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348 Format of Notated Music (R)

Record Type
BIB
Input Standards
Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)		Input Standards
ǂa	Format of notated music term (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂb	Format of notated music code (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ0	Authority record control number or standard number (R)	Optional/Optional
ǂ1	Real World Object URI (R)	Optional/Optional
ǂ2	Source of term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ3	Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional
ǂ6	Linkage (NR)	System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8	Field link and sequence number (R)	Optional/Optional

Definition

The musical or physical layout of the content of a resource that is presented in the form of musical notation.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

Guidelines

Prefer use of a separate field for each unique term. For example, for a vocal score:

348			vocal score ǂ2 rdafnm
348			ǂb k

For additional guidance on describing and encoding the attributes of notated music, see the Music Library Association's Best Practices for Music Cataloging Using RDA and MARC 21 for Chapter 3 and Best Practices for Music Cataloging Using RDA and MARC 21 for Chapter 7.

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

ǂa Format of notated music term

Term for the format of notated music in the resource. For a list of RDA-controlled terms, see RDA Format of Notated Music.

348			score ǂ2 rdafnm
348			part ǂ2 rdafnm

348			ǂ3 score ǂa vocal score ǂ2 rdafnm
348			ǂ3 score ǂa piano conductor part ǂ2 rdafnm
348			ǂ3 score ǂa part ǂ2 rdafnm

ǂb Format of notated music code

Code for the format of notated music in the resource. A controlled code list is not yet available. The codes below are taken from MLA BP for 7.20, based on the codes used in FMus.

348

ǂb k

348

ǂb j

ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number

For information about subfield ǂ0, see Control Subfields.

ǂ1 Real World Object URI

For information about subfield ǂ1, see Control Subfields.

ǂ2 Source of term

Identification of the source of the term when it is from a controlled list. For more information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

348

score ǂ2 rdafnm

348

piano score ǂ2 rdafnm

ǂ3 Materials specified

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.

348

ǂ3 score ǂa score ǂ2 rdafnm

348

ǂ3 score ǂa vocal score ǂ2 rdafnm

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 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

For records containing or omitting punctuation, follow these instructions:

Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
Omit punctuation preceding each subfield unless the preceding subfield ends with an abbreviation or initial
Omit the terminal period at the end of the field unless the last word is an abbreviation or initial

348

piano score ǂ2 rdafnm

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 348.

This page last revised: September 20, 2019

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