BibFormats

563  Binding Information (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Binding note (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂu Uniform Resource Identifier (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ3 Materials specified (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A note about binding information for primarily antiquarian materials, rare books, and other special collections. Do not use for serials bound together after publication for shelving and storage purposes. This field is also available in OCLC Local Holdings Format and Standard, field 563.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Binding note

The binding information.

563     Late 16th century blind-tooled centrepiece binding, dark brown calf ǂ5 StEdNL
ǂu Uniform Resource Identifier

For information about subfield ǂu, see Control Subfields. Repeat subfield if digital object has multiple identifiers (URIs).

563     Gold-tooled morocco binding by Benjamin West, approximately 1840 ǂu [URI] ǂ5 Uk
ǂ3 Materials specified

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.

563     ǂ3 SPHX copy: ǂa Bound in a contemporary green half-morocco portfolio over green buckram boards; gilt Glasgow coat of arms and lettering on cover; "Faculty of procurators in Glasgow" red morocco label with gilt lettering mounted on cover; edges gilt; banded spine gilt in six compartments; green closure ribbons; marbled endpapers and portfolio flaps ǂ5 NjP
ǂ5 Institution to which field applies

For information about subfield ǂ5, see Control Subfields.

563     ǂ3 SPHX copy: ǂa Bound in a contemporary green half-morocco portfolio over green buckram boards; gilt Glasgow coat of arms and lettering on cover; "Faculty of procurators in Glasgow" red morocco label with gilt lettering mounted on cover; edges gilt; banded spine gilt in six compartments; green closure ribbons; marbled endpapers and portfolio flaps ǂ5 NjP
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.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

For records containing punctuation, follow these instructions:

  • Optionally, follow an initial subfield ǂ3 by a colon-space or a space-colon-space if following an open date
  • Optionally, precede subfield ǂu by a colon-space
  • Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
  • Optionally, add a terminal period at the end of the field (preceding subfield ǂ5) unless the last subfield ends with an ellipsis or period (following an abbreviation or initial)
563     ǂ3 SPHX copy: ǂa Bound in a contemporary green half-morocco portfolio over green buckram boards; gilt Glasgow coat of arms and lettering on cover; "Faculty of procurators in Glasgow" red morocco label with gilt lettering mounted on cover; edges gilt; banded spine gilt in six compartments; green closure ribbons; marbled endpapers and portfolio flaps. ǂ5 NjP

For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.

563     ǂ3 SPHX copy ǂa Bound in a contemporary green half-morocco portfolio over green buckram boards; gilt Glasgow coat of arms and lettering on cover; "Faculty of procurators in Glasgow" red morocco label with gilt lettering mounted on cover; edges gilt; banded spine gilt in six compartments; green closure ribbons; marbled endpapers and portfolio flaps ǂ5 NjP

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 563.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 563.