UNIMARC concise bibliographic format
(May 1998)Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core Programme
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Last Update: June 3, 1998
The following list represents the state of the format as at 1 May 1998. It includes the changes published in Update 2.
Fields are optional unless marked as mandatory.
RECORD LABEL (Mandatory, Not repeatable)
0-4 Record length
5 Record status
d = deleted record
n = new record
o = previously issued higher level record
p = previously issued as an incomplete, pre-publication record
6 Type of record
b = language materials, manuscript
c = music scores, printed
d = music scores, manuscript
e = cartographic materials, printed
f = cartographic materials, manuscript
g = projected and video material (motion pictures, filmstrips, slides, transparencies
i = sound recordings, non-musical performance
j = sound recordings, musical performance
k = two-dimensional graphics (pictures, designs etc.)
l = computer media
m = multimedia
r = three-dimensional artefacts and realia
7 Bibliographic level
m = monographic
s = serial
c = collection
8 Hierarchical level code
0 = no hierarchical relationship
1 = highest level record
2 = record below highest level (all levels below)
9 Undefined
10 Indicator length (always ' 2')
11 Subfield identifier length (always ' 2')
12-16 Base address of data
17 Encoding level
1 = sublevel 1: not examined when the record was prepared for inclusion in a machine-readable database.
2 = sublevel 2: CIP
3 = sublevel 3: less than full cataloguing
18 Descriptive cataloguing form
i = record is in partial or incomplete ISBD form
n = record is in non-ISBD form
19 Undefined
20 Length of 'Length of field' (always ' 4')
21 Length of 'Starting character position' (always '
5')
22 Length of implementation-defined portion (always '
0')
23 Undefined