017 Copyright or Legal Deposit Number

Field definition and scope:

Field 017 contains a copyright registration number or legal deposit number for an item that was acquired by copyright or legal deposit. The agency assigning the number is always given with the copyright or legal deposit number.

The field is repeated when more than one agency has assigned a copyright or legal deposit number.

Field 017 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Position	Description	Repeatability
Field 017	Copyright or Legal Deposit Number	R
Indicator:
First	Undefined; contains a blank

Second	Display constant controller
#	Copyright or legal deposit number
8	No display constant generated

Subfield code:
$a	Copyright or legal deposit number	R
$b	Assigning agency	NR
$d	Date	NR
$i	Display text	NR
$z	Canceled or invalid copyright or legal deposit number	R
$2	Source	NR
$6	Linkage	NR
$8	Field link and sequence number	R

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