COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BAugust1991

B Punctuation

PUNCTUATION SCHEME, TAKEN FROM THE ISBD(M)

ExtentElement preceded or enclosed by prescribed punctuation
Element
FieldSubfield
1.Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
200
aTitle propernew group
a repeatedTitle proper;
bGeneral material designation[]
cTitle proper by another author.
dParallel title proper=
eOther title information:
fFirst statement of responsibility/
gSubsequent statement of responsibility;
hNumber of part.
iName of part,
2.Edition Area
205
aEdition statementnew group
bIssue statement,
dParallel edition statement=
fStatement of responsibility relating to edition/
gSubsequent statement of responsibility;
4.Publication, Distribution, etc. Area
210
aPlace of publication, distribution, etc.new group
a repeatablePlace of publication, distribution, etc.;
cName of publisher, distributor, etc.:
dDate of publication, distribution, etc.,
ePlace of manufacture(
e repeatablePlace of manufacture;
gName of manufacturer:
hDate of manufacture,)
5.Material (or Type of Publication) Specific Area
215
aSpecific material designationnew group
cOther physical details:
dDimensions;
eAccompanying material+
6.Series Area
Note:
A collection is enclosed in round brackets. If two or more collections are quoted, each collection is enclosed in separate round brackets.
225
aSeries titlenew group
dParallel series title=
eOther title information:
fStatement of responsibility/
f repeatableStatement of responsibility;
hNumber of part.
iName of part,
vVolume designation;
xISSN of series,
7.Note Area
8.Standard Number (or Alternative) and Terms of Availability Area
010
aISBN
dTerms of availability and/or price:

Each element of the description, except the first element of area 1, is preceded by a point followed by a space, hyphen, space ".⊔–⊔".

PUNCTUATION SCHEME, TAKEN FROM THE DOCUMENTATION

FieldSubfieldElementElement preceded or enclosed by prescribed punctuation
3XX
Notes Block.⊔–⊔
314
aText of note⊔;⊔
503
bForm subheading**.⊔
700
bPart of name (not entry element)⊔,
710
cAddition to name or qualifier()
dNumber of meeting(
fDate of meeting⊔;⊔
eLocation of meeting⊔;⊔)

The character "⊔" indicates blank space.