Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
348 Notated Music Characteristics (R) (Variable Data Field)
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, as well as the form of musical notation itself.
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) subfield $b (Format of notated music code), subfield $c (Form of musical notation term), and subfield $d (Form of musical notation 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) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:
Position |
Description |
NLR |
MLR |
Repeatability |
Field 348 |
Notated Music Characteristics |
|
|
R |
Indicator: |
|
|
|
|
First |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
|
Second |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subfield code: |
|
|
|
|
$a |
M |
O |
R |
|
$b |
M |
O |
R |
|
$c |
|
|
R |
|
$d |
|
|
R |
|
$0 |
|
O |
R |
|
$1 |
|
|
R |
|
$2 |
M |
O |
NR |
|
$3 |
O |
O |
NR |
|
$6 |
A |
O |
NR |
|
$8 |
O |
O |
R |
Field 348 - Format
of Notated Music [new,
2015]
Field
348 - Format of Notated Music [renamed, 2021]
Subfield $c - Form
of musical notation term [new, 2021]
Subfield $d - Form
of musical notation code [new, 2021]
Subfield $1 - Real
World Object URI [new, 2017]
Related MARC fields or documents
RDA in MARC Bibliographic Data
Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes:
Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes
See also: