Field definition and scope:

Field 264 contains a statement relating to the publication, printing, distribution, issue, release, or production of a work.

Information in field 264 is similar to information in field 260 (Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)).  Field 264 is useful for cases where the content standard or institutional policies make a distinction between functions.

Field 264 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 264

Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice

 

 

R

Indicator:

 

 

 

 

First

Sequence of statements

M

 

 

#

Not applicable/No information provided/Earliest

A

 

 

2

Intervening

A

 

 

3

Current/Latest

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second

Function of entity

M

 

 

0

Production

A

 

 

1

Publication

A

 

 

2

Distribution

A

 

 

3

Manufacture

A

 

 

4

Copyright notice date

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subfield code:

 

 

 

 

$a

Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture

 

 

R

$b

Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer

 

 

R

$c

Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice

 

 

R

$3

Materials specified

 

 

NR

$6

Linkage

 

 

NR

$8

Field link and sequence number

 

 

R

Input conventions:

Spacing

Content designator history:

Field 264 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice  [new, 2011]

Related MARC field or document:

RDA in MARC Bibliographic Data

See also:

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

Variable Data Fields