 46 (score), Wb. 1687 (part)

Rare and specialized recordings. In field 028, you should enter the matrix number with the parenthetical (matrix) following each number:

028 1 2 BX 48754 (matrix)--BX 48755 (matrix) ǂb Brunswick

Linking related items. You may use field 028 to relate reissues to their original publications or to link various formats in which a recording is released.

A recording is issued on both disc and cassette. If the container of the cassette has the issue number for the disc, you may enter the disc number in an 028 field in the record for the cassette. For such reissued recordings enter:

028 2 0 WST 17035 ǂb Westminster
518     Recorded in Vienna in 1961, previously released as Westminster WST 17035

Use field 028 to relate reissues or reprints to their original publications. For a score reprinted by Dover, enter:

028 2 0 B. & H. 8813 ǂb Breitkopf & Härtel
500     Reissued from Breitkopf & Härtel plates. Plate number: B. & H. 8813
Validation

When you validate a record containing field 028 with a publisher number entered as a range, the system checks the following characteristics:

  • The two initial alphabetic characters. Both must be present and identical for the first and the last numbers in the range.
  • The second number. The second number must be higher than the first.
  • Parentheses around the numbers. Both parentheses must be present and in the correct order.

If the number violates any of these conditions, the system rejects it and displays an error message.

1st Indicator

Type of number. The type of formatted number used for musical sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, sound recordings, notated music, other music-related materials, and video recordings.

 

Issue number. The issue number is the number used to identify the issue designation or serial designation assigned by a publisher to a specific muscial or nonmusical sound recording, side of a sound recording, or performance on a sound recording. This number is usually on the record label, but for groups of sound recordings it may be on the packaging.

028 0 1 STMA 8007 ǂb Tamla Motown
 
1

Matrix number. An alphanumeric code stamped, etched, and/or handwritten, usually between the innermost grooves and the label or hole of a musical or nonmusical sound disc. Matrix numbers, which may also appear on the label or container, are usually different on each side of the disc. Matrix numbers may identify the disc pressing, the pressing facility, dates of recording or pressing, take numbers, and/or other data.

028 0 0 D.B. 1265 ǂb His Master's Voice
028 1 0 CL4951 II (matrix) ǂb His Master's Voice
028 1 0 2-043118 (matrix) ǂb His Master's Voice
028 1 0 CL4952 I (matrix) ǂb His Master's Voice
028 1 0 2-043119 (matrix) ǂb His Master's Voice
500     His Master's Voice: D.B. 1265 (CL4591 II (matrix), 2-043118 (matrix), CL4952 I (matrix), 2-043119 (matrix)).
 
2

Plate number. The publisher assigns a plate number to a specific notated music publication. The plate number is at the bottom of each page of music, but may also be on the title page.

028 2 2 B. & H. 8797 ǂb Breitkopf & Hartel
028 2 0 B. & H. 8798 ǂb Breitkopf & Hartel
028 2 0 B. & H. 8799 ǂb Breitkopf & Hartel
028 2 0 B. & H. 8800 ǂb Breitkopf & Hartel
028 2 0 B. & H. 8801 ǂb Breitkopf & Hartel
500     Plate number: B. & H. 8797-B. & H. 8801
 
3

Other music publisher number. The number is other than a musical or nonmusical sound recording issue or matrix number or a notated music plate number.

028 3 2 29020270 ǂb Reynaldo Moya
028 6 0 29020270 ǂb Subito Music Corporation
264 1   [Northfield, Minn.] : ǂb Reynaldo Moya, ǂc [2020]
264 2   Verona, New Jersey : ǂb Distributed by Subito Music Corporation
 
4

Video recording publisher number. The number is a video recording publisher number.

028 4 2 VM5108 ǂb Vidmark Entertainment
028 4 2 MV600167 ǂb MGM/UA
 
5

Other publisher number. The number is other than any of the other defined values (i.e., it is not a publisher number for a musical or nonmusical sound recording, notated music, or a video recording). For example, use for publisher numbers that appear on music-related materials that are not themselves notated music.

028 5 2 TR 35 ǂb A-R Editions, Inc.
245 0 0 Information literacy in music : ǂb an instructor's companion / ǂc edited by Beth Christensen, Eric Conor, and Marian Ritter.
264 1   Middleton, Wisconsin : ǂb Co-published by MLA, Music Library Association : ǂb and A-R Editions, Inc., ǂc [2018]
300     xvi, 254 pages : ǂb illustrations ; ǂc 24 cm.
490 1   Music Library Association technical reports series ; ǂv volume 35
 
6

Distributor number. Assigned by a distributor to a specific musical sound recording, nonmusical sound recording, notated music publication, music-related publication, or video recording. If in doubt as to whether a number is a publisher number or a distributor number, record it as a publisher number.

028 0 2 PJC 222013 ǂb Paris Jazz Corner Publications
028 6 2 HM 76 ǂb Harmonica Mundi
[A sound recording issued by Paris Jazz Corner Publications and distributed by Harmonica Mundi]
028 4 2 K0904 ǂb Kartemquin Films
028 6 2 DV98597 ǂb Facets Multimedia
[A video recording published by Kartemquin Films and distributed by Facets Multimedia]

2nd Indicator

Note/access point controller. Whether a note and/or an access point is generated. You may either use the 028 to generate an intelligible note, or manually input a note in field 500 in addition to field 028 as appropriate. Use values 0 and 3 for pre-AACR2 records since the generated notes would be inappropriate for such records.

 

No note, no access point. Use to generate neither a note nor an access point. Use if the 028 field cannot generate an intelligible note.

 
1

Note, access point required. Use to generate both a note and an access point.

 
2

Note, no access point. Use to generate a note, but not an access point.

 
3

No note, access point required. Use to generate an access point, but not a note.

Subfields

 
ǂa Publisher or distributor number

The formatted number used for musicla sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, notated music, other music-related materials, and video recordings that is assigned by the publisher or distributor. Enter the number exactly as it appears on the item. Enter spaces, punctuation, prefixes, and suffixes. For example, in Columbia M 35073, the issue number is M 35073, enter:

028 0 2 M 35073

Do not enter designations such as no., nr., cat. no., and Ed. No. For example, if the number is Edition Peters Nr. 3891, enter:

028 3 0 3891 ǂb Edition Peters
500     Publisher's number: Edition Peters Nr. 3891
ǂb Source

Source of the publisher or distributor number. Varies according to the type of publication and the type of number being recorded. For musical sound recordings, nonmusical sound recordings, and video recordings, label and distributor names are recorded in subfield ǂb. For notated music and music-related materials, publisher and distributor names are recorded in subfield ǂb.

028 2 2 B. & H. 1735 ǂb Breitkopf & Härtel
028 3 2 40.631/01 ǂb Carus-Verlag
028 0 2 STMA 8007 ǂb Tamla Motown
028 1 2 256A090 ǂb Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
028 4 0 VA5386 ǂb Vestron Video
028 4 0 VM5108 ǂb Vidmark Entertainment
ǂq Qualifying information

Contains qualifiers associated with the number such as part to which number pertains, where number is found on item, etc.

028 0 2 438 953-2 ǂb Philips Classics ǂq (set)
028 0 2 438 954-2 ǂb Philips Classics ǂq (disc 1)
028 0 2 438 955-2 ǂb Philips Classics ǂq (disc 2)
028 0 2 K2 31158 ǂb EMI Music Canada ǂq (on label)
028 0 2 4234 8 31158 ǂb EMI Music Canada ǂq (on container spine)
028 4 2 440 073 032-9 ǂb Deutsche Grammophon ǂq (set and guide)
028 4 2 440 073 033-9 ǂb Deutsche Grammophon ǂq (disc 1)
028 4 2 440 073 034-9 ǂb Deutsche Grammophon ǂq (disc 2)
ǂ6 Linkage

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

In records containing punctuation, enclose data in a single occurrence of subfield ǂq in parentheses. Enclose data in multiple occurrences of subfield ǂq in one set of parentheses and separate individual occurrences of subfield ǂq with a space, semicolon, space. Omit any punctuation from the end of the field unless it ends with an ellipsis, hyphen, closing parenthesis, exclamation point, question mark, or period following an abbreviation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 028.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 028.