Chapter 6: Edition Statement - MARC 250 Field
General information
An edition consists of all copies of an item produced from the same master copy. Because there may be substantial changes in the original content in later editions, each edition is treated as a distinct work and cataloged separately. The edition statement is entered exactly as it appears on the item; the list of standard abbreviations in the appendix of this manual lists the only words that should be abbreviated. A statement is enclosed in square brackets if it is not taken from the chief source of information. Cataloging information about the edition of a book is recorded if it is found on the title page, verso or other preliminaries including the cover or the colophon. For most non-book items the information may be taken from the title screens, container, label or documentation. For example, information for a DVD may be found on the item's label or accompanying material, but not on the box. Follow these guidelines:
- If the information provided does not make a good edition statement, use a note in a 5XX field instead.
- If there are multiple edition statements, use the one that most closely matches the item being cataloged. If other edition information seems to be important, add it in an appropriate 5XX note.
- Give the version of the software for electronic resources.
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MARC 250 field
The edition statement is entered in a 250 field. This field always ends in a period.
No indicators are used in this field.
Two subfield codes are used.
- |a Edition statement
- 250 2nd ed.
- 250 [Rev. ed.]
- 250 Version 2.4.
- 250 Model number: A2S2064.
- |b Remainder of statement. Note: The statement of responsibility is only added to the edition area instead of the 245 field if it follows the edition information on the chief source of information. The statement of responsibility associated with a specific edition is preceded by a space, slash and subfield code |b.
- 250 5 th ed. /|bby Don Pierce.
- 250 2 nd ed. /|bedited by Barbara DeFoe.
- 250 9 th ed. /|brevised and edited by John Dunkin and Patricia Phillips.
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Non-book materials
The edition statement for non-book materials is transcribed in the same way as for books.
- 245 10 Brigadoon|h[sound recording] /|cbook & lyrics by Alan Jan Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe.
- 250 Collector's ed.
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