530 Additional Physical Form Available Note

Field definition and scope:

Field 530 contains information concerning a different physical format in which the described item is available. If the publisher of the additional physical form is different from the publisher of the item being cataloged, this field also contains source and order number information for the additional form. The additional form may be published and/or made available for use at a repository in the additional form. When specific title and data base control number information is available for the other format, the title and control numbers may be recorded in field 776 (Additional Physical Form Entry).

Field 530 is used only for notes describing different physical formats. Notes conveying information about other editions (e.g., earlier versions, shorter versions, different language versions) are recorded in field 500 (General Note).

The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.

Field 530 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 530	Additional Physical Form Available Note	O	O	R
Indicator:
First	Undefined; contains a blank	M
Second	Undefined; contains a blank	M

Subfield code:
$a	Additional physical form available note	M	O	NR
$b	Availability source	A	O	NR
$c	Availability conditions	A	O	NR
$d	Order number	A	O	NR
$u	Uniform Resource Identifier	O	O	R
$3	Materials specified	O	O	NR
$6	Linkage	A	O	NR
$8	Field link and sequence number	O	O	R

Input conventions:

Punctuation

Content designator history:

Subfield $u - Uniform Resource Identifier [defined, 2000]: In 2000, subfield $u was defined to contain the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

Subfield $z - Source of note information (AM CF VM SE) [obsolete]: Subfield $z was made obsolete in 1990. Source information is included as part of the related availability or order number information in subfields $a-$d.