348 Format of Notated Music

Field definition and scope:

Field 348 contains the musical or physical layout of the content of a resource that is presented in the form of musical notation.

Multiple formats from the same source vocabulary or code list may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield $a (Format of notated music term) and subfield $b (Format of notated music code). Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.

Field 348 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National level (NLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Position	Description	NLR	Repeatability
Field 348	Format of Notated Music		R
Indicator:
First	Undefined; contains a blank	M
Second	Undefined; contains a blank	M

Subfield code:
$a	Format of notated music term	M	R
$b	Format of notated music code	M	R
$0	Authority record control number or standard number		R
$1	Real World Object URI		R
$2	Source of term	M	NR
$3	Materials specified	O	NR
$6	Linkage	A	NR
$8	Field link and sequence number	O	R

Content designator history:

Field 348 - Format of Notated Music [new, 2015]

Subfield $1 - Real World Object URI [new, 2017]

LC Guidelines:

348 Format of Notated Music