Field definition and scope:

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:

 

 

 

 

First

Level

M

 

 

#

No level specified

A

 

 

1

Primary

A

 

 

2

Secondary

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second

Type of address

M

 

 

#

No type specified

A

 

 

0

Mailing

A

 

 

7

Type specified in subfield $i

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subfield code:

 

 

 

 

$a

Address

A

O

R

$b

City

A

O

NR

$c

State or province

O

O

NR

$d

Country

O

O

NR

$e

Postal code

O

O

NR

$f

Terms preceding attention name

O

O

NR

$g

Attention name

O

O

NR

$h

Attention position

O

O

NR

$i

Type of address

A

O

NR

$j

Specialized telephone number

O

O

R

$k

Telephone number

A

O

R

$l

Fax number

O

O

R

$m

Electronic mail address

A

O

R

$n

TDD or TTY number

O

O

R

$p

Contact person

O

O

R

$q

Title of contact person

O

O

R

$r

Hours

O

O

R

$z

Public note

O

O

R

$4

Relator code

O

O

R

$6

Linkage

A

O

NR

$8

Field link and sequence number

O

O

R

Input conventions:

Punctuation

Style for recording address information

Input order of telephone numbers

Style for recording telephone, fax, etc. numbers

Related MARC fields or documents:

307  Hours, Etc.

880  Alternate Graphic Representation

MARC Code List for Relators

See also:

25X-29X  Edition, Imprint, Etc. Fields

Variable Data Fields