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028 - PUBLISHER NUMBER (R)
The formatted number used for sound recordings printed music and videorecordings. Publisher's numbers that are given in an unformatted form are recorded in field 500 (General Note). A print constant identifying the kind of publisher number may be generated based on the value in the first indicator position.
Indicators
- First - Type of publisher number
- 0 - Issue number
Assigned by the publisher to identify the issue or continuing resource designation.
- 1 - Matrix number
Identifies the master from which the recording was pressed.
- 2 - Plate number
Assigned by a publisher to a printed music publication.
- 3 - Other music number
- 4 - Videorecording number
- 5 - Other publisher number
- 0 - Issue number
- Second - Note/added entry controller
- 0 - No note no added entry
- 1 - Note added entry
- 2 - Note no added entry
- 3 - No note added entry
Subfield Codes
- $a - Publisher number (NR)
- $b - Source (NR)
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields
Examples
028 |
01$aSTMA 8007 Motown |
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11$a256A090$bDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft |
028 |
20$aB. & H. 8797 & Hartel |
028 |
40$aMV600167$bMGM/UA |
028 |
40$aVM5108$bVidmark Entertainment |

