542 Information Relating to Copyright Status (R)
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BIB |
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Input Standards |
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| Optional/Optional | ||
| 1st Indicator Privacy | ||
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| 0 | Private | |
| 1 | Not private | |
| 2nd Indicator Undefined | ||
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Undefined | |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards (Full/Minimal) | |
| ǂa | Personal creator (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂb | Personal creator death date (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂc | Corporate creator (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂd | Copyright holder (R) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂe | Copyright holder contact information (R) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂf | Copyright statement (R) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂg | Copyright date (NR) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂh | Copyright renewal date (R) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂi | Publication date (R) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂj | Creation date (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂk | Publisher (R) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂl | Copyright status (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂm | Publication status (NR) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂn | Note (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂo | Research date (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂp | Country of publication or creation (R) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂq | Supplying agency (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂr | Jurisdiction of copyright assessment (NR) | Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ǂs | Source of information (R) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂu | Uniform Resource Identifier (R) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂ3 | Materials specified (NR) | Optional/Optional |
| ǂ6 | Linkage (NR) | System supplied/System supplied |
| ǂ8 | Field link and sequence number (R) | Optional/Optional |
Definition |
Information known about the item that may be used to determine copyright status. Field 542 may be repeated if a non-repeatable subfield needs to be repeated (e.g., Personal creator, Research date) or if additional information is added at a later date. Although field 540 may include some data about copyright information, field 542 has more detailed information and specific subfield coding that allow for manipulation of the data. For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below. |
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1st Indicator |
Privacy. Specifies whether the contents of the field are private or not. |
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2nd Indicator |
Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.
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Subfields |
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| ǂa Personal creator | Name of the person responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found.
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| ǂb Personal creator death date | If applicable, death date of the person responsible for the creation of the resource named in subfield ǂa (Personal creator).
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| ǂc Corporate creator | Name of an organization responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form.
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| ǂd Copyright holder | If known, the name of the copyright holder of the resource from an authoritative source of information. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found.
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| ǂe Copyright holder contact information | May be useful for further information. This may include address, e-mail, phone numbers, etc.
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| ǂf Copyright statement | Copyright statement as it is presented on the resource.
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| ǂg Copyright date | For items under copyright, the initial year of copyright.
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| ǂh Copyright renewal date | The date of copyright renewal.
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| ǂi Publication date | Year of publication if it is a formally published resource.
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| ǂj Creation date | Year of creation for an unpublished resource.
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| ǂk Publisher | Name and optionally place of the publisher. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no publisher is found.
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| ǂl Copyright status | Determined status of the item. This is recorded only if it is known with certainty. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found.
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| ǂm Publication status | Whether the item is published or unpublished, using the definition of published in copyright law of the jurisdiction, or that in the Berne Convention's specifications if other definitions are not available. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found.
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| ǂn Note | Any additional information about copyright.
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| ǂo Research date | Date that the copyright data was determined based on research. A structured form of date is recommended.
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| ǂp Country of publication or creation | Country in which the resource was published or, in the case of unpublished materials, the country in which the resource was created.
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| ǂq Supplying agency | Code or name of agency supplying the information.
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| ǂr Jurisdiction of copyright assessment | Jurisdiction within which the copyright status assessment is being made. The law of the country within which the resource is used is the relevant one for copyright purposes. It is within the context of this information that a copyright status may be determined. The subfield is used only if a copyright status is recorded in subfield ǂl.
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| ǂs Source of information | Source of the copyright information, whether from the piece or from other sources.
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| ǂu Uniform Resource Identifier | For information about subfield ǂu, see Control Subfields. The data may be a more detailed statement about information relating to copyright status. |
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| ǂ3 Materials specified | For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.
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| ǂ6 Linkage | Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields. |
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| ǂ8 Field link and sequence number | For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields. |
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Punctuation |
For records containing or omitting punctuation, follow these instructions:
For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation. |
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Indexing |
Field 542 is not indexed. |
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MARC 21 |
For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 542. |