270 Address (R) (Variable Data Field)
Field 270 contains an address (as well as electronic access information such as email, telephone, fax, TTY, etc. numbers) for contacts related to the content of the bibliographic item. Multiple addresses, such as mailing addresses and addresses corresponding to the physical location of an item or facilities, are recorded in separate occurrences of field 270.
For online resources, the addresses may apply to persons or agencies that are responsible for the general availability of the item.
Addresses related to the publisher, manufacturer, or vendor of an item are recorded in field 260 (Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)) subfield $a (Place of publication, distribution, etc.), field 260 subfield $e (Place of manufacture), and field 037 (Source of Acquisition), respectively. Contacts related to access to an instance of an online resource at a particular electronic location are contained in field 856 (Electronic Location and access) subfield $m (Contact for access assistance).
The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.
Field 270 is repeatable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National-level (NLR) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:
Position |
Description |
NLR |
MLR |
Repeatability |
Field 270 |
Address |
O |
O |
R |
Indicator: |
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First |
M |
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A |
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1 |
A |
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2 |
A |
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Second |
M |
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A |
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0 |
A |
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7 |
A |
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Subfield code: |
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$a |
A |
O |
R |
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$b |
A |
O |
NR |
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$c |
O |
O |
NR |
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$d |
O |
O |
NR |
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$e |
O |
O |
NR |
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$f |
O |
O |
NR |
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$g |
O |
O |
NR |
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$h |
O |
O |
NR |
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$i |
A |
O |
NR |
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$j |
O |
O |
R |
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$k |
A |
O |
R |
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$l |
O |
O |
R |
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$m |
A |
O |
R |
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$n |
O |
O |
R |
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$p |
O |
O |
R |
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$q |
O |
O |
R |
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$r |
O |
O |
R |
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$z |
O |
O |
R |
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$4 |
O |
O |
R |
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$6 |
A |
O |
NR |
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$8 |
O |
O |
R |
Style for recording address information
Input order of telephone numbers
Style for recording telephone, fax, etc. numbers
Related MARC fields or documents:
880 Alternate Graphic Representation
See also: