This Guideline specifies a Minimal Level Record for use with the
UNIMARC Bibliographic Format. UNIMARC specifies very few data
elements as MANDATORY in a UNIMARC record. A record with only those
data elements is marginally useful for bibliographic control
purposes. The Minimal Level content specified in this Guideline is
targeted at creating a record that can be used for general
bibliographic control. In addition to these data elements, others can
always be included in a record that is considered less-than-full,
depending on the type of material and the use of the record. The
MANDATORY data elements specified by UNIMARC are the following:
The listing is divided into two parts. Part 1 contains the basic
fields that are generally common to all forms of material. Part 2
contains minimal requirements for fields used for special forms of
material, such as serial, projected, and cartographic items.
The following codes are used to indicate the requirements for each
data element:
All indicator positions are mandatory if the field occurs. All
character positions in fixed length fields must have values. Where
the character position is not mandatory, the value may be the fill
character. Many data elements usually occur with only one special
form of material, e.g. map scale coordinates with cartographic
material, thus many data elements are marked as mandatory if
applicable. Code A means both if applicable to the item being
catalogued and if available when the source document (e.g. catalogue
card) has limited information.
Record Information
Record Label (all 24 positions)
Directory
001 Record Identifier
005 Version Identifier
801 Originating Source
$a Country
$b Agency
$c Date of Transaction |
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M |
Standard Numbers
010 International Standard Book Number (ISBN) [Monographic items]
$a ISBN
$z Erroneous ISBN
020 National Bibliography Number
Note: Required if record is distributed by a national bibliographic agency
$a Count
$b Number
$x Erroneous number |
A
M
A
A
M
M
A |
Coded Data
|
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
A
A
M
M |
Title Page Information
|
M
M
A
A
A
A
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
M |
Series Information
225 Series
$a Series title
$h Number of part
$i Name of part
$v Volume designation
$x ISSN |
A
M
A
A
A
A |
Titles
500 Uniform Title
$a Uniform title
$b General Material Designation
$h Number of part
$i Name of part
$k Date of Publication
$l Form subheading
$m Language
$n Miscellaneous information
$q Version |
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A |
Responsibility Information
[If an agency does not have a concept of main entry, then use 701,
711, or 721]
|
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
A
M
A |
PART 2: SPECIAL FORMS OF MATERIAL |
|
Serially Issued Items
|
A
M
A
A
A
M
A
M
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
M
M
A |
Projected Material
101 Language of the Work
additional subfield:
$j Language of subtitles [Moving Image items]
115 Coded Data Fields: Visual Projections, Video-recordings, and
Motion Pictures
$a/0 Coded data - general / Type of material |
A
A
A
M |
Graphics
|
A
M |
Three-Dimensional Artifacts and Realia
|
A
M |
Cartographic Material
120 Coded Data Field: Cartographic Materials - General
23 Coded Data Field: Cartographic Materials - Scale and Coordinates
$a Type of scale
$b Constant ratio linear horizontal scale
$c Constant ratio linear vertical scale
24 Coded Data Field: Cartographic Materials - Special Material
Designation Analysis
$b Form of cartographic item
206 Material Specific Area: Cartographic Materials - Mathematical Data
$a Mathematical data statement |
M
A
M
A
A
A
M
A
M |
Sound Recordings and Music
|
A
M
M
A
M
A
M
A
A
A
A
A |
Computer Files
|
A
M
A
M |
Microform Reproductions
|
A
M
A
M
A
M |
Component Parts
|
A
A
A
A
A
A
A |
Older Monographic Publications
012 Fingerprint Identifier
140 Coded Data Field: Antiquarian - General [All character positions]
141 Coded Data Field: Antiquarian - Copy specific Attributes [All character
positions]
316 Note Relating to the Copy in Hand
317 Provenance Note
481 Also Bound in this Volume
482 Bound with
$t or $1200$a Title
$v or $1200$v Volume designation
$a or $17-- Intellectual Responsibility |
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A |